The Department of Transportation is providing $2 million for a study on the south split of Interstate 65/Interstate 70, in hopes of reversing some of the damage done to neighborhoods harmed by the original highway construction. The grant announced Tuesday will fund a study on the possibility of capping the recessed segments of Interstates 65 and 70 in the inner loop.... Read More
Warsaw-based OrthoPediatrics Corp. is reporting full-year net income of $1.3 million in 2022, compared to a loss of $16 million the previous year. The medical device maker said Tuesday it also saw record annual revenue of $122 million last year.... Read More
College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety, with a tweak in clock operating procedures likely the first step. The NCAA Football Rules Committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb said Tuesday that he strongly objects to the EPA’s decision to transport hazardous materials from the East Palestine train derailment to a facility in western Indiana, a nearly 400-mile journey that likely would pass through Indianapolis.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has extended the deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. The awards acknowledge organizations that take steps and adopt projects that positively impact Indiana’s environment.... Read More
A big proponent of small businesses is the new executive director for financial services nonprofit CDFI Friendly Bloomington. Jane Kupersmith succeeds Brian Payne, who accepted a position with the Department of Health and Human Services.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Studio Science has secured a growth capital investment. While a specific dollar amount was not disclosed, the firm said Tuesday the funding will be used to expand its core business areas and add dozens of jobs over the next several years.... Read More
European automaker Stellantis is planning to invest $155 million in three of its facilities in Kokomo. The company said Tuesday the investment will fuel the production of a new electric drive module, which will be used in its battery electric vehicles.... Read More
The city of Terre Haute says the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has approved its action plan to deal with an accidental discharge of “high strength ammonia water” into the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Our partners at WTWO-TV report officials from IDEM visited the city on Monday for an inspection and signed-off on the utility department’s response to restore operations to normal.... Read More
A controversial proposal cracking down on alleged ESG investing in public pensions — while supporting “discriminated” businesses in contentious industries — passed the House mostly along party lines Monday. It was a redemption for a bill nearly tanked by its own previous price tag.... Read More
The Senate on Monday unanimously advanced Senate Bill 3, which seeks to form the State and Local Tax Review Commission to study the feasibility of ending Indiana’s income tax and reforming property taxes for Hoosiers.... Read More
The Commerce Department is opening applications for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. All companies seeking funds will need to show how they plan to develop a local workforce.... Read More
Butler University has unveiled the winners of the annual Crossroads Classic Analytics Challenge, which saw teams from Butler, Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame work to solve a real-world challenge using data. ... Read More
The IU School of Medicine landed $214.8 million in total funding last year from the National Institutes of Health, just narrowly missing setting another record. The NIH is the lead federal agency responsible for biomedical and public health research.... Read More
A bill that would have let communities decide if local school board elections should be partisan died in the House after lawmakers failed to vote on the measure by Monday’s deadline. That means school board races will stay non-partisan — at least for now.... Read More
Two of the co-founders of Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics Inc. have been named 2023 recipients of the Red Coat honors by Mad Anthonys Foundation. Mark Millett and Dick Teets, along with previous Red Coat recipient Keith Busse, co-founded SDI in 1993.... Read More
Marian University is making plans to expand online programs and has hired a veteran point person to oversee the effort. Lindsay Roberts has been hired as the first assistant vice president of online programs. ... Read More
Three recycling programs have received $3 million in funding from Indiana’s Recycling Market Development board for pilot projects to divert waste from landfills. The program was established in 2022 by the Indiana General Assembly to find effective means of finding new, commercial reuses for recyclable materials. ... Read More
The Best Chocolate in Town sweets shop is planning a return to a familiar part of Indianapolis. The store will open informally Wednesday in the same retail strip where The Best Chocolate in Town served customers from 2007 to 2020.... Read More
Whether you know it as an auger, or as a screw conveyor, chances are the breakfast cereal you eat, or the grain fed to livestock, passed through a device manufactured by a company based in Hammond. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Screw Conveyor Corp. is marking its 90th year as one of the leading manufacturers of the cylindrical device in the U.S.... Read More
