South Bend businessman, chocolatier and restaurateur Mark Tarner is also a non-degreed dinosaur expert with more than two decades of experience searching for prehistoric bones. Tarner, who launched the South Bend Chocolate Co. three decades ago, is using his savviness for sweets and his passion for paleontology to create an agritourism destination in St. Joseph County. ... Read More
Indiana voters would have to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in election ballots under a bill Republicans are advancing through the state Legislature. The Indiana House voted 64-27 along party lines Wednesday in favor of the bill.... Read More
Purdue University on Wednesday announced an extension of its Ukrainian Scholars Initiative through May 2024. The program provides Ukrainian students a chance to continue their education in West Lafayette during the war between Ukraine and Russia.... Read More
Flagship Enterprise Center in Anderson will Thursday host its inaugural Flagship Pitch Anderson competition. The event will feature six for-profit businesses competing for a $20,000 prize package to help them fund and expand their ideas in Anderson.... Read More
Louisville-based Platform Real Estate Group this week announced plans for a new industrial building at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Charlestown. The company said the $20 million project will feature a 304,000-square-foot building on a 19-acre plot.... Read More
European automaker Stellantis on Wednesday announced U.S. employees represented by the United Auto Workers union will receive profit-sharing checks of about $14,760 on March 10. Stellantis employs about 7,000 people at its facilities in Kokomo and Tipton.... Read More
Merrillville-based NiSource (NYSE: NI) says it has begun the process to sell minority interest in its subsidiary, NIPSCO, while also reporting a profitable year for shareholders. The company says it earned full-year net income of $749 million, compared to $530 million during the previous year.... Read More
Cummins Inc. has filed a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering for its filtration business, Atmus Filtration Technologies. The manufacturer said in April it planned to spin off the business into a publicly-held company. ... Read More
Marian University has named a new dean of students at Marian University’s Ancilla College in Marshall County. Jean Wolfe will serve as the primary advisor to Ancilla’s chancellor on issues concerning student life, welfare, and services.... Read More
Indiana University is working to bring computing curriculum, co-curricular activities and additional teacher training into more Indianapolis schools thanks to a $2.6 million grant from the Indiana Department of Education. IU says its Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI will use the Explore, Engage and Experience grant to expand the Informatics Diversity-Enhanced Workforce curriculum, known as iDEW, into middle and elementary schools.... Read More
The latest earnings report from Evansville-based Escalade Inc. (Nasdaq: ESCA) reveals softening consumer demand for some of the company’s sporting goods. The recreational equipment maker announced a drop in both full-year and fourth quarter profits. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based TechPoint has unveiled 11 additional nominees for the 2023 Mira Awards. The nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana’s technology sector said the new nominees were previously left off due to an error in the submission process.... Read More
The town of Merrillville may be enacting a 1% food and beverage tax to help pay for an expansion of a community center, but it needs state lawmakers to approve the tax. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted 12-0 in favor of legislation authorizing the Town Council to enact a food and beverage tax.... Read More
A substantially altered bill cracking down on Indiana’s public pensions and external investment managers cleared a key financial panel Tuesday — with a new projected fiscal impact of $5.5 million over the next decade.... Read More
A sixth-generation family egg producer in northeast Indiana is continuing with its growth plans. MPS Egg Farms, based in North Manchester, has acquired Country Charm Eggs in Georgia, marking the company's first foray into the southeastern U.S. ... Read More
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission shouldn’t have approved Duke Energy’s request to recover costs related to a federal environmental mandate for coal-ash cleanup that were incurred before the energy company received approval, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.... Read More
A fast-paced innovation competition that took place at Fishers Maker Playground will be highlighted Wednesday on the Roku streaming service This Old House Makers Channel. The episode was recorded last fall during the 48-hour competition, Make48.... Read More
An annual report issued by Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering has identified an increase in nationwide grain dust bin explosions in 2022. The report found there to be nine incidents last year, compared to seven reported incidents in 2021 and a 10-year average of 7.8 explosions annually.... Read More
Foundations Family Medicine, which has medical practices in Scott and Clark counties, has joined Richmond-based Well Care Community Health Inc. Well Care is a Federally Qualified Health Center that is certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and primarily serves underserved, uninsured and homeless populations.... Read More
A supplier of components and materials for electric vehicles plans to spend nearly $48 million to relocate Indianapolis-based operations to a larger facility in Lawrence and expand the business with dozens of new employees.... Read More
