The University of Southern Indiana is partnering with Milwaukee-based engineering firm SIGMA Group to give students practical, hands-on experience in designing and fabricating test equipment ... Read More
A newly-formed international metal recycling firm is bringing a major project to Fort Wayne. The city says Exurban USA Inc. will invest $300 million to build a new facility in the Adams Township Industrial Park and create about 200 full-time jobs.... Read More
The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has hired Crown Point Mayor David Uran as its next president and chief executive officer... Read More
Arkansas-based retailer Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) says it will not reopen the Plainfield warehouse that was destroyed by fire last month.... Read More
The federal government is accusing a southern Indiana town of discriminating against a man with HIV who applied to become a police officer.... Read More
Jasper-based German American Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC) is reporting first quarter net income of $9 million, down from $19.6 million during the same period last year. The bank attributes the loss to costs associated with its $154 million acquisition of Citizens Union Bancorp of Shelbyville Inc. in Kentucky.... Read More
Nine months have passed since Fred Cartwright was named chief executive officer of Conexus Indiana, the state’s initiative that focuses on strengthening Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industries... Read More
The Krannert School of Management at Purdue University has received a nearly $21 million gift from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, the largest gift in the school's history. In recognition of the gift, the university has announced the launch of the Dean V. White Real Estate Finance Program, an academic minor that will begin this fall.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG) is reportedly looking to expand its retail ownership footprint. The mall owner and Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: BAM) are looking to acquire Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) in an $8.6 billion deal, according to the New York Post. ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Indiana Michigan Power is partnering with a conservation group to help convert a former farm field into a wildlife habitat in Muncie. ... Read More
The University of Evansville has hired Dr. Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried as its new director of athletics. Siegfried joins UE from California State University Bakersfield where he served as director of athletics and associate vice president for student affairs since 2015.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Indiana Campus Compact has changed its name to Community-Engaged Alliance. The nonprofit says the rebrand allows it to continue supporting place-based community engagement and service-learning initiatives.... Read More
The Indiana Arts Commission is partnering with the Indiana Department of Education to offer two Arts Integration Learning Labs for K-12 educators and teaching artists. The IAC says the learning labs are designed to empower educator partnerships that will ultimately provide "meaningful arts integration experiences" for students.... Read More
The NBA 2K League kicked off in-person competition for its fifth season with The Tipoff tournament at the new NBA 2K League Studio at The Pavilion at Pan Am Plaza in downtown Indianapolis. T-Wolves Gaming from Minnesota took home the trophy at the end of the tournament. ... Read More
The city of Mishawaka is looking to acquire and demolish the former Kamm Island Apartment property. The South Bend Tribune reports the acquisition could help make way for potential redevelopment of the nearby historic Kamm & Schellinger Brewery building.... Read More
The Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority will this week conduct two public hearings to discuss its preferred route of the Mid-State Corridor ... Read More
The latest data from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis shows the number of single-family building permits in central Indiana has dropped 17% from a year earlier... Read More
The University of Evansville has formally launched a comprehensive fundraising campaign. "Forward>>" intends to generate $125 million in donations over the next several years. The school says it has also received $76 million in gifts towards the campaign.... Read More
Butler University has unveiled the permanent naming of its new 44,000-square-foot sciences building expansion as Levinson Family Hall. It is in honor of a $10 million commitment from Frank and Kristin Levinson.... Read More
Warsaw-based Lakeland Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: LKFN) is reporting record first quarter net income of $23.6 million, compared to $23 million during the same period last year. LakelandChief Executive Officer David Findlay says average balances in commercial and retail demand deposit accounts are more than double the levels experienced in March 2020.... Read More
