Express Wash Concepts Expands to Richmond

Ohio-based Express Wash Concepts has acquired three Snazzy's Express Car Wash locations, including two in Richmond and one in Ohio. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Express Wash Concepts says the deal brings its total car wash locations to 54.... Read More

New Owners Take Over at Good’s Candy Shop

A popular candy store in Anderson is officially under new ownership. Our partners at The Herald Bulletin report Uranus Fudge Factor and General Store has taken over control of the former Good's Candy Shop after acquiring the business in September.... Read More

IEA Lands $44 Million Contract

White Construction, a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (Nasdaq: IEA), has secured a $44 million award to lead the construction of a wind farm in Riverside County, California. Work on the 60 MW utility-scale wind farm is expected to begin in early 2022.... Read More

Foundation to Use Grant for Burmese Health Outreach

The Franciscan Health Foundation has received a grant from the Cigna Foundation to bolster its health improvement outreach for the growing Burmese population in Indianapolis. The more than $184,000 grant is being used to fund a Burmese Community Health Worker who will provide one-on-one, culturally appropriate help for clients with health and human service needs.... Read More

Lawmakers Face Debates on Vaccine Limits, Tax Cuts

Indiana lawmakers expect to start their new session by quickly diving into a contentious debate over a Republican-backed proposal aimed at limiting workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements, even as the virus threatens to overwhelm the state’s hospitals.... Read More

New Downtown Indy Hotel Opens

A new hotel has opened in downtown Indianapolis. The more than $50 million, dual-branded Hampton Inn by Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton Indianapolis Canal IUPUI has created about 20 jobs with plans for more.... Read More

Former Muncie Mayor Begins Prison Sentence

A former mayor of Muncie has reported to prison after pleading guilty to a charge of theft of government funds. Dennis Tyler was sentenced last month to one-year in prison and the Star Press reports Tyler has begun serving that sentence at the Morgantown Federal Correctional Institution in West Virginia.... Read More

Reid Health Auxiliary Makes Record Donation

The Reid Health Auxiliary has made a record donation to the Reid Health Foundation in Richmond. The auxiliary's board members presented Reid Health Foundation President Randy Kirk with a $370,000 check, nearly $50,000 more than last year's record-setting total.... Read More

State Gives Update on COVID Fight

As the number of COVID cases surge in Indiana, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed executive orders Wednesday to extend the public health emergency and maintain orders that help Hoosiers impacted by COVID-19 across the state. ... Read More

State Releases 2021 Graduation Rates

The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2021 state graduation rates. The IDOE says data found that 86.7% of students in the class of 2021 graduated, down one percentage point from the previous year.... Read More