Earlham College has received a six-year, nearly $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a new career planning and scholarship program for low-income undergraduates pursuing STEM-focused degrees. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based McYoung Foods is celebrating the opening of a new manufacturing facility for its Awesome Granola brand. The company has invested $500,000 to establish the facility, which brings production of the granola product to central Indiana.... Read More
The current head of Roche Diagnostics North America region, which is headquartered in Indianapolis, has been promoted to oversee the Switzerland-based company’s entire diagnostics division.... Read More
Ascension has announced plans to close its critical care hospital in Bedford. In a pair of notices to the state, the health system says Ascension St. Vincent Dunn and nine Ascension Medical Group practices will cease operations in mid-December.... Read More
When Indiana American Water Co. took over operations of the water treatment system in Charlestown three years ago, discolored water flowed out of residential and commercial taps, according to city leaders. But a new treatment plant is addressing that problem.... Read More
Indiana’s controversial religious freedom law is at the heart of at least two ongoing lawsuits that seek to strike down the state’s near-total abortion ban, fueling debate about where to draw lines between religion and policy.... Read More
Ball State University’s Teachers College has been awarded a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop and implement an approach to identify and support gifted students with disabilities.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology says its 70,000-square-foot New Academic Building has become Indiana’s first building to earn full WELL Certification for design and technology. ... Read More
A report issued last week revealed the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship and related activities in Indianapolis generated $156.6 million in overall economic output. But organizers say it’s important to look at where the spending occurred.... Read More
As the White House launches an aggressive goal to eradicate hunger in the U.S. by 2030, and AgriNovus Indiana hopes to play a part in the solution. The nonprofit organization was invited to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.... Read More
Richmond-based Reid Health is growing its footprint in Fayette County. The health system on Friday announced plans for a more than $100 million investment to establish a new campus in Connersville to replace the former Fayette Regional Health System facility.... Read More
Indianapolis Public Schools plans to end agreements with two of its innovation network schools that are slated to merge with two other schools under the district’s proposed Rebuilding Stronger reorganization plan.... Read More
The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved the transfer of more than 12 acres of land to the Muncie Redevelopment Commission. The university says the property will help the city as it looks to develop up to 40 new homes.... Read More
California-based automotive and electric vehicle manufacturer Mullen Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MULN) is making an investment in Indiana’s manufacturing sector from two approaches, and both involve electric trucks. ... Read More
Wisconsin-based venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor will this week host the OnRamp Manufacturing Conference at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The two-day conference will highlight innovation and leaders in the manufacturing industry.... Read More
The owner of more than 50 Jiffy Lube locations across Indiana says thieves damaged a couple of company vehicles when they cut and stole the catalytic converters from the exhaust system. That prompted Steve Sanner to launch a campaign to help protect other Hoosiers.... Read More
The city of South Bend is seeking ideas for a historic downtown building. The city has issued a Request for Proposals to find a developer that could purchase and rehabilitate, adaptively reuse and manage the Lafayette Building.... Read More
A historic theater in downtown Plymouth that has sat vacant for more than 20 years will reopen this weekend. The REES Theatre, which originally opened in 1940, has undergone a variety of renovations over the last few years.... Read More
Carol Handwerker, a professor of environmental and ecological engineering at Purdue University, has been appointed to the inaugural Industrial Advisory Committee that will help steer issues and policies stemming from the recently signed CHIPS and Science Act. ... Read More
Bloomington has received a Gold designation from the national SolSmart program for making it easier to adopt and increase education about solar energy. ... Read More
