Several central Indiana companies, including Indianapolis-based Zylo Inc., Glassboard and Qualifi Technologies Inc., and Carmel-based Allegion Plc, were among the winners announced Saturday at TechPoint’s 2023 Mira Awards gala, held at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis.... Read More
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the owner of the industrial building that caught fire earlier this month, forcing residents within a half-mile radius to evacuate their homes. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Wayne Superior Court.... Read More
Results of a new study released Friday continue to add arguments to the debate over anti-tobacco laws and tobacco usage. The study, commissioned by the Indianapolis-based Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, says reducing tobacco use would “unquestionably save lives,” and drive economic gains in the Hoosier State.... Read More
Hoosiers who lost their jobs, including self-employed workers, because of the spate of violent storms that hit Indiana on March 31 and April 1, can file for federal unemployment. ... Read More
Seed genetics startup Insignum AgTech has signed an agreement with Beck’s Hybrids, the largest family-owned seed company in the U.S, to test Insignum’s corn traits in some of Beck’s products. The ... Read More
Indiana University this week unveiled a new initiative designed to support greater startup creation and growth across its statewide footprint. Set to launch this fall, IU Innovates will serve as a network to help faculty and students to accelerate their ideas.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers have an extra $1.5 billion in cash to work with as they finalize a two-year state budget, but with more money comes the added responsibility of deciding who gets a share of the windfall.... Read More
The University of Evansville and the Warrick County School Corp. are offering a new program for high school students interested in pursuing careers in Exercise Science/Physical Therapy and Education.... Read More
Employees at a New York company thought they were arranging a $2.95 million face mask delivery — of what they claimed to be 1 million authentic masks — to Indiana’s Economic Development Corporation at the height of the pandemic.... Read More
For the fourth consecutive month, Indiana's unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in March. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the state added 3,300 private sector jobs over the previous month.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has announced the four high school members of Governor Eric Holcomb’s 2023 STEM Team. The award recognizes high-achieving students who have demonstrated exceptional talent and accomplishments in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or math.... Read More
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Company on Friday announced Orville Cocking as senior vice president of gas operations. Cocking most recently served as VP of operations for Orange & Rockland Utilities in New York.... Read More
Purdue Ventures has invested $250,000 in TRIO Pharmaceuticals Inc., an antibody-based cancer therapeutics company founded by a Purdue University biophysics and structural biology alumnus. ... Read More
A northeast Indiana language education startup is seeing early success, but its CEO says that's only because of advice he received at an immersive ideation workshop shortly before the company's product launch.... Read More
The chief academics officer for Indianapolis Public Schools is one of two finalists in the search for the next chief executive officer of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Morgan joined IPS in 2020.... Read More
The city of Crawfordsville is partnering with Arbor Homes to develop a nearly $14 million housing development. The city said Thursday the 173-home Hawkview development seeks to mitigate the challenges of housing availability in workforce attraction efforts.... Read More
TechPoint has named Rupal Thanawala, CEO of Fishers-based tech and business advisory firm Trident Systems, the winner of the 2023 Trailblazer Award. Thanawala will receive the award Saturday at the TechPoint Mira Awards, honoring the best in tech in Indiana.... Read More
The Muncie Community Schools Board of Trustees has approved a fourth consecutive salary increase for teachers. The district said the increase will keep MCS teachers among the highest paid in east central Indiana.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers removed controversial language from a bill that would have effectively stripped protections for certain wetlands by raising the bar for what can be considered an environmentally sensitive area.... Read More
A plan to switch from in-house attorneys to contractors in two Department of Child Services regions caught the agency off guard and followed a meeting in which agency executives were “ambushed” by a group of senators, a DCS source told Indiana Lawyer.... Read More
