Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday announced Richard Paulk will become the new commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Paulk succeeds David Adams, who is stepping down after less than a year in the role.... Read More
DePauw University has named John Clarke the inaugural dean of its newly established School of Business and Leadership. Clark comes to DePauw from Tulane University where he held academic and administrative roles.... Read More
Vincennes locals are raising funds through a crowdfunding campaign called "Niihka Park" to transform an underused area of the Vincennes Riverwalk into a public park that pays tribute to Indiana's Indigenous peoples. The campaign seeks $35,000 by June 17.... Read More
Eight central Indiana mayors met Thursday night at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to discuss how regional collaboration can help the metropolitan area compete nationally for economic development projects.... Read More
Indiana’s Senate stripped out the House’s solution to high property tax bills more than two weeks ago. But on Thursday, lawmakers reversed course, offering up what they said was more than $100 million of dollars of property tax relief in compromise provisions.... Read More
Outrage from public school officials over dismal funding in the next two-year state budget prompted lawmakers to add a twelfth-hour K-12 spending boost in Indiana’s spending plan in a chaotic final day that yielded several so-called ‘final’ draft budgets.... Read More
Evansville-based CenterPoint Energy Indiana South has unveiled its Integrated Resource Plan preferred portfolio detailing its continued investment in renewable energy. The utility said the plan outlines its goal to end the use of coal in Indiana by 2027.... Read More
Texas-based Heidelberg Materials North America has begun production at its new, $600 million cement plant in Lawrence County. The company, formerly known as Lehigh Hanson, said the facility will ultimately produce 2.4 million tons of cement annually.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers approved the governor’s proposal to expand county-level public health programs as they near the end of this year’s legislative session.... Read More
Indiana continues to receive annual payments from the tobacco industry as part of a Master Settlement Agreement first reached in 1998 with 46 states. Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office says the state last week received a $136 million payment. ... Read More
Tek Experts Inc., which provides outsourced technology support services to clients around the globe, has officially opened an Indianapolis office where it plans to hire hundreds of employees over the next several years.... Read More
A new publication from the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University says a generational housing bubble is in the offing, and that the U.S. may be building more new housing than it will actually need over the next decade.... Read More
Elkhart-based Patrick Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: PATK) is feeling the effects of a slowdown in the recreational vehicle industry and macroeconomic headwinds. ... Read More
A Vanderburgh County official and two others have been indicted in an alleged kickback scheme involving construction work, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based Orthodontic Details has announced a collaboration with several major suppliers to boost its online procurement platform. Details' platform is designed to serve as a one-stop shop for orthodontic practices to find the supplies they need.... Read More
The Indiana Destination Development Corp. has partnered with the Indiana Association of Realtors to launch a new campaign to showcase the Hoosier State. Their “Home Again IN Indiana" campaign intends to showcase Indiana-born people who moved away but chose to return.... Read More
The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre in downtown Indianapolis has announced William Powell as interim CEO. The nonprofit's board of directors has also begun a national search to find a permanent CEO, with the goal of filling the new position by Jan. 1, 2024.... Read More
Purdue University has announced it received two gifts this week, totaling $27 million, from long-time university benefactors whose gifts could have a long-term impact for future Boilermakers. ... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. says a new clinical trial for its drug tirzepatide helped overweight diabetes patients lose an average of 15.7% of body weight, or 34.4 pounds, after 72 weeks. The drug is currently sold under the brand name Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes... Read More
We are on the road to northwest Indiana for our Engage Indiana series. We’ll talk impact and what’s next for two transformational projects now underway on the South Shore Line.... Read More
