Approximately 30,000 people are expected to attend the ninth Indy Pop Con at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis this weekend. The three day event, which kicks off today, features celebrity guests, including actors, YouTubers and comic book artists, as well as an international film festival, a cosplay championship and video game tournaments.... Read More
Maryland-based portable diagnostic services provider TridentCare has acquired Midwest X-Ray Inc. in Evansville. TridentCare says the deal represents significant growth for the company in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.... Read More
Is Lebanon about to go from bedroom community to boom town? A lot of people think so after Eli Lilly and Company announced plans to invest $2.1 billion to build two manufacturing plants and add 500 jobs at Lebanon's new LEAP Innovation and Research District.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Greenlight Guru has acquired SMART-TRIAL, a company based in Denmark that makes an Electronic Data Capture platform designed for medical devices and diagnostics. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Greenlight says the acquisition expands its capabilities for clinical data management for MedTech companies around the world.... Read More
Columbus Regional Health Foundation has received a $1.5 million gift that it says will help establish the Nurse Family Partnership Endowment Fund. The gift from Christine and Tom Vujovich will support the local Nurse-Family Partnership program, facilitated through nonprofit Healthy Communities.... Read More
Trine University and Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health are partnering on a new $40 million academic building to expand the school’s teaching capacity ... Read More
A Lebanon-based lawn care equipment manufacturer plans to expand and move next year into a new $5 million, 40,000-square-foot building. Steel Green Manufacturing LLC will lease 30,000 square feet in the building under construction south of Interstate 65 at the intersection of State Road 39 and Enterprise Boulevard.... Read More
The University of Evansville has received a $1.7 million gift from the Zane and Frances Todd Trust. The university says the funding will establish the Zane and Frances Todd Merit Scholarship Fund, which will support nontraditional students majoring in engineering, computer science, the sciences, and nursing.... Read More
The president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of Northeast Indiana has announced his retirement.... Read More
Nearly two dozen internet service providers in Indiana are teaming up to create a statewide fiber network. The consortium, known as Hoosier Net LLC, aims to invest millions of dollars to boost broadband infrastructure, internet access and reliability. ... Read More
Germany-based Evonik says it will expand its pharmaceutical production facility in Lafayette and create 80 jobs. The company, which produces the active ingredients for medications, says the total investment is $220 million with the U.S. government funding up to $150 million toward the project through its Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.... Read More
The Westfield Fire Department has broken ground for its new $12.8 million fire station and headquarters. The department says Station 81 will replace its current fire station and headquarters at Westfield’s Public Safety Building.... Read More
The Higher Learning Commission has formally approved Marian University's new E.S. Witchger School of Engineering. The university will begin enrolling its first class of engineering students for the fall 2022 semester.... Read More
Driving across northern Indiana is about to get more expensive, and not just because of steep fuel prices... Read More
Martin University is the victim of a recent ransomware attack. The university says it learned of suspicious activity in January and immediately hired security experts and a computer forensic investigator to analyze the system and determine if personal information was compromised.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) Chief Executive Officer Tom Linebarger says Indiana is fighting “above its weight” when attempting to attract economic development to the state. Linebarger was panelist during last week’s inaugural Indiana Global Economic Summit at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. ... Read More
Merrillville-based White Lodging Services Inc. says it has closed on its remaining five suburban hotels, completing a previously-announced exit from the suburban hotel market. The hospitality company says the shift will allow it to focus its portfolio on "more complex hotels" in concentrated urban destinations.... Read More
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to support the expansive redevelopment of about 16 acres west of The Fashion Mall at Keystone despite pushback from the property’s neighbors.... Read More
Two Indiana courts have received funding to launch eviction diversion programs. ... Read More
Evansville-based Metronet says it has completed a merger with Lubbock, Texas-based Vexus Fiber. ... Read More
