Earlham College has broken ground on a new retail center that will feature dining and shopping options close to campus. President Anne Houtman says the school is utilizing an unused area of campus for the new student destination.... Read More
Purdue University Northwest has named the three winners of its Big Sell competition held at the university's College of Business and College of Technology. PNW says 12 finalists delivered six-minute pitches to a three-member panel of judges made up of local entrepreneurs.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security has named Dr. Eric Yazel as the new chief medical director for Indiana EMS. He currently serves as Clark County health officer and succeeds Dr. Michael Kaufmann, who stepped down in April.... Read More
The Hammond economic development director says the state’s pro-business environment is paying off for the Lake County city that sits on the Indiana-Illinois border.... Read More
U.S. News & World Report has released its list of the Best Places to Live in the United States. Three Indiana communities made the top 150 metropolitan areas based on affordability, desirability and quality of life.... Read More
North Carolina-based Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) has announced plans to acquire C.H.I. Overhead Doors in Illinois in a deal valued at $3 billion. Nucor, which has multiple locations in Indiana, says the deal includes the overhead door manufacturer's plant in Terre Haute.... Read More
Indianapolis-based ProTeam Tactical Performance is preparing to open its first location outside of central Indiana. The company, which helps first responders recover from and prevent injuries in a manner similar to collegiate and professional athletes, will bring its model to Merrillville beginning May 23.... Read More
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, along with city officials and community partners, celebrated the opening of the new Indianapolis-Marion County Community Justice Campus on the city’s southeast side Monday. The $575 million complex houses the Marion County Superior Court, Marion County Circuit Court, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Adult Detention Center and the Assessment and Intervention Center.... Read More
Carmel-based energy strategy firm Solential Energy is working with The Maschhoffs LLC, a hog production company headquartered in Illinois, to construct a 3.06-megawatt solar array at the company's Griggsville Feed Mill. The partners say the project will help offset rising energy costs while furthering sustainable farming practices.... Read More
Elkhart-based Tepe Sanitary Supply Inc. has been acquired by Imperial Dade, a distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies located in New Jersey. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Imperial Dade says customers will benefit from the expanded product and service offerings.... Read More
A 16-year-old student in Greencastle is looking to fill the financial literacy gap among students in his community. Isaac Hertenstein founded the nonprofit Students Teaching Finance, a program that was inspired by the lack of financial education in his school and throughout Indiana, which is not one of 13 states in the U.S. that requires a personal finance class.... Read More
IndyGo has launched two programs to help underserved populations of Indianapolis, including an on-demand transit service and a mobile health clinic. ... Read More
The founder of Fort Wayne-based Sweetwater Sound continues to expand his business interests in aviation. ... Read More
Steel Harbor LLC, a stainless steel fabrication startup based in Goshen, was denied economic incentives from the Elkhart County Council. The Elkhart Truth reports the company plans to spend more than $6 million to build and equip a 55,000-square-foot facility in the Elkhart East business park.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) is partnering with Xos Inc. (Nasdaq: XOS), a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles, to jointly develop heavy-duty Class 7 and 8 commercial electric vehicles. Allison says its eGen Power e-Axles will be integrated into Xos Class 7 and 8 100% battery-electric commercial vehicles.... Read More
An anonymous donor has given Indiana State University $1 million to create the President John Moore and Nancy Moore Bridge the Gap Endowed Scholarship. Moore, who served as the university's president from 1992 to 2000, died in March.... Read More
In the face of strong economic headwinds and supply chain issues, the recreational vehicle industry is registering double digit sales gains and that’s good news for northern Indiana, which produces nearly 90% of all RVs in the U.S. But Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County Chief Executive Officer Chris Stager says rising gas prices could quickly change things. ... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) to treat type 2 diabetes that is also shown to help with weight loss. The FDA says Mounjaro "was effective at improving blood sugar and was more effective than the other diabetes therapies with which it was compared in clinical studies."... Read More
Indiana once again beat the most recent revenue projections in April. The Indiana State Budget Agency says General Fund revenues last month totaled more than $3.3 billion, which was 17.5% higher than the December 2021 forecast and nearly 50% higher than the same month last year.... Read More
Paris-based infrastructure company Meridiam is planning to invest more than $50 million to bring high-speed internet access to every resident in the city of Bloomington. The city says Meridiam will build and operate an open-access-model fiber network that will provide net neutrality and digital equity opportunities.... Read More
