In a move that has been years in the making, the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend is restoring an iconic car featured in 1979's "The Muppet Movie." Executive Director Patrick Slebonick says the project is part of the Studebaker story.... Read More
January is National Blood Donor Month, and the city of South Bend is facing a blood shortage that is also being felt throughout the country. South Bend Medical Foundation CEO Tim Travis spoke with IIB on what needs to be done to attract new blood donors.... Read More
Damar Services is set to take over operations at a more than century-old residential treatment home in East Chicago. The Indianapolis-based not-for-profit said Wednesday it begin providing services at the former St. Joseph Carmelite Home.... Read More
A nearly century-old former Boy Scout camp in southeast Indiana is undergoing a restoration led by a group of former scout leaders and camp staff members. Camp Louis Ernst was established in 1929 just south of the town of Dupont, but has seen the...... Read More
Peraton, a national security company based in Virginia, has announced plans to expand research efforts in West Lafayette. The company has signed an agreement to move its West Lafayette Research and Innovation Center to the Purdue Applied Research Institute.... Read More
A third-party logistics firm headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee plans to close its facility on the west side of Indianapolis. In a notice to the state, Kenco Logistic Services LLC said the closure will result in the layoffs of 110 employees.... Read More
Franciscan Health on Sunday marked the opening of its newest hospital in northwest Indiana. The $200 million Franciscan Health Crown Point is a seven-story facility with 200 inpatient beds and will continue its work as the only Level III Trauma Center.... Read More
The Indiana Board of Animal Health has confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial turkey farm in Daviess County. It is the first case of the avian flu reported to the board since May of last year.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded funding to eight Indiana-based farms and businesses through its Rural Energy for America Program. The grants, totaling nearly $1 million, are given to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for...... Read More
The Purdue Center for Regional Development has released a draft of the state's inaugural Digital Equity Plan, designed to help Hoosiers gain access to broadband internet and digital devices, as well as learn digital skills.... Read More
