The Indiana Economic Development Corp. says the new two-year state budget increases the state's investment in economic development by $350 million over the previous biennium. Among the priorities included in the budget is another $500 million for READ 2.0.... Read More
Purdue University Northwest has awarded $14,000 in prizes to the top three winners in the PNW Big Sell pitch competition. Twelve entrepreneurs competed for top honors by presenting their products during a six-minute-long pitch.... Read More
Jasper-based Kimball Electronics is reporting fiscal third quarter net income of $16.4 million, up from $13.6 million the same period the previous year. The manufacturer said Thursday it reached a record sales total of $485 million, up 32% year-over-year.... Read More
Michigan-based Wightman has relocated and expanded its footprint in northern Indiana. The architecture, civil engineering and surveying firm has moved to a larger office in South Bend.... Read More
A federal jury’s award of $5.5 million to a former Franciscan Health employee who sued the health system for pregnancy discrimination suggests the verdict was based on “passion and prejudice,” a magistrate judge has ruled in granting a motion for a new trial.... Read More
Marian University has received a $5 million dollar commitment from Michael Browning and the Browning family to help with the shortage of teachers in Indiana.... Read More
The senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Batesville Services LLC has been named the 2023 Ogletree Deakins Human Resources Professional of the Year Award. Presented by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.... Read More
Kerry Ao is a senior at Signature School in Evansville and is already making waves for the startup he co-founded designed to boost financial literacy among students. Ao recently won Student Entrepreneur of the Year at the TechPoint Mira Awards.... Read More
An up-and-coming entomology professor at Purdue University has received a 2022 New Innovator Food & Agriculture Award for his research in bee pollination.... Read More
The city of Westfield on Thursday announced the creation of the Westfield Sports Commission. Mayor Andy Cook said the commission is a natural progression of the city's sports tourism industry that has been built around Grand Park Sports Campus.... Read More
If you’ve paid attention to business and technology news over the past two or three years, you’ve probably heard about hardtech—even if you’re not quite sure what it is.... Read More
The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Board of Directors has elected Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann as board chair for 2023. CICP, which serves as the umbrella organization of five talent and industry sector initiatives, is a panel of chief executives from corporations, foundations and universities.... Read More
Inside a rustic bar in her hometown of New Castle, Jennifer McCormick, the former Republican state superintendent of public instruction who switched to the Democratic Party in 2021, announced Thursday that she will run for governor.... Read More
The president of Lensing Building Specialties says business diversification has helped the seven-decade-old, family-owned business to not only survive, but thrive during times of economic upheaval.... Read More
Indiana’s $44 billion biennial state budget will help Purdue University Fort Wayne get a step closer to its dream of a new music technology building.... Read More
Indianapolis-based The STARTedUP Foundation has announced the 10 regional winners of the Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition. The winners will advanced to the state competition next month to complete for a $25,000 seed funding grand prize.... Read More
The 500 Festival Foundation is rolling out the public phase of a $5 million capital fundraising campaign meant to grow its involvement across central Indiana. The campaign was privately launched in 2021 and has already raised $3.4 million from over 150 donors.... Read More
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and the AARP are teaming up on a pilot program aimed at funding place-based projects that benefit Hoosiers over the age of 50. The CreatINg Livable Communities program will provide up to...... Read More
Merrillville-based NiSource is reporting first quarter net income of $319 million, down from the $413 million reported during the same period a year ago. The utility says it expects to receive approval in August from the IURC for its proposed rate hikes.... Read More
The Indiana Economic Development Corp., Purdue University and Belgium-based research and innovation center Imec have entered into a memorandum of understanding to advance research and development in Indiana’s semiconductor industry.... Read More
