Franciscan Health will Thursday break ground for the new Franciscan Health Cancer Center Lafayette. The health system says the new three-story, 68,000-square-foot cancer center will consolidate its existing services into one location on the Franciscan Health Lafayette East campus.... Read More
Anticipating several weeks of committee hearings and public testimony on the issue of abortion rights, Indiana lawmakers, in coordination with Gov. Eric Holcomb, have postponed the beginning of work in their special session from July 6 to July 25.... Read More
Indianapolis is hosting a major sporting event this week that could generate nearly $60 million for central Indiana’s economy. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has received a $275 million purchase agreement to supply the U.S. government with an additional 150,000 doses of bebtelovimab. The agreement is a modification of Lilly's $720 million deal, which supplied the U.S. government with 600,000 doses of the drug.... Read More
Indianapolis-based workforce development initiative Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy have received $6 million from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. The partners say the grant funding will support growth of the Modern Youth Apprenticeship program in Marion County.... Read More
A professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University says the partnership with Taiwan-based MediaTek could serve as a model for other semiconductor companies to establish operations in Indiana. Purdue and MediaTek on Tuesday detailed plans to establish a new chip design center in the university's Discovery Park District, which is expected to create up to 30 jobs. ... Read More
The River Ridge Development Authority has hired Josh Staten to serve as director of business development to help attract business and grow the 6,000-acre River Ridge Commerce Center... Read More
Hancock Health in Greenfield and Hendricks Regional Health in Danville have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, based in Minnesota. The health systems say the move will provide special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise in an effort to provide the best care possible.... Read More
Ascension St. Vincent plans to close 11 immediate-care centers on Thursday, a move certain to affect scores of employees as well as patients who use those centers.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures has named Christopher Day the organization’s next chief executive officer.... Read More
Butler University has received an anonymous $1 million gift that will support construction of its Esports Park. The 7,500-square-foot esports and educational technology facility is expected to open in August.... Read More
Massachusetts-based Boston Centerless is opening a facility closer to one of its core sectors that it serves, Indiana’s orthopedics industry. ... Read More
The Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association has gained nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service. The Crown Point-based organization, which works to advance the careers of women throughout the northwest Indiana region, says it now has federal income tax exemption as a public charity.... Read More
Indiana University is creating a new research center to address issues of gender inequity, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the workplace. ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based nonprofit Rescue Mission is preparing to reopen its thrift store and vocational ministry, Treasure House. The nonprofit says the thrift store's operations were relocated from Coldwater Crossing to the Pine Valley Shopping Center earlier this year.... Read More
Michigan-based RACER Trust says it will soon begin preparations for active soil remediation at the former General Motors Delco plant property in Kokomo. The work is part of an effort to position the more than 10-acre site for sale to a buyer looking to redevelop the property.... Read More
Ever-increasing prices at the pump and grocery store checkout line aren’t the only places where Hoosiers can see the impact of inflation – state building projects are also feeling the budgetary strain.... Read More
Angola-based Tom’s Donuts set the Guinness World Record for the most freshly baked donuts sold in an eight-hour span. On Monday, the record-setting number of 8,558 donuts was confirmed by the Guinness World Records, one month after the Memorial Day weekend event.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber Executives Association has named Jack Russell, who serves as president and chief executive officer of OneZone Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Chamber Executive of the Year. The ICEA says the award, the top individual honor for a chamber leader in the state, recognizes Russell’s creativity, eagerness to mentor peers, and the substantial growth he's achieved for OneZone.... Read More
The town of Clarksville is preparing to open its new $7.2 million Public Works facility. The town says the building doubles the square footage of the previous public works facility.... Read More
