The planned $260 million casino in Terre Haute has secured another key approval. Our partners at WTHI-TV report the Terre Haute Board of Zoning Appeals has unanimously approved a height variance for the Queen of Terre Haute's 150-foot tall hotel.... Read More
Indiana’s new tax on vaping is being cut even before it takes effect despite protests from anti-smoking advocates.... Read More
Two northern Indiana food distribution companies have joined forces. South Bend-based Stanz Foodservice has merged with Troyer Foods in Goshen to create what they say is the largest Indiana-based food distributor.... Read More
The first director of the Indiana State Department of Toxicology is stepping down. Governor Eric Holcomb’s office says Ed Littlejohn will retire in April after 10 years in the position.... Read More
Officials will break ground Friday on a new $50 million mixed-use project. Federal Hill Apartments will include 220 apartment units in three buildings, more than 31,000 square feet of commercial space and 210 public parking spaces.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced the long-term retirement plans of its president and chief executive officer. Kevin Brinegar, who has led the organization for 20 years, is set to retire in January 2024.... Read More
DePauw University says two gifts totaling $40 million will support the university's new School of Business and Leadership. The announcement comes just one day after DePauw unveiled its five-year strategic plan, which includes the creation of the business school.... Read More
The town of Speedway has approved an increase to water and wastewater rates to fund capital improvements to its water and wastewater infrastructure. The town says the rate increase amounts to an additional $14.30 per month for Speedway residential users who use 4,000 gallons of water or less monthly.... Read More
Rolls-Royce Corp. has announced plans to invest $400 million in its Indianapolis and West Lafayette operations. The company says the investment, which will take five years to complete, is part of an effort to modernize its engine test facilities in Indiana.... Read More
Easterseals Crossroads, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit that provides disability services, has been awarded a one-year, $100,000 grant from Comcast NBCUniversal. The nonprofit says the grant will help build a digital skills and employment training program for youth with disabilities.... Read More
A Chicago-based consumer products manufacturer is shutting down operations in Jackson County. In a notice to the state, Home Products International-North America Inc. says it will close its two manufacturing plants and distribution center in Seymour and lay off 123 employees.... Read More
Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank announced that Connie Bond Stuart will retire as regional president for central and southern Indiana. Banking executive Jason Eckerle, who most recently served as Midwest regional executive for PNC Commercial Banking, will succeed Stuart.... Read More
Dove Recovery House for Women has launched the public phase of its $2.5 million Groundbreaking Impact Capital Campaign. The organization says the funding will be used to expand its main campus at 34th and Meridian in Indianapolis.... Read More
From soaring gas prices at the pumps to higher grocery bills and almost everything in between, inflation is having a big impact on Indiana’s economy. Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University Mike Hicks has more on the cause and effect.... Read More
An assistant professor of entomology at Purdue University is leading a $3.7 million study examining the impact of pests in high tunnels, plastic barriers designed to protect crops from environmental factors such as high wind or rainfall. Laura Ingwell says the project aims to understand how pest pressures vary whether the high tunnels are located in urban or rural areas. ... Read More
DePauw University has released its new "DePauw's Bold & Gold 2027" strategic plan. The university says the five-year plan includes the creation of a School of Business and Leadership.... Read More
Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) has relocated its North American headquarters from Chicago to Schererville, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana. The move comes more than a year after the steelmaker divested most of its U.S. assets to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF).... Read More
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., which operates in Lafayette, will Thursday celebrate the 35th anniversary of its founding in the Hoosier State. The automaker will celebrate its evolution in Tippecanoe County, including growing from fewer than 1,000 employees to more than 6,500.... Read More
Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) is looking to hire 100 people in the Warsaw area as it expands its digital technologies. Zimmer Biomet says the jobs are on-site or partially remote in the engineering, operations and quality assurance departments.... Read More
The Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission has launched what it says is Indiana’s first regional digital inclusion plan. The commission says the plan is designed to bridge the digital divide by making broadband existent, affordable and accessible for all people in the southeast Indiana region.... Read More
