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USI Establishes Pharmacy Degree Pathway with Sullivan

The University of Southern Indiana and the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Services in Louisville have approved a Doctor of Pharmacy pathway agreement. USI says the agreement allows undergraduate students at USI who have completed three years of all prerequisite courses into the Sullivan's PharmD program.... Read More

Union Street Market Adds Local Grocers

Five new merchants have been announced for the Union Street Market food hall at the Electric Works mixed-use innovation district in downtown Fort Wayne. Union Street Market says the additions, which include local grocery retailers, bring the total number of merchants to 19 of 25 available spaces.... Read More

Hoosier Companies Among ‘Most Trustworthy’

Nine Indiana-based companies are included in Newsweek's annual ranking of "America's Most Trustworthy Companies." The publication says 400 companies are ranked across nearly two dozen industries based on a survey of 50,000 U.S. residents.... Read More

Mixed-Use Project Planned for Tipton County

Officials in Tipton County are considering a plan for a multi-million-dollar mixed-use development along U.S. 31. The Kokomo Tribune reports the project would include at least one hotel, light industrial space and a travel plaza, among other features.... Read More

IU Receives $1.2M to Develop Vaccine

Indiana University has received a $1.2 million grant from venture capital firm GIVAX Inc. to further develop a new technology for a combination oral rotavirus-norovirus vaccine. The technology, which was developed by IU biology professor John Patton and graduate student Asha Philip, is designed to alter the current rotavirus vaccine for infants to also protect against norovirus.... Read More

Purdue University Northwest Adds Degree

Purdue University Northwest will add a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree following approval from the Purdue University Board of Trustees. PNW plans to welcome new students and transition current students into the program beginning this fall, pending approval by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.... Read More

MBX Biosciences Names CFO

Carmel-based biopharmaceutical company MBX Biosciences Inc. has named Richard Bartram chief financial officer. Bartram most recently served as CFO of Michigan-based Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR).... Read More

Trades Council Addressing Workforce Shortage

Getting people interested in the skilled trades, such as bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing, remains a challenge in Indiana and across the country. To help meet the high demand, the Tippecanoe Building and Construction Trades Council is once again hosting an apprenticeship expo this summer. President Stephen Snyder says the workforce shortage in the building trades has been growing for several years.... Read More

Damien Center Receives $2M to Prevent HIV

The Damien Center in Indianapolis has received a $2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nonprofit says the funding will support its work to prevent HIV infections for Young Transgender Persons of Color and their partners.... Read More

Mohr Logistics Park Moves to Next Stage

A 153-acre plot of land at the Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland has been approved by the town's plan commission. Our partners at the Daily Journal report the site, which was added to the development last April, allows Texas-based Mohr Development to build up to six buildings.... Read More