Purdue University has signed a research and testing agreement with Rolls-Royce that it says will bring $75 million to the West Lafayette campus over 10 years. Purdue says the agreement will fund testing and research focused on gas turbine technology and electrical and digital technology.... Read More
Officials in Jeffersonville will Thursday mark the opening of the 114-room Hilton Garden Inn and Fuzzy's The 15th Club Food & Spirits. Indiana golf legend Fuzzy Zoeller will cut the ribbon the hotel and restaurant, of which he is a co-owner.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb said Wednesday he was preparing a plan to potentially tap into the growing state budget surplus to help residents with the national inflation jump, while rejecting calls for suspending state gas taxes.... Read More
The Indiana Fever have fired Head Coach Marianne Stanley. The team says Assistant Coach Carlos Knox will take over as head coach on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.... Read More
Newburgh-based Heritage Federal Credit Union has promoted President Tony Aylsworth to the role of chief executive officer. Our partners at WEHT-TV report Aylsworth will succeed David Milligan, who is set to retire later this year after serving in the role for four years.... Read More
The state of Indiana is investigating a slag pit explosion at a northwestern Indiana steel mill, it said Tuesday. The explosion Sunday in a raw materials section of the sprawling Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor West mill on the Lake Michigan shoreline “was caused by rainwater meeting the hot slag,” the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said.... Read More
The city of Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation has unveiled the completed designs for Sunset Skatepark. The public park will consist of a concrete skatepark situated along the riverfront in downtown Evansville and will connect to Micky’s Kingdom Playground.... Read More
Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) is planning a major expansion of its central Indiana operations. The pharmaceutical giant says it will invest $2.1 billion to build two manufacturing facilities in Boone County and create up to 500 jobs. The plants are designed to boost Lilly's manufacturing capacity for active ingredients and new therapeutics such as genetic medicines.... Read More
An Indianapolis nonprofit is looking to help unemployed and underemployed Hoosiers prepare for better career opportunities in blue collar industries such as manufacturing and logistics. Project Azul Executive Director Yecenia Tostado says the organization targets individuals who are systemically marginalized, including ethnic and minority groups, immigrants and refugees, and those with only a high school diploma or less.... Read More
The vacant Bank Calumet building in downtown Hammond appears set to undergo a $24 million renaissance ... Read More
The Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society has announced “First Impressions,” the first phase of renovations to The History Center. Over the last 10 years, the museum says it has undergone more than $3 million in capital projects designed to stabilize major systems, beautify core structural components and improve educational elements.... Read More
The Fort Wayne City Council has approved an agreement to purchase a 6.4-acre parcel of riverfront property from P-Americas LLC, a subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc. (Nasdaq: PEP), for downtown redevelopment. The city will spend $4.5 million to acquire the property with the hope to attract private investment for the land.... Read More
House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) has released a list of summer study committee topics. State lawmakers will meet over the summer and fall months to discuss a number of top policy issues, gather public input and recommend legislation.... Read More
A South Bend attorney has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of mail fraud, securities fraud and bank fraud. ... Read More
Kokomo Mayor Tyler Moore has been on the job since January 2020 and during that short span his administration has seen the city’s automotive industry see massive gains in investment. ... Read More
The owners of Circle Center Mall have received suggestions for potential future uses of the property from several design firms. Our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal report the proposals included multifamily housing, additional street-level retail and entertainment.... Read More
Chip Ganassi Racing and PNC Bank are introducing the inaugural class of interns for their Women In Motorsports program. The program, which was launched earlier this year, aims to create awareness and support for gender equality and economic inclusion for women in the motorsports workforce.... Read More
Republican lawmakers voted Tuesday to override Governor Eric Holcomb's veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in the past two years.... Read More
The new Vigo County jail has opened after two years of construction. Our partners at WTHI-TV report the Vigo County Security Center, which is located behind Haute City Center in Terre Haute, can hold up to 500 people.... Read More
Manchester University is launching an online program that it says will prepare students for a career in dietetics. The university says the Master of Science in Nutrition and Nutrigenomics program will combine nutrition and genetics and is set to launch in 2023.... Read More
