A former Indianapolis Public Schools building is temporarily getting new life this winter. Our partners at WFYI report the former Susan Roll Leach, IPS 68 building on the city’s northeast side will be used to house women, children and families experiencing homelessness as part of the city’s winter contingency plan.... Read More
The Indiana National Guard has promoted Brig. General Justin Mann of Freedom as its newest general. Mann received his one-star rank from his wife and their children during a ceremony at the Indiana War Memorial.... Read More
While many restaurants were scaling back or closing down during the pandemic, Nashville-based Big Woods restaurant chain was expanding, and continues to do so. ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Sortera Alloys has closed on a $10 million round of funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures in Washington. The company, which has developed a technology platform for the industrial recycling industry, says it will use the funding to scale operations and add jobs.... Read More
Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) says it is eliminating 380 positions around the world, including a 20% reduction of senior managers. ... Read More
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is in the midst of hearing plans for the $500 million Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative. Six of the 17 regions that have submitted plans will Wednesday make their presentations to the READI review committee.... Read More
Personal finance website WalletHub has examined the top 415 U.S. cities that have a university or college with at least 7,500 students. Six Indiana communities made the list, including one in the top ten.... Read More
Fort Wayne community is preparing to close after 75 years in business. Our partners at WPTA-TV report Hall's Original Drive-In will officially close its doors in December.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is partnering with Team de Rooy, a multiple-time winner of the Dakar Rally race, to develop electric trucks for motorsport competitions. The company says testing is scheduled to begin on an electric truck equipped with a conventional Allison transmission in early 2022.... Read More
Pacers Sports & Entertainment has hired Tracy Ellis-Ward as its first senior vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ellis-Ward previously worked for the BIG EAST Conference, where she served as chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer and senior associate commissioner since 2015.... Read More
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday all encourage people to buy. But today is about supporting nonprofit organizations. Since 2012, Giving Tuesday has become a day of heightened generosity when people give to their favorite charities. ... Read More
Open LMS, an Indianapolis-based learning systems provider, is partnering with Pancare Foundation, a nonprofit based in Australia that supports people affected by upper gastrointestinal cancers. As part of the pro-bono partnership, Open LMS says it will provide Pancare with its open-source learning platform for Pancare’s volunteer training program.... Read More
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved a settlement agreement over a rate increase request from the Indiana-based gas utility for CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP). The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor says the agreement will reduce the utility's annual base rates by nearly $6 billion, though customers will still see increases on their bills.... Read More
Evansville-based Berry Global Group Inc. (NYSE: BERY) is responding to a letter from Ancora Holdings Group LLC. The Cleveland-based company, which owns 1% of Berry's outstanding shares, says... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has entered into an agreement with Arizona-based Sion Power Corp., a developer of high-energy rechargeable batteries, to design and supply battery cells. Cummins says the battery cells are based on Sion Power's proprietary lithium metal technology for commercial electric vehicles.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame now on the hunt for a new head football coach. Brian Kelly, who has led the Fighting Irish for 12 seasons, is leaving to become the new head coach at LSU.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso has opened its new cybersecurity teaching lab. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the Cyber Security Operations Center and Awareness Lab will give students the opportunity to run through cybersecurity scenarios in real time.... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new imaging drug, developed by a Purdue University researcher, that can help spot tumors during surgery with the use of fluorescent technology. ... Read More
Kindergartners at Daleville Community Schools are sowing the fruits - and vegetables - of their labor through a hands-on teaching them valuable lessons about growing and eating healthy food. The district is using a $50,000 farm-to-school grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to teach... Read More
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. and Black Chamber Fort Wayne are formally joining forces. The organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow each other to share resources in an effort to better serve their members and the community.... Read More
