Regenstrief Names Interim Chief
Indianapolis-based Regenstrief Institute says Dr. Umberto Tachinardi has assumed the role of interim president and chief executive officer, succeeding Dr. Peter Embi ... Read More
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University of Evansville Hires New Dean of Students
The University of Evansville has hired Rachel Carpenter as its new vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Carpenter will succeed Dana Clayton, who is set to retire in February after 32 years at the university.... Read More
HUD Awards $2M Grant to Indy Nonprofit
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $2 million to The Damien Center Inc. in Indianapolis. The funding, which comes from HUD’s Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, will be used to serve low-income people living with HIV.... Read More
PODCAST: Sustainable Solutions for Old Mines
An Indiana company is up-cycling former coal mining and other industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation. ... Read More
Noblesville Company Looks to Go National
sville-based Plumbing Heating Paramedics is expanding its footprint nationally. The company, which last month cut the ribbon on its expanded headquarters in Hamilton County, has launched a ... Read More
Guerin Woods Sells Portion of Facilities
A senior living community in the Floyd County town of Georgetown says it is transferring ownership of one of its properties. ... Read More
Hillenbrand Company Gifts Machinery
Ohio-based Milacron Injection Molding and Extrusion says it is making an investment in the future workforce with its machinery donation to Shawnee State University. Milacron, an industrial technology company for the plastics processing industry, is a subsidiary of Batesville-based Hillebrand Inc. (NYSE: HI).... Read More
Ball Brothers Foundation Awards $6.5M in Grants
Muncie-based Ball Brothers Foundation is awarding more than $6.5 million in its second round of funding for 2021. The foundation says the grants will support a variety of healthcare and education efforts.... Read More
Ivy Tech Eases Transcription Policy
Ivy Tech Community College has implemented a new policy that will make student transcripts available to the student even if they still owe money to the school. ... Read More
Microchip Maker Opening Space at WestGate
Illinois-based microchip manufacturer NHanced Semiconductors Inc. says it will open an office at WestGate Technology Park in Odon. ... Read More
Court Weighs Groping Suit Against Indiana Over Ex-Top Lawyer
A lawyer for women who say Indiana’s former attorney general drunkenly groped them argued Thursday that a federal appeals court should allow their lawsuit against the state over his actions to go forward on the grounds that they were state employees.... Read More
Another Indiana County Deemed Broadband Ready
Fulton County is the latest Indiana county to be designated as an official Broadband Ready Community. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Broadband Office say the certification notifies the telecommunications industry that a community has reduced barriers preventing infrastructure investment. ... Read More
Carmel Balm Maker Growing Product Line
A small health care products company based in Carmel, started in the founder’s kitchen, is continuing to grow its lineup of organic creams and ointments. ... Read More
Final Regions to Present READI Plans
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. will Friday hear the final proposals for the $500 million Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. The final five of the 17 self-identified regions will present their regional development plans for READI funding at Dallara IndyCar Factory in Indianapolis.... Read More
Select Home Health Acquired
Fortis Home Health & Hospice, a provider of home health and private duty home care services, has acquired Indianapolis-based Select Home Health.... Read More
Plastics Company Expands Elkhart Facility
Wisconsin-based Placon is celebrating the opening of its expanded medical facility in Elkhart. The Elkhart Truth reports the plastic packaging manufacturer has invested $11 million to construct the 42,000-square-foot addition and create up to 25 jobs.... Read More
United Way Launches ‘Strong Neighborhoods’ Initiative
Allen County is launching Strong Neighborhoods, an initiative it says will help create collaborations and build resources at the neighborhood level. The nonprofit is partnering with Bridge of Grace and the Pettit-Rudisill Neighborhood Association to pilot the initiative in the Pettit-Rudisill neighborhood in Fort Wayne.... Read More
BP Agrees to $500K Penalty, Soot Limits at Whiting Refinery
Oil giant BP (NYSE: BP) agreed Thursday to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery under an agreement with regulators and activists who accused the company of violating an earlier deal.... Read More
EXHALE App Founder to Address Racial Wealth Gap
Indianapolis entrepreneur Katara McCarty is one of 15 black women nationwide named to the inaugural cohort of Highland Leaders, an initiative launched by The Highland Project... Read More
Early Learning Indiana Awards Childcare Grants
Early Learning Indiana has awarded $1.7 million in Closing the Gap grants to 18 organizations to help address childcare access issues. The Indianapolis-based nonprofit says the funding will support statewide efforts to increase capacity and quality, and ensure affordability and choice for families.... Read More