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State officials have chosen the preferred route of a proposed highway that would run from the Ohio River to I-69, linking small southern Indiana communities to the interstate.... Read More

Indiana University Health is detailing plans for a major expansion in Fishers. The health system says it is investing $287 million to grow the IU Health Saxony Hospital campus, which will be renamed IU Health Fishers, by nearly 50% and double the hospital's workforce.... Read More

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is launching a program to celebrate manufacturers who are treating their employees well. Chamber President Kevin Brinegar says making the Indiana's Best Places to Work in Manufacturing list could improve morale and retention among manufacturers, as well as enhance recruitment efforts.... Read More

The University of Southern Indiana and the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Services in Louisville have approved a Doctor of Pharmacy pathway agreement. USI says the agreement allows undergraduate students at USI who have completed three years of all prerequisite courses into the Sullivan's PharmD program.... Read More

Five new merchants have been announced for the Union Street Market food hall at the Electric Works mixed-use innovation district in downtown Fort Wayne. Union Street Market says the additions, which include local grocery retailers, bring the total number of merchants to 19 of 25 available spaces.... Read More

The city of South Bend has launched a new workforce development program to help job seekers earn industry-level job certifications. ... Read More

Nine Indiana-based companies are included in Newsweek's annual ranking of "America's Most Trustworthy Companies." The publication says 400 companies are ranked across nearly two dozen industries based on a survey of 50,000 U.S. residents.... Read More

A former Indiana state senator pleaded guilty Monday to receiving about $40,000 in illegal contributions from a casino company for his unsuccessful 2016 congressional campaign.... Read More

Indiana Black Expo has named Alice Watson president of the organization, succeeding Tanya Mckinzie, who announced plans to step down at the end of the year. ... Read More

Officials in Tipton County are considering a plan for a multi-million-dollar mixed-use development along U.S. 31. The Kokomo Tribune reports the project would include at least one hotel, light industrial space and a travel plaza, among other features.... Read More

Indiana University has received a $1.2 million grant from venture capital firm GIVAX Inc. to further develop a new technology for a combination oral rotavirus-norovirus vaccine. The technology, which was developed by IU biology professor John Patton and graduate student Asha Philip, is designed to alter the current rotavirus vaccine for infants to also protect against norovirus.... Read More

Purdue University Northwest will add a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree following approval from the Purdue University Board of Trustees. PNW plans to welcome new students and transition current students into the program beginning this fall, pending approval by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.... Read More

The latest data from the Indiana Gaming Commission show betters wagered $476 million last month through Indiana’s online and retail sportsbooks... Read More

Carmel-based biopharmaceutical company MBX Biosciences Inc. has named Richard Bartram chief financial officer. Bartram most recently served as CFO of Michigan-based Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR).... Read More

Getting people interested in the skilled trades, such as bricklaying, carpentry and plumbing, remains a challenge in Indiana and across the country. To help meet the high demand, the Tippecanoe Building and Construction Trades Council is once again hosting an apprenticeship expo this summer. President Stephen Snyder says the workforce shortage in the building trades has been growing for several years.... Read More

Several facilities and programs on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette will see a name change, following Friday’s action by the school’s board of trustees... Read More

Indiana continues to beat the most recent revenue projections. ... Read More

The Damien Center in Indianapolis has received a $2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nonprofit says the funding will support its work to prevent HIV infections for Young Transgender Persons of Color and their partners.... Read More

A 153-acre plot of land at the Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland has been approved by the town's plan commission. Our partners at the Daily Journal report the site, which was added to the development last April, allows Texas-based Mohr Development to build up to six buildings.... Read More

A large building in downtown South Bend that once housed the printing plant for the local newspaper could become a church. ... Read More