A Huntington-based manufacturer of conveyor systems and material handling equipment has broken ground on a nearly $5 million expansion. Shuttleworth says the project will add 55,000 square feet of manufacturing space and create 20 jobs by the end of 2024.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 16th Annual Indiana IMPACT Awards, which honors student interns and the employers that support internship programs. The program is presented by Work and Learn Indiana, a program of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.... Read More
The owner of a long-standing casino in Shelbyville has changed the name of the gaming venue while also marking the completion of a nearly $34 million expansion and renovation. ... Read More
The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership's long-time president and chief executive officer, Moira Carlstedt, is preparing to retire. The organization says Carlstedt will continue in the position until a successor is named in the fall.... Read More
A life sciences company based out of a Purdue University professor’s lab has received a nearly $975,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation. GeniPhys says it will use the two-year grant to scale up manufacturing capabilities to commercialize its initial product.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) says it has entered into an agreement to acquire Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) in Michigan in a deal valued at $3.7 billion. Meritor is a supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain products for the commercial vehicle and industrial markets. Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger calls the acquisition an important milestone for the company as it works to develop more zero carbon products.... Read More
Indianapolis-based electric vehicle subscription service Motor has developed a partnership with real estate firm F.C. Tucker Co. to get more realtors behind the wheel of EVs. The incentive program, Charging Ahead, is part of Motor's effort to increase electric car adoption in central Indiana.... Read More
The nonprofit that markets and showcases downtown businesses and amenities in Wabash has rebranded. The organization is now Downtown Wabash Inc., after operating as Wabash Marketplace Inc. for 40 years.... Read More
A utility construction contractor in Orange County has announced a leadership change. Paoli-based ElectriCom LLC says President Raj Beri has been promoted to chief executive officer, succeeding Kevin Mason, who is transitioning to executive chair.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) says it will invest $700 million to establish the Lilly Institute for Genetic Medicine in Boston to accelerate the development of RNA and DNA-based medicines. ... Read More
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has launched a crowdfunding campaign to improve the Staddon Baseball Field in Rensselaer. The IHCDA says Rensselaer Baseball Inc. has until April 23 to raise $37,500 in order to receive a matching grant through the agency's CreatINg Places program.... Read More
The Multi Agency Academic Cooperative Foundation in Valparaiso has received a $1 million gift from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation for the construction of a Residential Tactical Training Village. The foundation says the village will provide a real-life training environment for fire and EMS scenario-based situations and street approaches by law enforcement personnel.... Read More
Developers of a new ghost kitchen will celebrate its opening Tuesday at 16 Tech Innovation Park on the near westside of downtown Indianapolis to support emerging Black chefs and restaurateurs. ... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has awarded a more than $1 million grant to Renew Indianapolis help boost Black homeowner equity in a near northeast side neighborhood. The company says the funding will support a program designed to build generational wealth while addressing gentrification in historically Black neighborhoods.... Read More
Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) is planning to indefinitely idle one of the two remaining blast furnaces at its Indiana Harbor Works steel mill in East Chicago. Despite the move, the steelmaker says no Hoosier jobs will be affected.... Read More
Four more businesses have been announced for Union Street Market at Electric Works in downtown Fort Wayne. The market says the addition of Narrow Road Farm, Brooks BBQ & Chicken, Holy Ladle, and the Charlie Horse bar brings its total number of restaurants and food vendors up to 12.... Read More
Avian influenza has been detected in a fourth commercial turkey flock in southern Indiana and nearly three dozen Indiana farms are now under surveillance for the disease.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Direct Connect Logistix has acquired another third-party logistics provider headquartered in Utah. Financial terms of the deal for Performance Logistics LLC are not being disclosed, though DCL says it plans to expand the workforce at the Utah location.... Read More
A bill that seeks to increase the number of Indiana students who complete the federal college financial aid application advanced to the Indiana House after lawmakers rolled back the measure Monday.... Read More
Earlham College has received a $5.4 million gift from Alan and Peg Kral Scantland, alumni from the class of 1974. The college says the funding will help expand its EPIC Journey program this fall.... Read More
