A bill originally focused on school building closures was transformed Wednesday to primarily provide Indiana charter schools with access to more state and local funding.... Read More
South Bend-based AM General is requesting a nearly $70 million tax abatement from the St. Joseph County Council as part of a multi-million-dollar expansion of its manufacturing plant in Mishawaka. ... Read More
Warsaw-based medtech startup GemViz has received a $20,000 investment from Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures. GemViz said the funding will be used to further develop its software that seeks to improve diagnostic accuracy and optimize treatment plans.... Read More
Economic and community development officials from North Manchester are hosting a callout event next month for entrepreneurs in Wabash County. Manchester Alive Main Street Chamber says the event intends to provide guidance and showcase available tools that are available for startups and small businesses.... Read More
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and Indianapolis-based Rainbow Realty Group Inc. have announced a $750,000 settlement in a dispute over an allegedly predatory rent-to-own program. The settlement was announced March 22.... Read More
Eskenazi Health is launching a $60 million campaign to support its efforts to reduce health disparities and improve life expectancy across central Indiana. Beyond Barriers aims to address social drivers that affect the health and well-being of residents.... Read More
Greenwood-based Indiana American Water has acquired the water system of a Kosciuscko County town. The deal for the Claypool water system is valued at $700,000 and adds about 150 residents to Indiana American Water's customer base.... Read More
Michigan-based Star of the West Milling has announced plans to expand flour milling capacity at its Noble County facility. The company said the project will include adding a seven-story slipform structure to support the additional milling efforts in Ligonier.... Read More
Zionsville-based GeniPhys has completed a $6 million Series A round of funding, the company announced Wednesday. GeniPhys has developed a material known as Collymer, a highly-purified form of collagen that is used to support tissue generation.... Read More
The USDA has awarded a $650,000 grant to West Lafayette-based NutraMaize, which has developed nutritionally enhanced orange corn. The company said the grant will be used to demonstrate the benefits of feeding its orange corn to poultry on a commercial scale.... Read More
Indiana University is creating three new degree programs that will continue to bolster the school’s growing emphasis on technology careers and research opportunities. ... Read More
Walmart is closing a store in South Bend on April 21. 261 employees will lose their jobs.... Read More
A Senate proposal with multiple provisions to ease the health care process looks a lot simpler following a flurry of House committee amendments.... Read More
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and State Rep. Robin Shackleford disagreed Tuesday night over whether a tax increase is a possible solution to the city’s pothole-ridden roads.... Read More
When the Grissom Air Reserve Base runway in Bunker Hill shuts down for a $60 million upgrade starting in April, the long overdue project will affect not only Grissom’s fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers. It also means disruption, and loss of revenue, for a major tenant of the Grissom Aeroplex business park ... Read More
Indiana and Kentucky are moving one step closer to seeing a project that has been years in the making become a reality. The states have signed an initial agreement to begin preliminary work on the crucial second phase of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing project.... Read More
Germany-based Evonik will Wednesday break ground on the previously-announced $220 million expansion of its pharmaceutical production facility in Lafayette. The expansion is expected to create more than 80 jobs by the end of 2025.... Read More
A South Bend-based company has taken the top prize in the 2023 Crossroads Collegiate Pitch Competition hosted by The Mill in Bloomington. rScan has developed an app it says simplifies the process of selling returned merchandise online. ... Read More
An amendment has been added to an Indianapolis road funding bill that would allow the city to declare itself as a distressed unit of government, a move that would give the state the authority to appoint an emergency manager to oversee all aspects of the city.... Read More
Leaders in Bloomington, Columbus and Nashville are teaming up to launch an effort designed to address climate change. Project 46 aims to "identify and pursue solutions that effectively address our shared challenges and opportunities related to climate change."... Read More
