West Lafayette-based ag tech company Solinftec is the inaugural winner of TechPoint’s Deal of the Year award, thanks to a $60 million growth investment round the company secured in 2022. The award will be presented Saturday during TechPoint’s Mira Awards gala.... Read More
Evansville-based Berry Global Group Inc. (NYSE: BERY) has announced plans to begin development of an International Center of Excellence and Circular Innovation Hub in Barcelona, Spain. ... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has received a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help reduce nutrient runoff from farm fields. ... Read More
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo believes Purdue University is doing exactly what needs to be done in order to build a pipeline of workers in the country's growing semiconductor industry. ... Read More
State lawmakers have $1.5 billion more to work with than expected in the fiscal 2023-2025 budget, according to revenue figures released by the Indiana State Budget Agency on Wednesday.... Read More
Bloomington based third-generation builder Wininger Construction has been awarded a $900K Indiana Uplands READI Grant to advance housing opportunities near WestGate@Crane. ... Read More
Evansville-based ZeroCarb Lyfe announced Wednesday it has secured an additional $3.2 million in seed funding, bringing its total amount to more than $5 million. The company said the funding will help further its national expansion and fuel new food products.... Read More
Senators voted to approve their proposed version of the budget on Tuesday but it is headed to conference committee for key lawmakers to continue negotiations. The measure advanced on a 40-10 vote with both parties splitting their votes.... Read More
Westfield-based agricultural technology company Taranis Inc. has named Opher Flohr chief executive officer, succeeding former CEO Bar Veinstein who has accepted a leadership role with another company.... Read More
A southern Indiana nurse facing a criminal charge for allegedly removing a nursing home resident’s oxygen mask hours before his death from COVID-19 will avoid jail time under a plea bargain.... Read More
The Industrial Assessment Center at Purdue University in Indianapolis is helping small and medium-sized companies track those expenses and provide recommendations on how to reduce those costs, while also training students for careers.... Read More
The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership and the Evansville Regional Sports Commission have announced Brandon McClish will serve as executive director of the sports commission. The nonprofit helps to attract high-profile sporting events to the community.... Read More
Madison-based Grote Industries is growing its portfolio with the acquisition of Star Headlight & Lantern Co., headquartered in New York. Grote, which manufactures vehicle lighting, electrical and reflective systems, said the deal will create a new subsidiary.... Read More
A top official for the Indiana Economic Development Corp. said numerous companies are considering major investments in the planned advanced manufacturing and tech hub in Boone County known as the LEAP District.... Read More
Indiana State University said Tuesday that former Vice President of Administrative Affairs Robert Schafer and his wife, Penny, have donated $1 million to the university. The donation includes a cash gift for ISU athletics and will also support four endowments.... Read More
Indiana state senators advanced a bill Tuesday that would make state funding available for teachers seeking firearms training, a move critics have said could increase the number of guns in school to the detriment of students.... Read More
Indianapolis-based consulting firm Thomas P. Miller and Associates has rebranded itself as TPMA. The firm said the change is part of a realignment to "tackle today's modern workforce and economic development challenges."... Read More
The Indianapolis Zoological Society on Tuesday announced Fanny Cornejo as the inaugural winner of the Emerging Conservationist Award. Cornejo is the co-founder of Yunkawasi, a Peruvian conservation organization that works protect threatened species.... Read More
Nineteen schools in Indianapolis Public Schools will lose their nurses provided through Indiana University Health when this school year ends, prompting concerns from parents about schools’ ability to respond to emergency health situations or oversee other health care needs.... Read More
Missouri-based Unlimited Play Inc. has launched a crowdfunding campaign to build what it says will be the first inclusive playground in Posey County. The nonprofit is looking to raise $50,000 for the Avery's Place Playground, which could receive a state match.... Read More
