The chief executive officer of Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDN) says he is excited about the economic boost the Queen of Terre Haute Resort will bring to the community. Bill Carstanjen tells our partners at WTHI-TV the casino and hotel will bring a $190 million economic impact to the city.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has begun construction on a new men's residence hall. The university says the four-story, nearly 80,000-square-foot building will house about 260 students when it opens in the summer of 2024.... Read More
Do it Best Corp. has sat atop IBJ’s list of the 50 biggest private companies in Indiana for years. But the member-owned hardware, lumber and building materials cooperative has remained under the radar—even to some degree in its hometown of Fort Wayne.... Read More
A veteran of Kosciusko County’s orthopedics industry has been named chief executive officer of Warsaw-based OrthoWorx. Bob Vitoux will lead the nonprofit that supports the cluster of orthopedic businesses in the region and state.... Read More
Downtown Indy Inc. is launching a search for its next president and chief executive officer. Earlier this year, Sherry Seiwert stepped down at the end of April after ten years in the role.... Read More
Officials behind the planned, $175 million redevelopment of the downtown block that includes City Market say the project helps to solve a puzzle that has been around for several years.... Read More
Carmel-based life sciences startup Confluence Pharmaceuticals has received a $200,000 investment from IU Ventures, the third round of funding from IU’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm. ... Read More
Plans for an expansive, high-tech business park in rural Boone County are moving forward, with nearly three dozen property owners asking Lebanon officials to annex their land to support the development.... Read More
Indianapolis-based logistics company Spot says it will be creating 400 new jobs with more than half of the positions placed in Indy... Read More
Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium has been named Best Ballpark by Ballpark Digest. The home of the South Bend Cubs, beat Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, for the top spot.... Read More
Indiana will see another increase in state gasoline taxes starting July 1 amid promises of inflation relief — including a proposal to issue direct payments to Indiana residents later this month.... Read More
Purdue University, Purdue Polytechnic Institute and Purdue University Global are establishing an academic partnership with the University of Puerto Rico. Purdue says the goal of the partnership is to forge relationships that will benefit students and professors in areas such as precision medicine and healthcare, sustainability and climate change, and engineering.... Read More
As dignitaries drove a ceremonial gold-colored spike into a section of railroad track Monday in Michigan City, it represented construction work now underway on the Double Track rail project. ... Read More
After years of starts, stops and legal issues, officials in Terre Haute will Tuesday break ground on the planned $240 million casino and hotel. The Queen of Terre Haute Resort is being developed by Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDN), which officially received the license to build the casino in December.... Read More
The president of Trine University in Angola has announced plans for retirement. Earl Brooks, who is currently the longest-serving college president in Indiana, says he will retire at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year after 23 years in the role.... Read More
Urban One will pay $25 million to acquire Emmis Communications Corp.’s Indianapolis radio stations, according to details of the deal disclosed in a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.... Read More
The Indiana Economic Development Corp., in partnership with Conexus Indiana, announced the sixth round of awards totaling nearly $4 million in Manufacturing Readiness Grants. The IEDC says the grants are being awarded to 43 Indiana businesses, supporting more than $46 million in technology-enabled capital investment.... Read More
Warsaw-based nonprofit Cardinal Services has named Vickie Lootens as its new executive director. Lootens will succeed Matthew Boren, who is resigning from the position.... Read More
The Dubois County Community Foundation is the recipient of a $400,000 donation from the estate of Clement M. “Clem” Lange. The gift is designated for the Clem and Mary Lange Best Chairs Endowment for the Benefit of Ferdinand, Holland, and St. Henry, which was established in 2002 by Clement and Mary Lange.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb says the $649 million South Shore Double Track project will be a "ginormous magnet" for growth in northwest Indiana. Federal, state and local officials broke ground this morning on the project, which will add 18 miles of new track on the South Shore Line between Michigan City and Gary. ... Read More
