One of the key components of the supply chain challenge the country is currently seeing is a shortage of truck drivers. And while some companies say things are improving, our partners at WPTA-TV report a program at Ivy Tech Community College's Fort Wayne campus is seeing demand from companies to fill those gaps.... Read More
Arkansas-based ABF Freight System cut the ribbon on its new, $4.8 million facility in Fort Wayne on Wednesday. The city says the company's previous location will be torn down to make way for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream's previously-announced $145 million expansion.... Read More
The University of Evansville has officially opened the doors to its New Residence Hall, which will house 300 first and second-year students. The university says the living spaces in the new building stemmed from a survey of students and was designed to exceed their expectations.... Read More
Carmel-based developer Lauth Group Inc. said Wednesday it has acquired the former Ford Visteon campus on the east side of Indianapolis and is moving ahead with plans for a $175 million, multi-tenant industrial park on the site.... Read More
Two automakers are marking milestones this week in Indiana. ... Read More
Purdue University Professor of agricultural and biological engineering Keith Cherkauer has been appointed director for the Indiana Water Resource Research Center. Purdue says Linda Prokopy, department head of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, will step down after serving in the role for six years.... Read More
Roughly one in six Hoosiers have medical debt in collections — higher than the national average — and it jumps to one in four residents for Hoosiers of color.... Read More
Trine University in Angola has launched the Trine Center for Technical Training (TCTT) with the goal of helping industrial companies in northeast Indiana meet the need for skilled workers. ... Read More
The city of Charlestown on Tuesday announced plans for a luxury apartment development at the site of a former train depot. Forest Edge, which is being developed by Jeffersonville-based Denton Floyd Real Estate Group, will include more than 200 apartments.... Read More
IndyGo is receiving a $33 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration that will support the construction of a new garage at its East Campus headquarters in Indianapolis. IndyGo says the funding will allow additional vehicles to be housed as its fleet continues to expand its service.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Landmark Recovery has opened its Medicaid treatment facility, Praxis of South Bend by Landmark Recovery. Landmark says the 160-bed treatment facility in Mishawaka is the largest single addiction treatment center accepting Medicaid in the state.... Read More
The National FFA Organization says membership reached a record high as interest in its programs and agricultural education continues to grow. The organization, which is headquartered in Indianapolis, says this year's student membership totaled more than 850,000, an increase of 15% from last year.... Read More
INDYCAR driver Graham Rahal will spend up to $20 million to move his automotive headquarters from Brownsburg to Zionsville’s Creekside Corporate Park, town officials announced Wednesday morning.... Read More
Indiana Sen. Mike Braun said increasing government spending on agriculture research should be a top priority for the federal government as lawmakers in Congress craft their ongoing response to food security issues.... Read More
Franklin-based Earlywood Educational Services and Aspire Economic Development + Chamber Alliance in Johnson County are teaming up to help build the local K-12 talent pipeline for employers with a particular focus on students with disabilities. ... Read More
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. helped dedicate a new multi-purpose turf park in Muncie on Tuesday. The Youth Development Park was made possible through a gift from Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Zionsville-based Group 1001 Insurance Holdings.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb has named Brownsburg Fire Territory Fire Marshal Stephen Jones as the Indiana state fire marshal. Jones, who began his career as a firefighter and emergency medical technician in 1984, has served as fire marshal for the Brownwsburg Fire Territory since 2013.... Read More
Indianapolis-based logistics company Backhaul Direct has acquired a central Indiana trucking company, which the third-party logistics company says will allow it to streamline its local and regional supply chain. Financial details of the purchase of Bakers Express and DNK Express were not disclosed.... Read More
The River Ridge Development Authority has received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, allowing the business park to increase water capacity.... Read More
More than four dozen Indiana-based companies are included in this year's Inc. 5000 ranking. The publication ranks privately-owned companies based on their percentage of revenue growth over the previous three years. ... Read More
