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U.S. News & World Report has released its list of the 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools, and Indiana institutions brought home their fair share of top honors. ... Read More

Companies looking to do business with the new Terre Haute Casino Resort will have an opportunity on Wednesday to pitch their ideas to officials with Churchill Downs. The casino is looking for services such as marketing, landscaping, and food products.... Read More

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a notice Friday to drop his attempt to reopen a lawsuit filed by an Indianapolis abortion doctor. The lawsuit was filed by Caitlin Bernard on Nov. 3, 2022, after Rokita publicly said he was investigating the doctor.... Read More

Muncie-based First Merchants Corp. (Nasdaq: FRME) has announced first quarter net income of $63.6 million, up from $48.6 million from the same period a year ago. The bank says Q1 loans, deposits, liquidity, and capital all improved over year-end levels... Read More

Martinsville-based Accord Telecommunications Collaborative LLC says four new fiber network providers have joined the organization, bringing its total membership to 22 independent telecommunication companies throughout Indiana. Accord is trying to create the largest contiguous, fiber-based network in Indiana.... Read More

As business growth and interest in doing business increases in Boone County with the planned LEAP Innovation and Research District, demand for housing is also on the rise. Realtor Greg Cooper says developers are struggling to meet demand.... Read More

The U.S. Department of Interior has awarded $35 million to help with the removal of dams and other barriers that prevent fish migration, and four projects in Indiana received funding.... Read More

Indiana is set to join at least seven other Republican-controlled states that have passed legislation targeting banks and investment firms that practice ESG investing. House lawmakers voted 69-27 along party lines Monday to concur with the Senate’s changes.... Read More

General Motors and South Korea’s Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery cell plant in the United States, the companies said Tuesday. They did not announce the intended location of the new factory.... Read More

Warsaw-based Lakeland Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: LKFN) is reporting record first quarter net income of $24.3 million, compared to $23.6 million during the same period a year ago. ... Read More

Ohio-based KeyBank has selected Seth Keirns as market president in northern Indiana, based in South Bend. Keirns, who will also serve as commercial banking leader in northern Indiana, most recently served as the bank's market president in Fort Wayne.... Read More

Evansville-based Atlas Van Lines says changing workplace policies are influencing the moving industry. The national moving company says a growing number of workers are choosing to relocate as they prioritize balance between personal fulfillment and employment.... Read More

Lawmakers sent several bills to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk on Monday following chamber actions on concurrence votes and conference committees. By law, the General Assembly must conclude the legislative session by Saturday and finalize the state’s two-year budget.... Read More

Gregory Hill, who has served in numerous roles with the Indianapolis Public Library over the past 12 years, was appointed CEO of the system by the board of trustees on Monday. Hill has been serving as acting chief executive of IndyPL since December.... Read More

Material developed at Purdue University is helping to extend the life of concrete roadways and bridges, while also helping state transportation departments throughout the U.S. save millions of dollars in costly repairs and replacements. ... Read More

The Indiana University Kelley School of Business is establishing the Institute for Environmental and Social Sustainability, the school announced Monday. The institute is designed to "better support and broaden" research already being done at the school.... Read More

The National Park Service has officially added the Electric Works innovation district in Fort Wayne to the National Register of Historic Places. The former GE campus is the largest historic adaptive reuse project to receive the designation in Indiana.... Read More

Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health is expanding its produce prescription program this year which will help it provide fruits and vegetables to more people who are food insecure and have chronic health conditions, like diabetes and hypertension... Read More

Michigan-based manufacturing company DexKo Global has acquired Horizon Plastics & Engineering, headquartered in the St. Joseph County town of Osceola. Horizon is a longtime supplier to DexKo subsidiary Dexter's door and vent manufacturing plant in Bristol.... Read More

Evansville-based Old National Bank has announced $1 million in donations following the fatal shooting at a branch in Louisville earlier this month. The majority of donations are earmarked to provide additional support for those impacted by the shooting.... Read More