The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis will Friday dedicate its new Citizenship Plaza in the name of U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker. The nonprofit says Barker, who has sat on the bench for nearly 40 years, has presided over the July naturalization ceremony for more than 1,500 new citizens at the Presidential Site since 2003.... Read More
Ohio-based NewVista Behavioral Health is expanding its services into Indiana with the opening of Ethan Crossing of Indianapolis. NewVista says the $6 million, 88-bed campus will treat mental health and substance use disorders.... Read More
The Kosciusko County-based operator of nursing homes and assisted living apartments across Indiana said on Thursday that an end-of-June deadline to transition some facilities to new management has been extended.... Read More
In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten Conference voted Thursday to add the University of Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024.... Read More
The Muncie Children’s Museum has received a $250,000 donation from the American Electric Power Foundation. The gift will support the expansion of the museum's newest exhibit, Discovery Park.... Read More
The Hilb Group in Virginia has acquired two northern Indiana insurance firms. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Hilb says the acquisition of Howe-LaGrange Insurance Agency in LaGrange and Reick Insurance Agency in Kendallville will expand the company's presence throughout the Midwest.... Read More
The Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. is launching a program designed to grow the number of medical technology startups in the area. The organization says the Medical Technology Accelerator Studio aims to complement and advance the existing product development and manufacturing capabilities in Warsaw, which is billed as the Orthopedic Capital of the World.... Read More
The city of Terre Haute is exploring the idea of adding a sports complex and aquatic center on the city’s east side, ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based nonprofit Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana is launching two new additions to its employment-training programs. The nonprofit says the hospitality and healthcare learning labs are part of continued efforts to address the region's historic labor shortages and workforce needs.... Read More
Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZBH) has created an independent nonprofit organization for Movement is Life Inc., a multi-disciplinary coalition established by the company in 2010. Zimmer says the nonprofit will continue to focus on the coalition's mission, which aims to reduce musculoskeletal health disparities among women, racial and ethnic minorities and women living in rural communities.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Komatsu Ltd., a Japan-based provider of equipment and services for the construction and mining industries, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment. The partners say they will initially focus on zero emissions power technologies, including hydrogen fuel cell solutions for large mining haul truck applications.... Read More
Billions of dollars in federal aid came to Indiana over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to stabilize governments and keep the economy moving.... Read More
The federal government is allocating nearly $48 million for a variety of environmental and infrastructure projects near Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana. Congressman Frank Mrvan says some of the money comes from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act approved by Congress in November.... Read More
The founder and chief executive officer of Indianapolis-based startup XR Technologies calls the shortage of math teachers in Indiana “beyond crisis." Kevin Berkopes’ company helps fill those roles by accelerating the teacher training and licensure process. In May, the ed-tech firm received Indiana State Board of Education approval to offer the licensing program to get newly trained math teachers into the classroom.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers will Thursday provide an update on the progress of the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. The state approved $500 million in READI grants to 17 regions last December.... Read More
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved plans from Evansville-based CenterPoint Energy Indiana South to build a natural gas turbine facility in Posey County. The electric utility business of Texas-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) says the $334 million project will replace two coal-fired generation units at the A.B. Brown power plant.... Read More
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
