Evansville mayor not seeking re-election

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will not be seeking a fourth term in 2023. The mayor, who was first elected in 2011, says the time has come for voters to "choose another person to lead this city for the next term and beyond."... Read More

Telix Pharmaceuticals names CEO of U.S. operations

Australia-based Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited has appointed Kevin Richardson as chief executive officer of Telix Americas. The nuclear medicine company says Richardson most recently served as chief operating officer of UroShape Medical, a Florida-based company that developed medical devices.... Read More

Southern Indiana couple taking Mom Water nationwide

A vacation in the Dominican Republic forever changed the lives of a husband and wife from the Dubois County town of Ferdinand. Jill and Bryce Morrison left their lifelong careers in healthcare to bring Jill's new favorite drink to life with the creation of Mom Water in late 2019. ... Read More

Exhibit Columbus introduces university fellowship

Landmark Columbus Foundation has announced plans for a new fellowship in the 2022–23 cycle of Exhibit Columbus. Through the University Design Research Fellowship Competition, the foundation says more than $70,000 will be awarded to full-time university and college professors from any area of design, architecture, art, and landscape architecture to participate in Exhibit Columbus.... Read More

Parking kiosk technology receives $2M seed funding

Indianapolis-based Parker Technology has closed on a $2.2 million seed round it says will help the software and services company to scale operations. The technology is used by parking garages to provide customer support at automated payment kiosks.... Read More

Notre Dame receives $2.6M to support college prep

The University of Notre Dame is the recipient of a more than $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant, which was awarded to Notre Dame Upward Bound, will help support South Bend Community School Corp. students with access to higher education.... Read More

Steve Simon: ‘I’m a Hoosier, through and through’

The man in line to become the next owner of the Indiana Pacers has been running a private equity firm in San Francisco for more than 20 years. But don’t let that fool you. Steve Simon, the eldest son of current owner Herb Simon, is as connected as ever to the franchise and his Indianapolis roots. ... Read More

Kaiser declares force majeure at its Warrick operation

Tennessee-based Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (Nasdaq: KALU) announced Thursday it has declared force majeure at its Warrick Rolling Mill in Newburgh. The company says the move is due to the limited availability of magnesium used in the production of some of its aluminum beverage and food packaging products.... Read More

Inotiv facing shareholder lawsuit over stock drop

Inotiv Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV), a West Lafayette-based pharmaceutical testing company, has seen its stock price soar—and later plunge—following its announcement last fall that it planned to acquire Indianapolis-based Envigo RMS LLC, which breeds and sells animals used in lab testing.... Read More

PODCAST: Faith, Family & Farming

As Huntington University President Sherilyn Emberton approaches her 10th anniversary at the small, faith-based institution in northeast Indiana, she shares on the upcoming episode of the Agbioscience podcast one of her first impressions of Indiana from the air. "And I cannot believe what I see in crop production.” ... Read More

Indiana companies chosen in Walmart Open Call

Two Indiana-based businesses are among more than 330 from throughout the country chosen to sell their products on Walmart store shelves. Turf Titan Brands in Fort Wayne and BeeFree Gluten-Free Bakery in Noblesville each received a "golden ticket" after pitching their products last week during Walmart's ninth annual Open Call event. ... Read More

Inotiv acquires Tennessee company

West Lafayette-based Inotiv Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV) is continuing its acquisition strategy. The contract research organization announced Friday it has acquired Protypia Inc., a Tennessee-based bioanalytical company, in a cash and stock deal valued at $11 million.... Read More