The Questa Education Foundation in Fort Wayne on Tuesday announced a partnership with Warsaw-based Bowen Center. The agreement aims to support current and future Bowen employees looking to continue their education with forgivable loan opportunities.... Read More
Ball State University, through its new non-credit division Lifetime Learning, is joining tech talent accelerator SkillStorm in an effort to provide students with access to courses and credentials needed for high-demand tech careers.... Read More
The Arthur R. Baxter YMCA in Indianapolis has received a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The YMCA said Tuesday the funding will support the construction of an outdoor sports complex that, when open, will serve the entire community.... Read More
St. Joseph Probate Judge Jason A. Cichowicz has been charged with seven counts of misconduct, including an allegation that he improperly leveraged his position as the trustee for a foundation to fund improvements to his court.... Read More
Farmers entered 2023 with a slightly more positive outlook of the economy, according to recent results from the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index rose four points above the December outlook to a reading of 130. ... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is establishing a scholarship fund support women students thanks to a $500,000 donation from Cindy Thomas Kalkomey and Kurt Kalkomey. The couple says the donation was made in memory of Cindy’s father.... Read More
Construction is set to begin in the spring on a new intersection just east of I-65 in Clinton County that officials say could be an economic catalyst for the county and the city of Frankfort. Plans are already in place for a $30 million entertainment project.... Read More
Evansville-based Berry Global Group Inc. (NYSE: BERY) has consolidated its global tooling division, a step the packaging manufacturer says will streamline plastics production capabilities for its clients. The company operates ten tooling facilities around the globe that develop customer-specific molds used at Berry manufacturing facilities.... Read More
Two Indiana companies are included in Forbes' ranking of "America's Best Small Companies" for 2023. The companies were ranked based on a variety of factors, including earnings growth, sales growth, and return on equity over a 12-month and five-year period.... Read More
Batesville-based Hillenbrand Inc. (NYSE: HI) is establishing a community fund that will award a total of $200,000 to local organizations over the next four years. The newly-created Hillenbrand Partner with Possibility Fund will contribute $50,000 per year to support Batesville organizations.... Read More
A new arts space and creative incubator is set to open in downtown Gary. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Steel Studio is located in the Gary State Bank tower and will host exhibitions, performances and artist studios and workspaces.... Read More
Indiana House lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that could encourage more natural gas in the state and allow utilities to charge ratepayers for a plant before it ever goes online.... Read More
Indianapolis Public Schools will implement only part of its massive Rebuilding Stronger plan after the school board failed to place an operating referendum on the May ballot. Superintendent Aleesia Johnson called the postponement “an unfortunate delay.”... Read More
While the explosive growth of online shopping has changed the retail landscape, an economics professor at Purdue University says it may not be all “doom and gloom” for brick-and-mortar retail stores. Lindsay Relihan, who is an assistant professor of economics in the Mitchell E. Daniels School of Business at Purdue, has conducted research to examine the impact to physical storefronts.... Read More
Jasper-based Kimball Electronics is reporting fiscal second quarter net income of $10.7 million, up from $5.1 million during the same period the previous year. The company's quarterly net sales also increased 39% to more than $436 million, a quarterly record.... Read More
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) has finalized agreements with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs to bring $50 million in broadband services to rural areas in 19 Indiana counties.... Read More
The city of Loogootee is making plans for a new gathering space in its downtown, thanks in part to the state’s $500 million Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. Our partners at WTWO-TV report the community will receive a $225,000 grant as part of the Indiana Uplands region allotment of $30 million.... Read More
The Indiana University School of Medicine has selected Dr. Rachel Patzer as the next president and chief executive officer of the Regenstrief Institute. Patzer succeeds Dr. Peter Embi, who left Regenstrief in late 2021 for a position at Vanderbilt University.... Read More
Indianapolis-based 16 Tech Community Corp. is awarding $325,000 in grants to 11 resident-endorsed projects that directly benefit the vitality of nearby neighborhoods. The nonprofit says grants were awarded from two funding pools: the innovation pool funded requests up to $25,000, and the impact pool funded requests up to $100,000.... Read More
A bill mandating that Indiana’s public pension system divest from firms or funds that use certain non-financial investment criteria could slash the system’s returns by nearly $7 billion over the next decade, according to a revised fiscal analysis.... Read More
