Cook President Hopes Indy Plant Becomes Model for Future

The president of Bloomington-based Cook Medical Inc. says a new manufacturing plant on the near northside of Indianapolis is a win-win for everyone. The company, along with Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana and the Central Indiana Community Foundation, this morning marked the opening of the facility, which will ultimately employ 100 area residents. ... Read More

Distribution Company Opens Lebanon Facility

A global distribution company headquartered in New York is setting up shop in central Indiana. PCA Group, which provides logistics and digital marketing services for the beauty and wellness sector, has opened a distribution facility in Lebanon and plans to add more than 100 jobs.... Read More

Cook Medical Manufacturing Plant to Open in Indy

Bloomington-based Cook Medical will today celebrate the opening of a new manufacturing facility on the near northeast side of Indianapolis. The $15 million plant will be operated by Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana and produce medical devices for Cook.

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Growth Continues for The Pantheon

A business incubator operating out of a historic theater in Vincennes is continuing to see growth. Our partners at WTHI-TV report after a year and half, The Pantheon is nearly at full capacity and seeing continuous use of its meeting space from members of the community.... Read More

Former Colts QB’s Firm Expands into Mental Health Services

Indianapolis-based ProTeam Tactical Performance has unveiled a platform to support the mental health efforts of police and fire departments. The company, co-founded by former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jim Sorgi and former St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Joey Vandever, says SHIELD allows departments to take a proactive approach to behavioral health. ... Read More

Truck Rental Company Expanding Fort Wayne HQ

Fort Wayne-based Premier Truck Rental is expanding its headquarters near Fort Wayne International Airport. The company says it will invest nearly $5 million to add warehouse and office space and create up to 65 jobs by the end of 2025.... Read More

Logistics Company Details Plainfield Change

A Switzerland-based logistics company is detailing plans to lay off more than a dozen employees in central Indiana. In a notice to the state, Kuehne+Nagel Inc. says it will cease operations for Rolls-Royce Corp. at its facility in Plainfield.... Read More

Concord Mall Buyer Ordered to Return Keys, Rent Payments

An Elkhart County judge has ordered the Chicago-based real estate investors who purchased Concord Mall in Elkhart return the keys to the mall to a court-appointed receiver. The Elkhart Truth reports the owners of Ton Real Estate Investments X LLC could face additional sanctions. ... Read More

Solinftec Secures $60M ‘Bridge’ Funding Round

West Lafayette-based Solinftec has closed on a $60 million growth investment round. The company, which has developed a farm operations management software platform, says it will use the funding to grow the platform as it plans for future expansion. Solinftec's software is designed to use artificial intelligence to analyze real-time data on crops, equipment, weather and other factors to help farmers address key issues in a more efficient and sustainable manner.... Read More

The Little Engine That Could

A fifth-grade teacher in the rural northern Indiana community of Nappanee is doing his part to fuel the state’s STEM pipeline. In the heart of Amish Country, Jake Simons not only created a robotics program from scratch, against all odds he built a program that won the 2019 robotics world championship. ... Read More