The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new imaging drug, developed by a Purdue University researcher, that can help spot tumors during surgery with the use of fluorescent technology. ... Read More
Kindergartners at Daleville Community Schools are sowing the fruits - and vegetables - of their labor through a hands-on teaching them valuable lessons about growing and eating healthy food. The district is using a $50,000 farm-to-school grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to teach... Read More
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. and Black Chamber Fort Wayne are formally joining forces. The organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow each other to share resources in an effort to better serve their members and the community.... Read More
Construction has started on a $63 million project that will bring 242 single family units to Fishers. Indianapolis-based developer Thompson Thrift Residential says Slate at Fishers District will offer luxury housing in a build-for-rent community.... Read More
A growing number of Indiana healthcare-focused organizations are joining forces in a statewide effort to ensure more access to health services. ... Read More
Odon-based geospatial intelligence firm geoConvergence has been awarded a $48.9 million contract from the United States Navy. The firm will serve as a subcontractor to Virginia-based Booz Allen Hamilton on a five-year contract that involves developing new capabilities for maritime operations.... Read More
The Indiana University School of Medicine has received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand a substance use program geared towards adolescents and their caregivers... Read More
Development Fund. Cobomba, which has developed an artificial intelligence software platform to help marketing professionals, says it will use the funding to... Read More
Two Indiana-based aviation companies have merged and plan to establish new national headquarters in Indianapolis. Jet Access and Eagle Creek Aviation say the merger will create a private aviation brand capable of offering a full spectrum of private aviation needs and will make Indianapolis a national aviation hub.... Read More
The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute has released a new report on Indiana’s local income tax structure, which if relaxed, could shift hundreds of millions of dollars into local budgets, according to the report author. ... Read More
The Zotec Foundation in Indianapolis is contributing $250,000 over three years to Foster Success. The foundation says the funding will help Foster Success expand its workforce readiness program.... Read More
Indiana’s higher education commissioner gives the state a “B or B-minus” in its efforts to create a better-educated workforce.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Hotel Tango Distillery has reorganized its leadership team and promoted Nick Ladig to serve as president to oversee all functions of the business.... Read More
The Thanksgiving holiday is traditionally one of the busiest and most important weekends of the year for retailers. And while traffic is likely up substantially from last year’s pandemic-impacted numbers, retail experts say everything from inflation to supply chain chaos is making it difficult to predict... Read More
United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $1.2 million in grants to 14 community organizations. The nonprofit says the recipients will use the funding to address homelessness, expand a nutrition program for Black people living with HIV, and support women in the welding industry, among other initiatives.... Read More
The RV Industry Association’s October 2021 survey of manufacturers found that RV shipments totaled 58,000 units, an increase of 22.5% compared to the same period last year. The association, which has an office in Elkhart, says the total was the highest on record for any month, passing last month’s record of 55,014 units by more than 5%.... Read More
Plainfield-based Duke Energy Indiana has filed a $1.9 billion plan with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission it says will improve the reliability of its statewide network. If approved, the utility says the plan would increase rates an average of 1% per year over five years beginning in 2024.... Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced final judgments against two former executives of an Evansville plastics manufacturer. The SEC says Kevin Kuhnash and Jason Jimerson are being ordered to pay more than $2 million in penalties and interest after being sentenced to prison earlier this year on charges of securities fraud and money laundering.... Read More
he Fort Wayne City Council has approved a resolution that would form a committee to draft a subpoena for officials from Red River Waste Solutions. Our partners at WPTA-TV report council members have been seeking answers regarding the trash collection company’s recent bankruptcy filing.... Read More
Legislators won’t meet Monday to consider limits on vaccine mandates after all. The General Assembly normally doesn’t meet for the six weeks between the ceremonial opening of the session in November and the start of legislative business after New Year’s. ... Read More
