The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has released the findings of its first worker survey. The chamber says results indicate nearly a quarter of respondents still expect to search for a new job next year despite feeling secure in their current jobs.... Read More
IndyGo board of directors is set to vote on the approval of construction contracts for the Purple Line Thursday, marking the official kick off for Indianapolis’s second bus rapid transit line after the Red Line.... Read More
Indianapolis-based nonprofit Indiana Forest Alliance has released what it calls an Urban Forest Protection Strategy, an initiative intended to protect wooded areas of the city... Read More
After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, one of the largest trade shows in Indianapolis will kick off Thursday at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. The Performance Racing Industry Trade Show will feature more than 1,100 exhibitors and is expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees.... Read More
Garfield Park in Indianapolis will play host to a new, two-day music festival produced by Ohio-based Elevation Group. WonderRoad, which will take place in June, will be headlined by rock bands Vampire Weekend and Lord Huron.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Indiana Michigan Power has begun installing smart meters in Fort Wayne as part of the first phase of its "Powering the Next" initiative. I&M says its goal is to install 57,000 smart meters in the city by the end of January and 195,000 by the end of 2022.... Read More
Vincennes University will Thursday hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to launch its first of three collaborative robotics training labs in the state. ... Read More
Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), who is heading a congressional fight against President Joe Biden’s proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, said Wednesday he was against state-level efforts to block businesses from imposing their own workplace vaccination requirements.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Vera Bradley Inc. (Nasdaq: VRA) is reporting third quarter net income of $5.8 million, down from $8.9 million during the same period a year ago. Chief Executive Officer Rob Wallstrom says the luggage, handbag, and accessory design company continues to gain momentum as consumers have responded to "product innovation and collaborations, supported by data-driven and targeted marketing."... Read More
Gary-based Methodist Hospitals has launched a CareFirst facility in Valparaiso. The hospital says the facility is the fourth CareFirst Immediate Care center in northwest Indiana, in addition to facilities in Crown Point, Merrillville and Schererville.... Read More
Officials from Purdue University and Indiana University Health say a recently-announced collaboration is a "great opportunity" to fight the opioid epidemic in two rural east central Indiana counties. ... Read More
Indiana University has announced plans to establish a new research institute focused on the stigma of mental health, thanks in part to a $3 million gift from the Jim Irsay family.... Read More
Colorado-based Bolder Industries Inc., a recycler of used tires, has purchased the former Pyrolyx facility in Terre Haute with plans to invest $40 million to restart the plant... Read More
A California-based tech company with a growing presence in Indianapolis has closed on a $48 million Series C round of funding. Celigo, which bills itself as an Integration Platform-as-a-Service provider, says it will use the funding to accelerate global expansion and increase its go-to-market capacity.... Read More
Elkhart-based THOR Industries Inc. (NYSE: THO) is reporting first quarter net income of $244 million, compared to $115 million during the same period a year ago... Read More
The Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. says the city of Warsaw has acquired a former grocery store site in the city's downtown that is primed for redevelopment. KEDCO says officials are looking at building a mixed-use development that could include a workforce housing component.... Read More
Early Learning Indiana is the recipient of a $1 million matching grant from United Way of Central Indiana's Capital Projects Fund for a new Day Early Learning education center on the south side of Indianapolis. Day Early Learning at Manual will serve 80 children from infancy to five years old when it opens in June.... Read More
Houston-based Meridian Adhesives Group has acquired American Sealants Inc. in Fort Wayne. Meridian says ASI will join its industrial division, serving the flooring, packaging and product assembly markets.... Read More
Economic development officials in Lawrence County say Tuesday’s announcement that General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will invest $51 million into its die casting foundry in Bedford serves as a signal the plant is part of the company’s long-term strategy.... Read More
A Massachusetts-based uniform supply and servicing company has completed an expansion in Hammond that is more than three years in the making. UniFirst Corp. (NYSE: UNF) has opened its $12 million industrial laundry plant in the Lake County city and say it has plans to grow its workforce.... Read More
