Ball State names new provost, academic affairs VP

Ball State University has selected its permanent replacement to serve as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Anand Marri, who has filled the role in an interim basis since April, will retain the position following a nationwide search. ... Read More

Delaware County inks MOUs with Italian companies

Officials in Delaware County recently wrapped up a trip to northern Italy, and the visit proved fruitful. The county says three Italian companies have signed Memorandums of Understanding to either establish or grow their operations in the county.... Read More

Smithville launches Bedford broadband project

The project is part of the city's $10 million investment into rural fiber. In the region, Smithville has been building fiber networks in Bloomington, Stanford, southeast Greene County, the Indian Hills region in the Gosport area of Owen County and western Monroe County. That amounts to about 1,000 rural homes and businesses.... Read More

Group forms in opposition to LEAP District water pipeline

Residents in the greater Lafayette area have formed a grassroots organization in opposition to a state-sponsored project that would pump as much as 100 million gallons of water per day from aquifers connected to the Wabash River to an advanced manufacturing park in Boone County.... Read More

ACLU of Indiana names new leader

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana this week announced Christopher Daley as its next executive director. Daley will succeed Jane Henegar, who is retiring after more than a decade in the role.... Read More

National FFA convention kicks off in downtown Indy

The familiar blue jackets will descend upon the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis for the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo, which kicks off Wednesday. More than 70,000 attendees are expected for the four-day event.... Read More

PeekMed launches US subsidiary in Warsaw

Portugal-based orthopedic technology company PeekMed announced its establishment of a formal subsidiary as PeekMed LLC based in Warsaw, Indiana. The company said the expansion is timed with the launch of its web platform that's undergoing testing to hit the US market.... Read More

Grant to IU aims to improve state health with reciprocal innovation

The university will use the grant, called Applying Global Lessons to Advance Health Equity in Indiana, to adapt and use research from its Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare partnership in Kenya. IU began working with a university and hospital in the country 35 years ago to build health systems and promote well-being in underserved areas.... Read More

Paragon Medical set to be acquired for $1.9B

A medical device manufacturer in Kosciusko County will soon be under new ownership. Private equity firm American Securities announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement to sell Pierceton-based Paragon Medical to Ametek in a deal valued at $1.9 billion. ... Read More