A South Bend-based personalized greeting card startup has closed a funding round, totaling more than $500,000, including an investment from the Leighton Elevate Angel Development fund. HelloFrom says it is attempting to disrupt the greeting card industry by taking the stress out of sending a card.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Acacia Pharma Group will soon be under new ownership. Our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal report the company is set to be acquired by Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. in New Jersey in a deal valued at nearly $104 million. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based American Senior Communities is launching a Culinary Apprenticeship Program. The program provides in-person, on-the-job training, as well as computer module education that culminates in a professional culinary patch and certification.... Read More
Avian influenza has been detected in a third northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Monday. Laboratory testing of a third commercial duck flock in Elkhart County came back as presumptively positive for the virus, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health said.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb has made several appointments to various state boards. They include the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority Board of Directors and the Governors Workforce Cabinet.... Read More
Evansville-based Berry Global Group Inc. (NYSE: BERY) says it is on pace to meet or exceed its sustainability goals ... Read More
A former Indiana casino executive pleaded guilty Monday to one count of filing a false tax return in a scheme to funnel cash to a political action committee associated with the Marion County Republican Party.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Marian Inc. has completed two construction projects at its headquarters, adding over 42,000 square feet of manufacturing space to its business. ... Read More
Indianapolis Public Schools has named the six finalists for its 2023 Teacher of the Year award. The district says it will name two Teacher of the Year award winners this year, one representing the K-6 elementary school category and another representing the secondary school category, which includes grades 7-12.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb has announced nearly $190 million in funding as part of the third round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program. The funding will support 154 broadband infrastructure expansion projects throughout the state. ... Read More
New York-based USI Insurance Services has acquired Vincennes-based employee benefits brokerage and advisory firm Benefits 7 Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
The Indiana Broadband Office has designated Union County as an official Broadband Ready Community. The Broadband Ready Communities Program was created to encourage broadband development throughout the state.... Read More
Noblesville-based Lifeboost Coffee has seen major growth over the past few years. Last month the company was named the No. 1 fastest-growing company in the Midwest by Inc. magazine, and last year, ranked No. 80 on the publication's annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the fastest-growing companies in the country. ... Read More
A federal arbitrator has ordered Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) to pay $4.5 million to a group of 11 Indiana hospitals. Our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal report Anthem’s policy of denying claims or downgrading reimbursements for ER visits that weren't life-threatening was unlawful and a breach of contract, costing the hospitals millions of dollars.... Read More
The Entrepreneurship Center at Ball State University has provided four students with pre-seed fund grants ... Read More
Columbus-based Toyota Material Handling says two of its equity owned dealerships have merged... Read More
Elkhart-based Lippert Components Inc. (NYSE: LCII) is expanding its employee health and wellness services. The RV components manufacturer says its mobile care unit will travel to its northern Indiana facilities to provide acute care, chronic disease management, and well-being resources.... Read More
The city of New Albany's Redevelopment Commission has moved to use grant funding to help support construction of a new Habitat for Humanity headquarters. The board will use a $500,000 American Rescue Plan grant to help with construction.... Read More
As Elanco Animal Health broke ground last week on its $100 million global campus in downtown Indianapolis, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Simmons called it a project that is building for the future. And he made a point of what he meant by the word building. ... Read More
Jane Stautz grew up on an Iowa farm where she says her parents were ‘conservationists before it was cool.’ She now serves as sustainability lead for Indianapolis-based Advanced Agrilytics, an agronomic services company. Stautz is the guest on the next episode of the Agbioscience podcast, presented by AgriNovus Indiana.... Read More
