Authorities in eastern Indiana lifted a dayslong evacuation order late Sunday afternoon for an area near a plastics fire after they said it was determined air quality and other environmental concerns related to the fire were deemed safe.... Read More
Purdue University on Friday announced a major undertaking and a multi-million-dollar investment to advance the university’s commitment to computer sciences, artificial intelligence and microchip research. ... Read More
State and local officials will join executives from Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) on Monday to break ground on the company's manufacturing plants in the LEAP Innovation and Research District in Boone County.... Read More
PitchBook’s latest Venture Monitor report, released Thursday, counts 2,856 venture investments nationwide worth a total of $37 billion in the first quarter. That’s 45.5% fewer deals than the 5,243 PitchBook counted during the first quarter of 2022. ... Read More
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday announced a lawsuit against a car dealer in LaGrange County. The suit claims Flexible Auto Sales LLC and its owner, John Allen, rolled back odometers on vehicles sold to at least 43 customers.... Read More
Evansville-based Berry Global Group is expanding its stretch film manufacturing facilities in Lewisburg, Tennessee. The company is not disclosing its financial investment in the project, but said 10 jobs would be added to the plant's current staff of 116.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame's annual Idea Week will kick off Saturday with a concert from Walker Hayes, and a South Bend startup will have a major focus at the show. Juke has developed an app that allows fans to request songs, among other uses.... Read More
Columbus Regional Health and the city of Columbus are finalizing a comprehensive master plan for the development of land in Bartholomew County. The health system said the plan will lay the groundwork for the types of development opportunities at the site.... Read More
The Valparaiso City Council is supporting a measure that would allow for future incentives for a boutique hotel project, redeveloped from a 125-year-old former school and Boys & Girls Club. Our partners at Lakeshore Public Media report the city council voted five-to-one to create a TIF district for the Grand Gardner Hotel.... Read More
New Jersey-based Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) expects productivity issues at three of its facilities, including one in Bloomington, will "materially and adversely impact" its fiscal third quarter financial results, the company said Friday. ... Read More
Indiana University says Ash Soni, who has served as interim dean of the IU Kelley School of Business since last July, will continue without the "interim" tag for the next two years. Soni succeeded former dean Idie Kesner.... Read More
Lawmakers finished the week Thursday by finalizing a move to limit the right to bail, extend a gas tax increase and make several key changes to a public health bill.... Read More
The son of a man killed in a 2021 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility and two survivors have filed a federal lawsuit against the distributor of the 60-round magazine used by the gunman.... Read More
Jeff Miner has a job just about every sports fan in America would really envy, running the SkyCam following NFL quarterbacks. But the COVID-19 pandemic opened up an opportunity for him to pursue a passion he's had since he was eight years old - pizza.... Read More
We’re on the road this week to the heart of southwest Indiana, checking on big projects, job growth and what’s next for the region. Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke joins us with details on important downtown projects and an emerging vision for the Ohio River.... Read More
A major industrial fire fueled by tons of scrap plastics in Richmond was close to being extinguished Thursday after burning for more than 48 hours, though an evacuation order for people living near the disaster remained in place, authorities said.... Read More
North Carolina-based Nucor Corp. will break ground Friday on a $290 million expansion of its steel sheet mill in Crawfordsville. The company says in addition to growing production capabilities, the expansion will create 80 full-time jobs.... Read More
Longtime Purdue University benefactors Norman and Karen Blake have committed $10 million toward the creation of an ethics center within the Mitch Daniels School of Business. ... Read More
The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the recipients of its latest round of state funding for the Community Crossings initiative. INDOT says 224 Indiana cities, towns, and counties will receive a combined $133.4 million in state matching funds, which helps communities pay for local road projects.... Read More
The Bloomington City Council has voted to appropriate $3 million towards funding construction of a new technology center in the Trades District. The district is a 12-acre portion of the Bloomington Certified Technology Park and is comprised of several historic buildings that are being re-purposed for economic development.... Read More
