The Indiana Destination Development Corp. has named David Holt as chief operating officer and chief of staff. Holt joins the IDDC after serving as senior vice president for development and community affairs for South Bend-based Holladay Properties. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures has awarded $164,000 in grants to support expansion of entrepreneurship programming. The funding, which is being awarded to 11 organizations around the state, is part of the organization's total $1.6 million investment in startups made through Elevate Nexus Pitch Competitions over the last year.... Read More
Indiana’s governor held back Monday from supporting a proposal by fellow Republicans that would force businesses to grant COVID-19 vaccination requirement exemptions without any questions and block similar immunization rules set by state universities.... Read More
Elkhart-based Patrick Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: PATK) has acquired Williamsburg Marine LLC and Williamsburg Furniture Inc., a manufacturer of marine and motorized RV seating in the Kosciusko County town of Milford. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
A Michigan City-based brewery is planning a big expansion. Burn 'Em Brewing says it will invest nearly $2 million to acquire and renovate a former warehouse building in the city's downtown and create up to 30 full-time jobs.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture on Monday honored poultry producers at the 74th annual Indiana state poultry recognition event. Over the past year, the department says Hoosier poultry farmers have donated nearly 200,000 pounds of poultry products to Indiana residents in need.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Foster Success is launching its Health and Well-Being program in partnership with the Indiana State Department of Health. The nonprofit says the program is designed to ensure teens and young adults transitioning out of foster care maintain access to health insurance and support to connect with healthcare providers and health records.... Read More
Kauffman Engineering has announced plans to layoff more than 60 employees and shutter its Lebanon-based facilities. In a notice to the state, the company cited ongoing supply chain and labor disruption issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for its decision.... Read More
Over the last several months, new businesses have been popping up along North Wells Street in Fort Wayne as officials work to revitalize the area. Councilman Geoff Paddock says the next steps of the project are being worked out and he and business owners are hopeful for a business boom in the area.... Read More
Ireland-based Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE) has announced plans to grow the central Indiana footprint of its Schlage Lock Co. LLC subsidiary. The security products and solutions provider says it will invest $13 million to enhance its manufacturing and engineering capabilities in Indiana, and create up to 325 jobs by the end of 2026.... Read More
Hundreds of onlookers gathered in Evansville to watch as a series of blasts brought down an 18-story office tower that had been the southwest Indiana city’s tallest building for than a half-century.... Read More
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Board of Directors has named the recipients of the 2022 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch says more than $170 million in housing tax credits were awarded to 17 developments to create or preserve nearly 900 affordable units for the homeless. The program is intended […]... Read More
Fourteen Indiana colleges and universities have been awarded grants from a partnership between the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and Indiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate.... Read More
As Indiana airports prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday rush, there are indications that air travel is coming back. In the third quarter, Indianapolis International Airport reported more than 2 million passengers, and has outpaced the U.S. recovery based on passenger numbers in 16 of 17 months ending in August... Read More
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature will reconvene late this month to consider ending the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that has been in place since March 2020, legislative leaders said Saturday.... Read More
After seven weeks of intensive work, five Indiana startups are preparing to pitch their agricultural technology businesses. Learn more in this podcast preview... Read More
Indianapolis-based High Alpha is the lead investor in a $10 million seed round of funding for Chicago-based software company Logik.io. The company says it will use the funding to fuel product development and go-to-market efforts in 2022.... Read More
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today has awarded over $700,000 in grants to 11 historic properties through the state’s Historic Renovation Grant Program. ... Read More
Kokomo-based Haynes International Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYN) is reporting a fiscal full-year net loss of $8.7 million, compared to a loss of $6.5 million the previous year. Despite the drop, Chief Executive Officer Michael Shor says the company "saw the first signs of meaningful growth" in its aerospace segment.... Read More
Valparaiso-based AVRO Development LLC, a real estate holding company founded by Valparaiso University’s board of directors, says it intends to develop 130 acres of land adjacent to the university campus. ... Read More
