Comfort Systems USA Buys Indy Companies

Houston-based Comfort Systems USA Inc. (NYSE: FIX) has acquired MEP Holding Co. Inc., including its subsidiary Edwards Electrical & Mechanical Inc. in Indianapolis. Comfort Systems USA has also acquired Thermal Service LLC and TES Controls LLC in Kentucky and temporary staffing company Kodiak Labor Solutions LLC in Indy.... Read More

Wayne Township Board of Ed to Allow Referendum to Expire

The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township will let its 2015 operational referendum expire. The MSD Wayne Board of Education, which finalized the decision at its meeting earlier this week, says the district was facing a number of financial difficulties when it passed the referendum.... Read More

Trucking Company Announces Layoffs

Muncie-based Nash and Sons Trucking Inc. has notified the state it is temporarily laying off 75 workers. The trucking company says the layoffs will take place at its four Indiana locations. ... Read More

The Mill Expands Lineup

Bloomington-based business incubator and coworking space The Mill is expanding its lineup of pitch competitions for Indiana-based startups... Read More

Indianapolis Prize Boosts Finalist Awards

The finalists for what is considered the most prestigious award in animal conservation will now receive larger monetary awards. The Indianapolis Prize says the finalists will each receive $50,000 instead of the previously-awarded $10,000, thanks to a grant from Indy-based Lilly Endowment Inc.... Read More

Autonomous Challenge Winner Launches Spinoff Company

The winner of the inaugural Indy Autonomous Challenge has launched a spinoff company. TUM Autonomous Motorsport, the team from Technische Universität München in Germany, says driveblocks aims to develop a platform for fully autonomous vehicle applications.... Read More

Indy Email Automation Provider Acquired

Canada-based Redbrick has acquired Delivra, an email marketing automation provider headquartered in Indianapolis. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Redbrick says it will retain all of Delivra’s employees.... Read More

Lawsuit Over Casino Operator Selection Dropped

The path toward a new casino in Terre Haute appears to now be clear. Our partners at WTHI-TV report Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: FLL) has dropped its lawsuit against the Indiana Gaming Commission over its selection of Churchill Downs Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDN) as the casino's operator.... Read More

Purdue Global Partners With Kearney Medical Center

Purdue University Global is partnering with the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska to offer discounted tuition rates for staff and their families. The university says it is offering 20% tuition reduction for undergraduate programs, 14% reduction for graduate programs and 10% reduction for doctoral programs.... Read More

LaPorte County Seeking Broadband Designation

The LaPorte County Commissioners have approved an ordinance to submit to the state in an effort to earn the Broadband Ready Designation. The county says the designation could stimulate $130 million dollars in private sector investment.... Read More

Bloomington’s Waldron Arts Center Reopens

After being closed for nearly two years, the Waldron Arts Center in Bloomington has reopened its doors to the public and artists. The city says it has completed repair work to stabilize and upgrade the venue, which the city took over last year.... Read More

Lawsuit Against Virtual Schools Goes to Court

A lawsuit filed last year by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita against a group of virtual schools will be heard in court today. Our partners at WFYI report the Hamilton County Superior Court will hear arguments in the case, in which the state accuses three online schools, along with related companies and people, bilked the state out of millions of dollars in funds.... Read More