The Board of Trustees approved the new university housing this week, which will be completed for the 2026-27 academic year. The housing need fills a need for this pocket of students, especially after the university scheduled Redbud North and East apartments for demolition in 2024.... Read More
Lafayette-based Wabash cut the ribbon Friday on its $80 million advanced dry van trailer manufacturing facility. The company said the project represents the largest investment in a single operation in its 38-year history.... Read More
Michigan-based automotive parts supplier Tram Inc. is closing its facility in the northeast Indiana town of Ashley. In a notice to the state, the company said 155 employees will be affected by the closure, which is slated to begin in November.... Read More
Seventeen Indiana companies are helping NASA return astronauts to the moon—and to achieve some even grander goals after that. It’s a huge endeavor, and one that Indiana companies from all over the state are helping to make a reality.... Read More
McCordsville will have a new development on its square after Greenfield-based NineStar Connect announced it will invest $10 million to build a new office building. The three-story, 34,600-square-foot building is part of the McCord Square Downtown District.... Read More
Illinois-based 160 Driving Academy has opened a new location southwest of Muncie. That commercial driving school cut the ribbon on its Daleville location this month with support from the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and other local leaders.... Read More
The Richmond community and government officials will celebrate the placement and dedication of the Indiana historical marker for Dr. Mary Thomas at 1 p.m. Saturday on the west end of the bridge. The day also doubles as a celebration of Women's Equality Day — a day sought to celebrate the event. ... Read More
California-based King's Hawaiian is planning to build a 532,000-square-foot food and beverage production campus in Edinburgh. The Republic reports the company is seeking variances for the project, which would sit on a nearly 90-acre site near I-65.... Read More
New details have emerged regarding BorgWarner's previously announced closure of its Kokomo manufacturing plant. Trialon, a validation testing services company, said in a notice to the state that it will lay off 110 of its workers located at the facility.... Read More
The buzz around artificial intelligence is at a fever pitch right now—and that looks like a business opportunity to Indianapolis-based startup Stellar. Stellar is a service company that helps customers integrate generative AI and other technologies.... Read More
Officials with Vincennes University expect to break ground on the expansion of the institution's Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy this fall.... Read More
Parkview Health officials said Friday they expect an air conditioning outage closing Parkview LaGrange Hospital to last about 48 hours.... Read More
Indiana casinos are continuing to see a year-over-year drop in revenue. The state's casinos saw $198.4 million in revenue last month, up 5% from June, but 2.4% lower than the same month in 2022.... Read More
"It was just very uncomfortable and unhealthy." Paula Van Tyle-Smith, CEO of the Daviess County Family YMCA, says the not-for-profit's 25-meter pool area was in desperate need of an upgrade to its ventilation system, which led to a $700,000 capital campaign.... Read More
Bicentennial Unity Plaza is a $30 million mix of art, sculptures and a basketball court that can be transformed into a skating rink larger than the one at Rockefeller Center. We give you a first look at a project that is about more than basketball.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College will mark the grand opening of the new Industrial Career Academy at its Crawfordsville satellite campus. The academy is designed to create a high school-to-career pathway for students in Montgomery and Boone counties.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday announced the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The program provides free, age-appropriate books each month to children from birth to age five, regardless of family income.... Read More
Attendance at the Indiana State Fair picked up slightly this year in its third year under a “post-pandemic” format that added an 18th day to the schedule. Fair officials announced Thursday that attendance for this year’s event came in at 840,414.... Read More
The final phase of Damar Village will open in 2024 with seven residential buildings and a new multi-purpose activity center. Units will have two or four bedrooms, and the new community space will have teaching kitchens, an indoor track space and other amenities.... Read More
The Hoosier STEM Academy — a partnership between Ball State, IUPUI and Purdue — will use its newly awarded STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant to support its fellows and teachers programs, which offers stipends for those looking to become STEM-certified teachers.... Read More
