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Earlham College is increasing the visibility of its multiple natural areas across Wayne County by branding the properties collectively as the Earlham Nature Reserve System. ... Read More

The planetarium at Arlington Middle School has been left unused for years, collecting dust as a storage space full of chairs, keyboards, and boxes. But if voters say yes to a $410 million ballot question in May, the abandoned gem will be restored.... Read More

There’s not much to see in this remote corner of southern Decatur County. Farmland sweeps wide in every direction. But an area on the outskirts of Greensburg could be the next center of a growing biogas industry, turning manure into renewable natural gas.... Read More

First Lady Jill Biden will host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, and one Indiana egg farmer will be part of the festivities. Sam Krouse, co-CEO of North Manchester-based MPS Egg Farms will be one of the on-site volunteers at the event.... Read More

The city of Bloomington has launched a pilot program with the Indianapolis Zoo that will help residents and homeowners get rid of invasive or undesirable plants while also helping to provide food to zoo animals. ... Read More

Purdue Polytechnic High Schools, a network of public charter schools, has named Keeanna Warren chief executive officer. She has been serving as associate executive director under founder and current Executive Director Scott Bess.... Read More

Middlebury-based Das Dutchman Essenhaus has begun construction on an expansion of its Essenhaus Foods building. Financial details were not disclosed, but the company said the project will support growth of its noodle production line.... Read More

Chicago resident Marc Ward, founder and CEO of  Socian Technologies Inc., knew nothing about Indiana’s technology industry until last year, when he came to Indianapolis to participate in Gener8tor’s 5G Technology startup accelerator.... Read More

Legislation banning restrictive agreements between doctors and their employers — part of a push to lower Indiana’s high health care costs — hit a roadblock Thursday. A separate bill restricting construction-specific union agreements met a similar fate earlier in the week.... Read More

Whitestown officials announced plans Friday for a $20 million aquatic facility that will be the first phase of a redevelopment project to turn a former automotive junkyard into a mixed-use development near Interstate 65.... Read More

We’re on the ground in Richmond, to report on what may be a rebound for a city that has been severely hurt by the nation’s manufacturing transition. The Wayne County seat's growing pet food cluster could result in another big project.... Read More

An Indianapolis-based nonprofit is looking to provide a boost for minority entrepreneurs. Be Nimble Foundation has launched the Nile Capital Fund to provide revenue-based equity loans and traditional equity investments of up to $25,000 for Black founders.... Read More

Elkhart-based LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII) has named Lillian Etzkorn executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding current EVP and CFO Brian Hall. ... Read More

Indiana State University says it has concluded a budget reorganization for fiscal year 2024 and resulted in a net loss of about ten positions, both faculty and staff. ... Read More

Muncie Power Products this week announced Andrea Zanellotti as its new president and CEO. Zanellotti succeeds Ray Chambers, who retired last week after nearly 20 years with the company, including 11 years as CEO.... Read More

A federal magistrate judge has denied Purdue University’s motion for judgment or a new trial following a jury verdict in favor of a former student who accused the school of violating her Title IX rights for reporting a sexual assault.... Read More

Indiana's revenue collections for March outpaced the most recent estimate. The Indiana State Budget Agency said General Fund revenues totaled $1.5 billion, which was 4.6% above the December 2022 forecast and 2.5% higher than the same month last year.... Read More

Former longtime rivals in the South Bend media market are now partners. WNDU-TV, the NBC affiliate, and the South Bend Tribune have announced a news sharing collaboration.... Read More

The Indiana Rail Road Co. is continuing to expand its intermodal facility in Indianapolis. INRD is in the midst adding a six-acre container yard, which will allow the company to store about 1,000 empty shipping containers for use by customers.... Read More

City officials in Whiting and Hammond say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to formally designate the former Federated Metals Corp. complex in Hammond a Superfund site, an arduous process that could take up to 12 years to complete. ... Read More