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Despite running for three fewer days that it did in 2023, this summer’s Indiana State Fair surpassed last year’s attendance by about 1.6%—or about 13,800 people.... Read More

Kelly Mitchell, former state treasurer, started a role as CFO with Indiana State Police last month.... Read More

Chicago-based Egglife Foods is continuing to expand distribution of its egg white wraps that are made in the White County town of Wolcott. The company announced this week that it has made its first international expansion by bringing its products into Canada.... Read More

The funding comes from the bank's Elevate Small Business Grant program, which is designed to help fuel growth projects such as facility expansions, equipment and technology upgrades, and workforce development.... Read More

Butler University has dropped its plan to demolish the vacant Ross Hall dormitory. Plans now call for the residence hall to be converted into a 105-room hotel that will operate under Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s upscale Curio Collection flag.... Read More

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has sent a cease and desist letter to BlackRock for alleged securities fraud, accusing the company of making “false and misleading statements” about their environmental, social or governance funds and allocation focus.... Read More

Marian University recently received $25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the development of the Riverside Education Innovation District. The university says it plans to use the expertise of the Klipsch Educators College to...... Read More

A wholesale bakery in Fort Wayne with roots dating back to 1945 is under new ownership. Ellison Bakery has been acquired by QualiTech, a manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition and food ingredient products headquartered in Chaska, Minnesota.... Read More

Kate Biberdorf, popularly known as “Kate the Chemist,” has been appointed professor for the public understanding of science by the University of Notre Dame's College of Science. The new, strategic faculty position is designed to enhance the college’s visibility...... Read More

A pair of Purdue researchers has received a total of nearly $100,000 to further develop their innovations, one a drought-resistant soybean plant and the other a new arthritis treatment.... Read More

Christian Beck is joining Indiana University's Executive in Residence Program for IU Ventures. The program helps advise and invest in startups with IU affiliations.... Read More

Freight trains in Canada could be running again within days after the government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union Thursday, a move aimed at averting potentially dire economic consequences.... Read More

As of July 1, Indiana school districts must meet with parents about their student’s absences and offer services to help improve their attendance. For elementary students who are habitually truant, districts must take a more punitive approach by...... Read More

Vincennes-based Wabash Steel is investing $2.5 million to install new high-tech equipment that it says will dramatically improve productivity at its Knox County facility. The company fabricates steel plate girders primarily for highway and railroad bridges.... Read More

Indiana’s State Budget Committee gave the financial greenlight Thursday to use $50 million to secure bonds for a new pipeline that would send 25 million gallons of water per day to the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District and other Boone County developments.... Read More

Virginia-based security company Triple Canopy is planning to lay off 123 workers at the end of September. In a notice to the state, the company said the decision is the result of its contract with the Federal Protective Service expiring.... Read More

Brian Landrum, chief operating officer of Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics, is adding to his title. The logistics and supply chain solutions provider has promoted Landrum to the role of president and COO.... Read More

The athletic director at a Washington state community college—who also is a former basketball coach—has been hired by Vincennes University to lead its athletic department. John Meeks will begin his new role as the university’s athletic director on Sept. 9.... Read More

Legislators on the state’s Medicaid Advisory Committee spent hours Wednesday questioning state officials about Indiana’s ongoing lawsuit over provisions of the Healthy Indiana Plan as well as progress reports on the state’s transition to managed care.... Read More

The Indiana Farm Bureau this week announced a series of awards for young farmers in Indiana.... Read More