Newburgh-based Energy Systems Group on Monday announced Jeff Blum as its new CEO. Blum most recently served as a senior vice president with elevator and escalator company Kone.
Gov. Mike Braun joined a few hundred protestors at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday afternoon who demanded the Legislature pass widespread property-tax reform and threatened to vote out lawmakers who don’t deliver.
The longtime leader of the River Ridge Development Authority in southeast Indiana will step down this summer. Jerry Acy, who has served as the organization’s executive director since 2008, said Monday he will retire at the end of June.
The Jay County case involves a commercial egg production facility specializing in pullets, or hens younger than a year old, with a flock of 1.34 million birds. The Adams County case involves a commercial duck breeding operation with 3,400 birds.
Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) houses the 40-year-old initiative, which has recorded skyrocketing interest after years of oscillation.
The MedTech Global Gateway is designed to provide a “soft landing spot” for companies looking to enter the U.S. health care market and take their innovations from the research lab to a patient’s bedside.
Purdue said the goal of the collaboration is to enhance agricultural research, strengthen industry engagement, and build connections with corporate clients and industry partners in the world of agriculture and food.
Mortgage rates are slow to come down and buyers are wiling to wait for now. Those factors led to a 6% year-over-year decrease in home sales in February per the Indiana Association of Realtors.
A universally adopted funding program to boost local public health departments is facing a tough budget road, with some lawmakers questioning whether agencies have delivered on their promises or should be further constrained.
Indiana’s unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percent to 4.4% in January. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Monday that along with the decrease, the state lost 2,400 private sector jobs in the same month.
| Jonathan Koop, Senior Portfolio Manager, Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.
On March 6th, the Trump administration announced the establishment of a cryptocurrency reserve. This reserve is purported to modernize the nation’s financial strategy by holding digital assets—such as Bitcoin—as part of its national reserves. Since the reserve’s establishment, the price of Bitcoin has experienced a sharp sell-off as investors reacted to the order’s potential regulatory and market implications.
The Indiana Democratic Party’s central committee on Saturday elected former state senator Karen Tallian as the next chair of the state party. She defeated Destiny Wells by a vote of 18-14.
Indiana tech firms saw more venture investment activity last year than in 2023—but still far below the activity level the state saw during its 2021 peak, according to a newly released report from the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership.
A new, privately owned racetrack could soon be coming to southern Allen County. Our partners at WPTA-TV report the Summit City Motorsports Club is proposing to build the track on nearly 380 acres near Fort Wayne International Airport.
The airport said it will use the funding to support the construction of new hangars, renovations to the airport terminal and an expanded cargo and logistics center.
Women employed by the state of Indiana will qualify for longer paid parental leave under Gov. Mike Braun, spurring hopes that private employers might also consider expanding such benefits.
A yearslong legal battle over a Columbus City Council member’s candidacy sparked a sharp exchange Thursday between Indiana’s Supreme Court justices and Bartholomew County Democratic Party Chair Ross Thomas.
