Susan Orr

Longtime Old National exec Jim Sandgren to retire

Old National Bank executive Jim Sandgren, who has worked at the Evansville-based bank for more than 30 years, plans to retire in April, the company announced Wednesday.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Sharpen Technologies acquires California company

Sharpen CEO Kevin Hatch described the transaction as a cash-and-stock deal but declined to provide specifics of the financial terms. The deal, announced Tuesday, closed on Nov. 10.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Audiochuck facing lawsuit from podcast creator

Audio Chuck LLC is facing a lawsuit from the creators of the “Anatomy of Murder” podcast, who accuse the Indianapolis-based media company of shorting them millions of dollars in advertising revenue and failing to do enough to promote the show.... Read More

TechPoint CEO Ting Gootee to depart at year’s end

Gootee said in an email that her last day will be Dec. 31. After that, she will become the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership’s executive vice president of digital adoption and the managing director of Crossroads Health Ventures.... Read More

Manufacturing reshoring push could be boon to Indiana, expert says

Tom Jalics, who spoke Thursday morning at IBJ’s 2026 Economic Forecast breakfast in downtown Indianapolis, said he’s optimistic that the Trump administration will succeed in using tariffs to revive the U.S. manufacturing industry.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Ren Inc. lands big growth investment

Indianapolis-based financial technology firm Ren Inc. has secured a $100-million-plus growth investment from Boston-based private equity firm Great Hill Partners.... Read More

Cummins reports plummeting demand in electrolyzer business

Columbus-based Cummins Inc., which until recently saw huge growth potential for its hydrogen electolyzer operations, now says it’s reevaluating that business because demand for the products has evaporated.... Read More

Carmel-based Spektrum Labs secures $10M seed round

Local entrepreneur J.J. Thompson, whose previous startup—cyber-threat firm Rook Security LLC—was acquired in 2019, is back at it again with a new startup: Carmel-based Spektrum Labs Inc.... Read More

Fishers-based Arrive AI sues former business consultant it alleges stole trade secrets

Fishers-based tech firm Arrive AI Inc. is suing a former consultant whom it accuses of sabotaging the company’s efforts to sign a deal with a leading logistics company.... Read More

Software firm opens ‘living lab’ in Carmel as it works to raise first-ever venture investment

Carmel-based software firm Max Minds LLC, which has operated on a bootstrapped basis since its 2019 launch, is now working to raise its first-ever venture investment funding.... Read More