According to a venture activity report released by Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures, the Hoosier State is well-positioned for a strong year despite a national slowdown in venture activity in the first half of the year. The 1H 2022 Indiana Venture Report shows Indiana generated 88 deals during the first half of the year, compared to 89 deals during the same period last year.... Read More
Bloomington is piloting a program to attract firefighters to live within the community they serve. The city is offering new housing incentives, including rental assistance and help with a down payment on a house.... Read More
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers has been appointed to the U.S. Investment Advisory Council by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. The IAC serves as the principal advisory body to the commerce secretary on the promotion and retention of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the U.S.... Read More
Indianapolis Chief Deputy Mayor Taylor Schaffer has been named president and chief executive officer of Downtown Indy Inc., succeeding Sherry Seiwert, who stepped down in April. DII focuses on the economic growth and livability of downtown Indianapolis.... Read More
IndyGo said Wednesday that a new estimate for the Blue Line—which would be the city’s third rapid-transit bus route—has grown to $520 million, up a whopping $300 million from initial projections released in 2019.... Read More
Mina Starsiak Hawk has become a household name thanks to her HGTV show “Good Bones,” currently in its seventh season. But Hawk, who was named to the inaugural Indiana 250 by IBJ Media, is going solo with her own spinoff show, “Good Bones: Risky Business,” which premieres next month.... Read More
The Indiana State Fair Commission is touting what it calls a "great success" for this year's fair. The commission says 837,568 people attended the fair, which featured a post-pandemic schedule.... Read More
Enroll Indy has appointed Dr. Tenika Holden-Flynn its new executive director. Holden-Flynn’s background includes decades of experience serving students in elementary, middle, and high schools.... Read More
Hoosier third and fourth graders who scored below proficiency in both math and English/language arts on the ILEARN exams may qualify for $1,000 grants to help pay for tutoring... Read More
A subsidiary of Fishers-based Land Betterment Corp. is adding to its portfolio. ekō Solutions, which manufactures sustainable homes out of upcycled shipping containers for temporary disaster relief or permanent housing, has acquired CSI Equipment Sales LLC in Alabama in an all-stock deal valued at $6 million.... Read More
Columbus city officials have decided to spend $30,000 to hire a consultant to help develop business strategies for the new NexusPark fieldhouse... Read More
Agricultural economists at Purdue University have develop a dashboard to track the sentiment about meat and plant-based meat alternatives when mentioned in social media.... Read More
A trade delegation led by Governor Eric Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers is in South Korea now as it continues a push for more investment and jobs from Asian companies in the semiconductor and electric vehicle battery industries. ... Read More
Indiana Humanities has named the eight recipients of the Indiana Authors Awards, which honor the best books written by Hoosier authors in multiple categories ... Read More
The Adams County Economic Development Corporation is taking action to address a problem many Indiana communities are facing: a workforce housing shortage. ... Read More
Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority are revamping the My Community, My Vision program. The program, which connects high school students with their peers and communities, will offer five selected cohorts of students the opportunity to participate in four months of workshops, planning, and fundraising towards a place-based community project.... Read More
An electrical contracting firm is growing in Tippecanoe County. Artisan Electric has announced plans to build its new headquarters in the Woodland Business Park in West Lafayette and add a small number of jobs, though financial details were not disclosed.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has secured a nearly $8 million award for ongoing efforts to protect and improve the water quality through the Kankakee Watershed Initiative... Read More
Indianapolis-based Lawn Pride Inc., one of central Indiana’s top lawn-care companies, has been acquired by Waco, Texas-based Neighborly Inc., one the world’s largest franchisors of home-service brands. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ... Read More
New details surrounding a potential electric vehicle battery plant in New Carlisle were unveiled during a St. Joseph County Council meeting Tuesday night. The council unanimously approved a declaratory resolution establishing an economic revitalization area inside the...... Read More
