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Governor Eric Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers will be traveling to Europe later this month as part of an economic development trip. ... Read More

Indianapolis-based Paradigm Living Concepts LLC has appointed Michelle Pickering as president and chief executive officer. Pickering will succeed founder Jeff Jarecki, who is retiring from the hospice and palliative care company after more than nine years.... Read More

A former employee of Carmel-based travel insurance firm Seven Corners has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. U.S. Attorney Zach Myers' office says Maria Caceres and her accomplices bilked the firm out of nearly $600,000.... Read More

Carmel-based Sprouts Cooking School is expanding with a second location in central Indiana. The "kids-only" cooking school, which says it is the only designated kids cooking school in the state, will open its Zionsville location this summer.... Read More

The president of Creative Works in Mooresville says the recovery from the pandemic has boosted his company's business. Creative Works designs manufactures and installs themes, props and attractions for the amusement industry around the globe and in February, said it would invest $7 million to relocate its headquarters to the southwest side of Indianapolis next month.... Read More

The Mid-States Corridor Regional Development Authority and the Indiana Department of Transportation have released the Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement ... Read More

Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has completed its acquisition of Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a Connecticut-based manufacturer of engine braking and cylinder deactivation systems. ... Read More

Indiana’s unemployment rate fell to 2.2% in March, down from 2.3% the previous month. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the state added more than 7,000 private sector jobs last month.... Read More

The Terre Haute City Council has approved two tax abatements for a Colorado company setting up shop in the city. Bolder Industries Inc. is investing $40 million to establish a used tire recycling operation at the former Pyrolyx USA facility.... Read More

Northside Park in Kokomo will be home to a pump track later this year. The Kokomo Tribune reports the track, which is a circuit of rollers and banked turns for bikes and skateboards, will replace one of the park's two youth athletic fields.... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology professor Dr. Julia Williams has received a $457,500 grant from The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation. Over the next three years, Rose-Hulman says Williams will work to build connections between engineering professional societies and the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network to create value for engineers in industry and in education.... Read More

TechPoint Foundation for Youth has begun a campaign to expand its after-school State Robotics Initiative into classrooms to encourage an extra 1,000 Hoosier girls and children of color toward careers in tech. The foundation says SRI is its largest program, with 24,000 students participating.... Read More

It has been just over a year since three economic development organizations in southwest Indiana merged, forming the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership... Read More

A former Moose Lodge in downtown Michigan City could soon have new life. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the building is slated for redevelopment as a new South Shore Line train station is built across the street as part of the rail line's double-tracking project.... Read More

Forbes has published its fourth annual list of World’s Best Banks and one from Indiana made the cut. The list is based not on balance sheets and profit and loss statements, but rather customer feedback.... Read More

The city of Beech Grove will Friday cut the ribbon on its first greenway and trail system. The $2.6 million Franciscan Trail includes more than 2 miles of walking and biking routes and four new bridges.... Read More

Following a seven-month national search, Grace College & Theological Seminary has appointed Dr. Drew Flamm as its seventh president. Flamm, who currently serves as the college's executive vice president, will transition to his new role in July.... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will this weekend host 32 of Indiana's top high school and community robotics teams at the FIRST Indiana Robotics state championships. The competition, which are open to the public, will be held on a basketball court-sized field at Rose-Hulman's Sports and Recreation Center.... Read More

Elkhart-based Dexter Axle Co. has acquired Premium Supply Ltd. in Texas, a company specializing in custom trailer hoists, hydraulic kits, pumps, controls, and accessories. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More

Indianapolis-based nonprofit Eskenazi Health Foundation has received a $1 million gift from St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild to support the Behavioral Health Academy. The academy, which is a partnership between the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center and local universities, aims to increase the number of dual-licensed clinical social workers and clinical addictions counselors in central Indiana.... Read More