A new study released by the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership shows that the region's health and life sciences sector has grown significantly in its economic impact. Due in large part to the Stone Family Center for Health and Life Sciences...... Read More
BP has announced a leadership change at its refinery in northwest Indiana. Donnie Brown, vice president of refining for the BP Whiting Refinery, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Safety & Operational Risk Assurance for BP.... Read More
An Elkhart man was banned from his local Veterans of Foreign Wars post for having his service dog with him in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act., a federal lawsuit filed this week alleges. In July 2022, Forrest Ludwick was with his son at the...... Read More
Indiana's unemployment rate hit 3.7% in May, up one-tenth of a percent from the previous month. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Tuesday that the state added 3,400 private sector jobs over April.... Read More
Veterans assistance organization Helping Veterans And Families of Indiana is expanding its employment services to west central Indiana. As part of its strategic plan to expand into key areas of the state, HVAF has launched a pilot program in Terre Haute.... Read More
Now called the Rick Alvis Shelter for Men and the Julie Alvis Center for Women & Children, the two facilities honor former Wheeler CEO Rick Alvis and his wife, Julie, who have been involved with the organization for over 30 years.... Read More
A subsidiary of Elkhart-based Forest River is adding to its portfolio. Forest River Bus, headquartered in Goshen, has acquired Trans Tech Bus, a manufacturer of Type-A school buses based in Warwick, New York, though financial terms are not being disclosed.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins, which late last year offered voluntary buyouts to some of its salaried employees, now plans to make further reductions to its workforce. Company spokeswoman Lauren Daniel told IBJ she could not share specifics on how many...... Read More
The Small Business Administration will offer $30 million in grant funding for Women's Business Centers for a variety of projects, including funding to open a center in the U.S. Virgin Islands.... Read More
The transmission operator serving 16 states and a Canadian province—including Indiana—could face a capacity deficit as soon as next summer. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s projections for its 2025-2026 planning year ranged from...... Read More
Pinnacle Treatment Centers, a substance abuse treatment provider headquartered in New Jersey, announced Monday that it has opened a new inpatient treatment center in Martinsville.... Read More
An associate professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine has received a four-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Eye Institute and a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Foundation Fighting Blindness to study genetic causes of blindness.... Read More
More than one year after Evansville was selected to create a Promise Neighborhood—a support network for underresourced communities—stakeholders have made great progress in setting up infrastructure for the long-term project. ... Read More
In June, Natalie Singer started a new role as executive director of Reitz Home Museum in Evansville. The museum's board of trustees had been looking to fill the position since Matt Rowe’s departure in January. ... Read More
The Hammond City Council on Monday approved a 10-year tax abatement for Swanel Beverage's planned $7 million expansion. The company plans to construct a new building at the former Carpenter's Hall site next to its existing facility and add at least five jobs.... Read More
Texas-based Heidelberg Materials North America on Monday announced it has completed the conversion of its cement plant in the Clark County community of Speed. The plant is now being used as a slag-grinding facility to produce high-quality slag cement.... Read More
An Indianapolis doctor is suing Franciscan Alliance, claiming the hospital system put him out of business by directing patients away from his practice, terminating his office lease, and failing to meet its financial obligations on two joint ventures.... Read More
The Indiana Republican State Committee unanimously elected former state senator Randy Head on Monday as the new chair of the Indiana Republican Party. Head succeeds former party chair Anne Hathaway, who announced earlier this month that she was...... Read More
Evansville-based health system Deaconess has partnered with a telehealth provider to offer patients 24x7 urgent care through virtual visits. The visits will occur through the MyChart online platform and provide care for routine medical issues such as...... Read More
Indiana hospitals are experiencing a critical blood shortage. Versiti Blood Center of Indiana has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations, saying that some blood types have less than a day’s supply.... Read More
