Approximately 30,000 people are expected to attend the ninth Indy Pop Con at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis this weekend. The three day event, which kicks off today, features celebrity guests, including actors, YouTubers and comic book artists, as well as an international film festival, a cosplay championship and video game tournaments.... Read More
Maryland-based portable diagnostic services provider TridentCare has acquired Midwest X-Ray Inc. in Evansville. TridentCare says the deal represents significant growth for the company in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.... Read More
Nearly two dozen internet service providers in Indiana are teaming up to create a statewide fiber network. The consortium, known as Hoosier Net LLC, aims to invest millions of dollars to boost broadband infrastructure, internet access and reliability. ... Read More
Merrillville-based White Lodging Services Inc. says it has closed on its remaining five suburban hotels, completing a previously-announced exit from the suburban hotel market. The hospitality company says the shift will allow it to focus its portfolio on "more complex hotels" in concentrated urban destinations.... Read More
Dozens of employees of St. Louis-based Ascension have filed a lawsuit claiming their religious beliefs were violated when the company fired them after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Our partners at WEHT-TV report the lawsuit claims Ascension, which operates numerous hospitals in Indiana, denied religious exemptions for the workers.... Read More
Indianapolis-based retail audio advertising startup Vibenomics has closed on a $12.3 million Series B funding round. The company says it will use the funding to launch additional Audio-Out-of-Home networks in more grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores throughout the country. ... Read More
Illinois-based Meats by Linz will Tuesday break ground on a 120,000-square-foot meat packing facility in Hammond. The meat processor earlier this month announced plans for the project, which will bring more than 300 jobs to the city.... Read More
The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne is seeing a return to normalcy in terms of event bookings. However, officials tell The Journal Gazette staffing levels and ticket sales are still slow to recover from the impact of the pandemic.... Read More
The United Kingdom this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Indiana, its first-ever state level agreement, during the inaugural Global Economic Summit in Indianapolis. The MOU creates a framework to remove barriers to trade and investment, paving the way for UK and Indiana businesses to invest, export, expand and create jobs in a variety of areas such as aerospace, life sciences, and automotive.... Read More
The Florida-based operator of Gary Community School Corp. will continue to manage the district for the next two years. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report MGT Consulting received a unanimous vote Thursday from the Distressed Unit Appeals Board.... Read More
