Muncie-based First Merchants Corp. is included in the Forbes' 2023 list of "The World's Best Banks." The list is based on an online survey of more than 48,000 people around the world who rated their banks on criteria such as general satisfaction and trust.... Read More
The Indianapolis Colts want other NFL teams to know they consider contacting former quarterback Andrew Luck or his representatives to be tampering. Team owner Jim Irsay made it clear in a Twitter post late Sunday night.... Read More
Batesville-based Hillenbrand is reporting fiscal second quarter net income of $463 million, up from $54.3 million during the same period last year. The quarter saw the completion of Hillenbrand's $761 million sale of the former Batesville Casket Co.... Read More
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on Monday announced a three-year, $250,000 gift from Terre Haute-based Union Health. The funding will support the college's expansion of its online program designed to give paramedics a pathway to becoming registered nurses.... Read More
Pacers Sports & Entertainment plans to move the Fort Wayne Mad Ants—its developmental league team—to Noblesville where city officials have pledged to build a $36.5 million arena complete with suites and an event space.... Read More
Officials in St. Joseph County remain optimistic that New Carlisle could be chosen for a more than $3 billion EV battery cell plant. GM last month announced a partnership with Samsung SDI in South Korea to build the plant, though a location was not identified.... Read More
Officials with Kentucky-based Churchill Downs say construction crews are making progress on the $290 million Terre Haute Casino Resort. General Manager Mike Rich says the company is still targeting an opening date near the end of the first quarter of 2024.... Read More
The University of Saint Francis says Dr. Lance Richey will serve as interim president. The university said Richey has handled the day-to-day responsibilities of the president's office since Rev. Eric Zimmer last month announced plans to step down.... Read More
New Jersey-based Catalent is delaying the release of its fiscal third quarter earnings. Part of the reason for the delay, the company said, are "certain potential non-cash adjustments" related to its Bloomington operations.... Read More
The city of Indianapolis is trying to capitalize on construction of a $4.3 billion hospital complex and other projects underway or in development on the north side of downtown with a new tax-increment-financing district that could spur additional investment.... Read More
Spending on specific local projects climbed to $536 million in Indiana’s newest two-year budget. Such earmarks, routed through the State Budget Agency, have risen steeply in recent budget cycles — up from just $18 million in 2015.... Read More
The month of May is an opportunity to showcase the state's more than $1 billion motorsports industry. More than 350 motorsports-related companies call Indiana home. "It's amazing, that kind of investment," said IMS President Doug Boles. ... Read More
Illinois-based Enjoy Life Foods is planning to close its bakery operations at River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville. In a notice to the state, the company said it will begin several rounds of layoffs in July, ultimately impacting 105 employees.... Read More
An Indianapolis-based period care startup has been named a finalist in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards. Sunny, which has developed a novel menstrual cup and applicator, is included on the list that features big names such as Xfinity and Pandora.... Read More
Local Initiatives Support Corp. Indianapolis has announced the launch of a new organization to support Latino small business owners. The Latino Business Support Network is a group of nonprofits that wants to strengthen the Latino business community.... Read More
An Allen County judge has denied Indiana’s motion for preliminary injunction against popular social media platform TikTok. An order from Allen Superior Court stated that the state hasn’t “shown a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits at trial."... Read More
Among the 252 legislative bills signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb in recent days, one measure, in particular, is being celebrated by the city of South Bend and the city’s minor league baseball team. ... Read More
A startup founded at Purdue University has developed a software platform it says will support the burgeoning advanced air mobility sector, which includes electric-powered aircraft. ... Read More
Approximately 30 employees at Ellettsville-based telecommunications company Smithville are picketing while not at work. The Herald-Times reports the workers are seeking higher wages to fight increased healthcare costs and inflation.... Read More
City officials said the move was necessary to save the project after Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group Trust told the city it couldn’t secure suitable financing for the 814-room Signia by Hilton hotel planned for the southwest corner of Pan Am Plaza.... Read More
