Ball State University is partnering with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with the goal of benefitting students in the school's esports program. The university says the deal includes scholarships for members of its varsity esports team.... Read More
Purdue University says it has officially inked an agreement to transfer control of a nearly century-old radio station to Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media. Upon approval from the Federal Communications Commission, the organizations expect the transfer of the license for WBAA radio AM and FM to occur in late spring.... Read More
The Ports of Indiana has a new cargo terminal operator for its Jeffersonville Port. Indiana Cargo Crossroads, a partnership between the Ports of Indiana and Superior River Terminals Indiana, will provide stevedoring and distribution services.... Read More
The city of Fort Wayne is planning to acquire three buildings to house some of its public works and public safety offices. Mayor Tom Henry's office says the city plans to invest nearly $15 million to purchase the buildings at the Avenue of Autos, which will create a "significant cost savings" for taxpayers.... Read More
The Purdue University College of Education has launched a program it says will help address the teacher shortage in Indiana and benefit students who decide to become teachers late in their undergraduate studies. The Boilermaker Track to Teaching gives Purdue juniors and seniors a path to obtaining an Indiana Secondary teaching license that didn't previously exist. ... Read More
The University of Southern Indiana says it has accepted an invitation to join the Ohio Valley Conference as it looks to move to Division I athletics. The university says the partnership will allow it to submit a formal bid for reclassification in the NCAA ahead of the June 1 deadline.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) says it has agreed to purchase the remaining share of its joint venture with Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: WPRT) in Canada. The joint venture, which ended on December 31, was created for the development of natural gas engines.... Read More
The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved increases in room and board rates for several of its campuses. The university says the increases for the 2022-23 academic year are smallest in more than a decade.... Read More
The University of Southern Indiana will Wednesday announce its Division I conference affiliation. The university says the affiliation is the next step before it can make a formal bid to the NCAA to move to Division I athletics.... Read More
Plans for a major industrial complex in Hobart are receiving criticism from nearby residents. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Becknell Industrial, which has an office in Carmel, is looking to rezone more than 150 acres for light manufacturing.... Read More
