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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

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has awarded more than $3.6 million to 44 Hoosier businesses in its latest round of Manufacturing Readiness Grants. The grant program was established last year to stimulate private sector investment in an effort to modernize the state's manufacturing industry.... Read More

ic District in Fort Wayne is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 67-property district includes homes and churches built between 1885 and 1964.... Read More

The new Terre Haute Veteran's Clinic is getting set to open its doors almost two years to the day after plans for the $40 million facility were announced. Our partners at WTHI-TV report the 46,000-square-foot clinic will serve some 10,000 veterans from throughout the state.... Read More

ed Ways has named Michael Budd its new chief executive officer. Budd joins the Indianapolis-based nonprofit after nearly six years as CEO for United Way of Greater Lafayette.... Read More

The president and chief executive officer of Better Business Bureau Serving Central Indiana, Tim Maniscalo, is resigning. The BBB says it has appointed Chief Operating and Financial Officer Cathy Armour as its interim president and CEO.... Read More

The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding nine grants totaling $255,000 for mental health and substance abuse programs throughout Indiana. Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana in Plainfield, says the state has seen a rise in mental health and substance use disorders since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More