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Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics has named Tracy Jaisle chief financial officer. ... Read More

The Indiana State Fair is holding a job fair Thursday as it seeks to fill hundreds of seasonal jobs. The state fair needs workers for parking, security, operations, information booths, among other positions. The State Fair says it is offering referral and job attendance incentive programs this year.... Read More

The Indiana State Fair has announced its first wave of free concerts for this year’s fair... Read More

Ireland-based Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE), which has its Americas regional headquarters in Carmel, has named John Stone president and chief executive officer.... Read More

South Bend-based startup Groundata has received $20,000 from the Elevate Ventures Community Ideation Fund. The startup, which offers a platform to automate processes for philanthropic funders and their portfolio nonprofits, says it will use the funds for product development and to expand its sales and marketing efforts.... Read More

Wisconsin-based gener8tor has announced the spring cohorts for the gBETA Bloomington-Columbus program. The startup accelerator says the seven-week program supports early stage startups and growth of the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem.... Read More

Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indianapolis has been awarded an $8.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract. The contract increases the scope to procure original equipment manufacturer engineering and logistics support for KC-130J aircraft engines for the U.S. Marine Corps and the government of Kuwait under the Foreign Military Sales program.... Read More

Jennifer Short just finished her sophomore year at Purdue University, but she’s already getting real-world experience in engineering that few of her peers can match... Read More

Dozens of employees of St. Louis-based Ascension have filed a lawsuit claiming their religious beliefs were violated when the company fired them after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Our partners at WEHT-TV report the lawsuit claims Ascension, which operates numerous hospitals in Indiana, denied religious exemptions for the workers.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Education is launching a partnership that aims to increase access to postsecondary courses through the Early College High School Program. The IDOE says the Urban College Acceleration Network connects established urban Early College High Schools with urban schools seeking to earn the distinction.... Read More

An 1,100-acre farm in east-central Indiana has been put on the market which could attract some aggressive bidding. Columbia City-based Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company, which is conducting the auction, says Lawton Farms in Union County has some of the most productive farmland in the state. ... Read More

IndyHub and The IndyHub Foundation have appointed Al Carroll president and chief executive officer of the organization. Carroll, whose background includes experience in talent attraction and development and retention, will succeed Blake Johnson in July.... Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $9.4 million in grant funding to 10 recipients in Indiana to assess or clean up brownfield sites. The EPA says projects can range from cleaning up buildings with asbestos or lead contamination, to assessing and cleaning up abandoned properties that formerly managed hazardous chemicals.... Read More

Vincennes University is partnering with the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center at Purdue University to STEM education studios at elementary schools throughout the Hoosier State. The university says the Design and Innovation Studios will help cultivate the next generation of high-tech minds.... Read More

Indianapolis-based retail audio advertising startup Vibenomics has closed on a $12.3 million Series B funding round. The company says it will use the funding to launch additional Audio-Out-of-Home networks in more grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores throughout the country. ... Read More

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has named current Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner David Ober vice president of taxation and public finance... Read More

Purdue University has launched a comprehensive program to address the growing need for experts in the fields of semiconductors and microelectronics. ... Read More

The city of Madison has been awarded a National Park Service Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant. The city will receive the $325,000 grant to support its Preservation and Community Enhancement Grant Program. ... Read More

Data from the U.S Census Bureau shows Westfield was Indiana's fastest-growing community last year. According to the analysis from the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University, Westfield saw a 7.7% population increase in 2021.... Read More

Tourism officials in Terre Haute are optimistic the number of visitors to the Vigo County city will continue to grow as the pandemic recovery continues, boosting tax revenue. Our partners at WTHI-TV report more than $360,000 was collected last year via the city’s 8% innkeeper’s tax.... Read More