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Michigan-based Wightman has relocated and expanded its footprint in northern Indiana. The architecture, civil engineering and surveying firm has moved to a larger office in South Bend.... Read More

A federal jury’s award of $5.5 million to a former Franciscan Health employee who sued the health system for pregnancy discrimination suggests the verdict was based on “passion and prejudice,” a magistrate judge has ruled in granting a motion for a new trial.... Read More

Marian University has received a $5 million dollar commitment from Michael Browning and the Browning family to help with the shortage of teachers in Indiana.... Read More

The senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Batesville Services LLC has been named the 2023 Ogletree Deakins Human Resources Professional of the Year Award. Presented by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.... Read More

Kerry Ao is a senior at Signature School in Evansville and is already making waves for the startup he co-founded designed to boost financial literacy among students. Ao recently won Student Entrepreneur of the Year at the TechPoint Mira Awards.... Read More

An up-and-coming entomology professor at Purdue University has received a 2022 New Innovator Food & Agriculture Award for his research in bee pollination.... Read More

The city of Westfield on Thursday announced the creation of the Westfield Sports Commission. Mayor Andy Cook said the commission is a natural progression of the city's sports tourism industry that has been built around Grand Park Sports Campus.... Read More

If you’ve paid attention to business and technology news over the past two or three years, you’ve probably heard about hardtech—even if you’re not quite sure what it is.... Read More

The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Board of Directors has elected Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann as board chair for 2023. CICP, which serves as the umbrella organization of five talent and industry sector initiatives, is a panel of chief executives from corporations, foundations and universities.... Read More

Inside a rustic bar in her hometown of New Castle, Jennifer McCormick, the former Republican state superintendent of public instruction who switched to the Democratic Party in 2021, announced Thursday that she will run for governor.... Read More

The president of Lensing Building Specialties says business diversification has helped the seven-decade-old, family-owned business to not only survive, but thrive during times of economic upheaval.... Read More

Indiana’s $44 billion biennial state budget will help Purdue University Fort Wayne get a step closer to its dream of a new music technology building.... Read More

Indianapolis-based The STARTedUP Foundation has announced the 10 regional winners of the Innovate WithIN Pitch Competition. The winners will advanced to the state competition next month to complete for a $25,000 seed funding grand prize.... Read More

The 500 Festival Foundation is rolling out the public phase of a $5 million capital fundraising campaign meant to grow its involvement across central Indiana. The campaign was privately launched in 2021 and has already raised $3.4 million from over 150 donors.... Read More

The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and the AARP are teaming up on a pilot program aimed at funding place-based projects that benefit Hoosiers over the age of 50. The CreatINg Livable Communities program will provide up to...... Read More

Merrillville-based NiSource is reporting first quarter net income of $319 million, down from the $413 million reported during the same period a year ago. The utility says it expects to receive approval in August from the IURC for its proposed rate hikes.... Read More

The Indiana Economic Development Corp., Purdue University and Belgium-based research and innovation center Imec have entered into a memorandum of understanding to advance research and development in Indiana’s semiconductor industry.... Read More

The CEO of Indianapolis-based Zylo says the future for the tech company could mean hundreds of new jobs over the next several years. The company recently won the Scale-Up of the Year Award at the Mira Awards and raised nearly $37 million in Series C funding.... Read More

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to explore how to boost economic opportunities for the fruit and vegetable trade in Central America, while also examining root causes of migration to United States’ southern border.... Read More

Texas-based FleetPride Inc. announced Tuesday it has acquired Frame Service Inc., a full-service truck and trailer maintenance and repair shop headquartered in Fort Wayne. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Fleet Service owner Barry Ernst said the acquisition will take the company to the next level.... Read More