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A family and children advocacy group ranked Indiana as the 28th best state for child well-being, a slight improvement from last year’s ranking of 29th.... Read More

If Indiana’s biggest corporate citizens had wanted to publicly make their feelings known on their state’s plans to dramatically restrict abortion rights, they had plenty of time to do so.... Read More

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett introduced his 2023 city budget to the City-County Council on Monday evening, highlighting priorities of property tax relief, violence reduction, infrastructure improvements and education.... Read More

The Ports of Indiana is conducting a pilot program to examine the use of heavy-duty electric vehicles at its port in Burns Harbor. At least for the next six months, the authority will make available a variety of battery-powered trucks, terminal tractors and forklifts to its 30 tenants. ... Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have reached a settlement with Michigan-based Metalworking Lubricants Co. The company has agreed to pay a total of $310,000 in penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its used oil processing facility in Indianapolis.... Read More

Illinois-based More Brewing Co. is looking to invest $6 million to build a two-story restaurant and brewery at the North River site in Fort Wayne, the city announced Monday. The project would be the first at North River, a site that previously housed an OmniSource metal recycling plant and has not been used since 2006.... Read More

An Atlanta-based software company is partnering with Parkview Field in Fort Wayne to provide its growing workforce with coworking and in-person collaboration space. Juvare, which provides emergency preparedness and response software, says its remote workers will benefit from the stadium's indoor meeting space.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: CLMT) is reporting a second quarter net loss of $15.3 million, compared to a net loss of $78.4 million during the same period last year. Calumet also announced two capital markets transactions, concluding the capitalization of the Montana Renewables business.... Read More

The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is awarding $130 million to six developments through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and Multifamily Tax Exempt Bonds. The authority says the funding helps incentivize private developers to invest in the purchase, rehabilitation, and construction of affordable housing communities throughout Indiana.... Read More

Another one of Indiana's largest companies is expressing its opposition to the abortion bill signed into law Friday by Governor Eric Holcomb. In a statement shared to employees on Saturday, Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) said it is "deeply concerned" how the law impacts its employees and impedes its ability to attract and retain a diverse workforce in Indiana.... Read More

Greenwood-based Indiana American Water Company and Gary officials have cut the ribbon on a solar array that will power the utility’s northwest Indiana distribution center in the city. The company, a subsidiary of American Water Co. (NYSE: AWK), says the $600,000 solar project will provide enough power to meet the energy needs of the facility.... Read More

The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership has named Gina Miller president and chief executive officer. Miller, who has been the chief operating officer and chief financial officer for United Way of Central Indiana for nearly a decade, succeeds Moira Carlstedt.... Read More

The city of Bloomington is proposing a plan to take over ownership and operation of the Monroe Convention Center and to pay for an expansion of the venue. City leaders have submitted a proposal to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners and will present the idea Tuesday during the Monroe County Council meeting.... Read More

An Indianapolis-based cyber risk management and insurance startup has closed on its second round of seed funding. Trava Security Inc. says it will use the $4.5 million investment to further grow its cybersecurity software platform, as well as its sales and marketing departments and cyber risk insurance division.... Read More

SkyWater Technology Inc.’s plan for a $1.8 billion semiconductor production facility at Purdue University isn’t as flashy as chip-related announcements in other states, but economic development and microelectronics experts say the SkyWater deal is nonetheless a critical step in Indiana’s efforts to become a player in microelectronics.... Read More

Tourism officials say Indianapolis’ $5 billion convention and tourism sector, decimated by the pandemic, is on path to be fully recovered by the end of the year, a full year earlier than previous forecasts.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) plans to look outside Indiana for future expansion projects as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 1, the company announced Saturday. Governor Eric Holcomb signed the bill into law Friday, making Indiana the first state to enact an abortion restriction law after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.... Read More

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday approved the university’s 10-year capital plan, which includes funding requests the university intends to submit to the state. ... Read More

A Lawrence-based startup will Monday showcase the next step in the pilot of its smart mailboxes. Dronedek, which has developed a high-tech mailbox designed for secure drone delivery, will see traditional mail delivered to its mailbox at the offices of Schneider Geospatial.... Read More

Marathon Health has cut 94 jobs, including about 12 in Indianapolis, in a corporate restructuring of its primary care operation.... Read More