South Bend-based AM General will be hiring “hundreds” of additional workers and investing millions of dollars after winning a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to produce Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV). WNDU-TV in South Bend is reporting AM General will be expanding and adding manufacturing equipment to its plant in Mishawaka, ... Read More
The IU Kelley School of Business has received the 2023 Model Entrepreneurship Program Award. The award "honors the institution with the most comprehensive, high-quality educational program that successfully trains future generations of entrepreneurs."... Read More
Tensions rose at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday after a bill targeting materials deemed “harmful to minors” in school libraries was rolled back — and then amended again — in committee. Language in the original version of the bill sought to remove...... Read More
The owner of Lawrence-based beer distributor Monarch Beverage Co. plans to spend $73 million to develop a new facility for the company on the east side of Indianapolis. Illinois-based Reyes Beverage Group has partnered with Carmel-based developer Lauth Group Inc. to build a 450,000-square-foot facility on former Ford Visteon site,... Read More
Indiana judges will have the discretion to allow news media to broadcast court proceedings under a rule amendment that will take effect in May. Effective May 1, the Code of Judicial Conduct will allow judges to authorize...... Read More
Purdue University has announced plans to construct a pilot-scale aquaponics system on campus to produce tilapia and lettuce. The university has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help cover some of the costs.... Read More
The Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has announced seven additional economic development products will receive funding from the region’s share of the state’s $500 million Regional Economic and Acceleration Development Initiative. The RDA says the additional $6 million distribution brings its total allocation to $41 million.... Read More
An Ohio-based manufacturer is growing its footprint in Kosciusko County. Omco Midwest Roll Forming Plus, which makes components for a variety of products such as truck bodies, trailers and solar panel frames, plants to add 50 jobs at its plant in Pierceton.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV) has finalized its agreement with Washington-based CarepathRx to acquire BioPlus, a comprehensive specialty pharmacy. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Elevance says the acquisition will help it meet the specialty drug needs of its clients and customers.... Read More
Franciscan Health will host job fairs throughout the northwest Indiana region beginning this week. The Dyer, Munster and Crown Point job recruitment fairs will feature a variety of career opportunities throughout the region.... Read More
The city of Sullivan has completed renovation work on its new city hall building. The project was supported with $1.5 million in funding from the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative for the city's Central Plaza Corridor.... Read More
Indiana Republicans endorsed a new attempt Wednesday to toughen laws on mail-in voting that opponents argue would unnecessarily add hurdles for people seeking to cast election ballots.... Read More
Purdue University’s new president, Mung Chiang, outlined his vision on Wednesday for the university’s future—in particular in Indianapolis and in the 63 miles between downtown Indy and its main campus in West Lafayette. ... Read More
Innovation and connection are two focus areas for Ivy Tech Community College with its new three-year strategic plan. The institution said when the plan was approved earlier this month it would serve as a road map to address the needs of employers.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Franklin Electric Co. is reporting full-year net income of $189 million, compared to $155 million during 2021. CEO Gregg Sengstack said the company saw another record full year for sales, operating income and earnings per share.... Read More
The Indiana Local News Initiative announced its launch Wednesday as a not-for-profit media organization planning to create newsrooms in Indianapolis and Gary.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana plans to build a primary care facility in partnership with Premise Health, a Tennessee-based primary care provider that operates more than 800 centers nationwide. The new center, which will be located in Fort Wayne, will provide access to primary care services for select employer groups that carry PHP insurance.... Read More
Steelworkers at U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) plants in northwest Indiana earned more in bonus pay last year than the median income in Lake County, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana. The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker paid out record profit-sharing bonuses of up to $43,000 to thousands of steelworkers last fiscal yea... Read More
The state has reached a $700,000 settlement with a medical provider in Hammond. Attorney General Todd Rokita's office says Southeastern Medical Center allegedly overbilled Indiana's Medicaid program for procedures that were not performed as described.... Read More
A long-awaited bill to require Indiana school districts to share property tax dollars with charter schools has attracted attention and scrutiny from groups that disagree about which schools should benefit from public funding.... Read More
