Purdue Polytechnic to Host Innovation Summit
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute will host an event next week in West Lafayette that will focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. The second annual Innovation Summit will feature keynote...... Read More
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Indiana Dollar Express Stores Closing
North Carolina-based Dollar Express has announced it is liquidating and closing all of its stores nationwide, including five Indiana locations. In a notice to the state, the company says 38 employe...... Read More
Northeast Indiana Works Hosting Job Fair
Northeast Indiana Works is hosting the Steuben County Job and Career Fair Wednesday in Angola. The event is open to the general public and features more than 20 companies and staffing agencies from...... Read More
Ag Producer Sentiment Drops Again
Sentiment among farmers dipped again in March, according to a new report from Purdue University. The Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer is now at 124, falling 10 points from the previous month.... Read More
Burgess Appointed State Building Commissioner
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security has announced the appointment of Craig Burgess as state building commissioner. Burgess most recently served as chief of the plan review section for the I...... Read More
Firestone Acquires Seattle Company
Indianapolis-based Firestone Building Products Co. LLC has added a Seattle-based company to its portfolio. Financial terms of the acquisition of Gaco Western, which specializes in roofing systems, ...... Read More
Berry Plastics to Become Berry Global
Evansville-based Berry Plastics Group Inc. (NYSE: BERY) has announced plans to change its name to Berry Global Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tom Salmon says the change reflects a more balanced...... Read More
Buckhorn Lays Out Layoff Plans
Ohio-based plastics manufacturer Buckhorn Inc. has detailed the timeline for previously-announced layoffs at its Bluffton plant. The company says the Wells County facility will close by the end of...... Read More
Saint Joe’s to Drop Accreditation
Financially-strapped Saint Joseph's College has announced plans to resign its accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission. The college says the voluntary move, which will be effective June 30...... Read More
Bar Foundation Awards $700K in Grants
The Indiana Bar Foundation Board of Directors has approved nearly $700,000 in grants to various civil legal aid nonprofits throughout the state. The foundation says the funding will be used for com...... Read More