Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics

Evansville-based sporting goods and recreation equipment manufacturer Escalade Inc. announced this week that its former CEO and chairman, Robert Griffin, died late last month. He was 89.... Read More

Less than a year after cutting the ribbon on its second one, Hard Truth Distilling Co. in Brown County has begun construction on its third rackhouse. The project, which has begun well ahead of original plans, is in response to increased demand for...... Read More

Shareholders of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel have overwhelmingly approved the proposed $14.1 billion sale to Japan-based Nippon Steel, the steelmaker announced Friday. More than 98% of the shares voted in favor of the controversial deal at a...... Read More

South Bend-based Steel Warehouse Co. has announced a more than $3.5 million investment in its boutique cold mill division, which has been rebranded as Specialty Strip. The company said the investment will grow the division by 20%.... Read More

The Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor celebrated the opening of the 2024 international shipping season by welcoming the arrival of its first ocean vessel of the year. The M.V. Jamno, a bulk carrier arrived at the northwest Indiana port on Friday after sailing...... Read More

CPI Card Group, a payments technology company headquartered in Colorado, is planning to double its footprint in northeast Indiana. The company says it is investing tens of millions of dollars to build and equip a new manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne.... Read More

The Indiana Manufacturers Association is accepting nominations for its 2024 Manufacturing Excellence Awards. The honors highlight Indiana companies and individuals "for the outstanding work they do, exceptional contributions made to the industry...... Read More

An Illinois-based third-party logistics company—founded by an Indiana University Kelley School of Business graduate—is expanding into Indiana. OverDeliver says it expects to hire as many as 40 Indiana-bases sales representatives over the next two years. ... Read More

A recreational vehicle manufacturer in northern Indiana is making a workforce reduction. Our partners at Fox Michiana report Nappanee-based Newmar Corp. has eliminated positions at its campus, though a specific number of jobs was not given.... Read More

Purdue University President Mung Chiang made it official Wednesday: South Korea-based semiconductor chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to establish a nearly $4 billion dollar advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for microelectronics in West Lafayette.... Read More

Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp. and CarbonFree, a carbon capture company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, are planning a $150 million carbon capture project at U.S. Steel's Gary Works. The companies say the SkyCycle plant will have the capacity to...... Read More

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing later this month regarding an air quality permit renewal request sought by U.S. Steel Corp. The department said in a public notice it is holding the April 25 public hearing on...... Read More

A cable manufacturer headquartered in Bensenville, Illinois is growing its operations in Valparaiso. Our partners at Lakeshore Public Media Report Lake Cable plans to invest about $3.6 million in new equipment and add 40 full-time jobs.... Read More

A manufacturer of recycled outdoor living products headquartered in Kosckiusko County is under new ownership. Syracuse-based Poly-Wood has been acquired by an investment group led by Arsenal Capital Partners, though financial terms are not being disclosed.... Read More

The city of Gary is looking to make use of what is currently unused land owned by U.S. Steel. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the city has a particular interest in developing a new business park near Buffington Harbor.... Read More

Last month, the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership and the Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance presented the Evansville Regional Strategic Manufacturing Roadmap. The report analyzed the state of regional manufacturing and provided strategic...... Read More

The $600 million Heidelberg Materials cement plant that was completed last year in the Lawrence County town of Mitchell has been chosen for major federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy said Monday that the plant will receive up to $500 million to...... Read More

A jury in U.S. District Court in South Bend earlier this month awarded recreational vehicle manufacturer Forest River Inc. a $2 million judgment in its trademark infringement case against Elkhart County rival inTech Trailers Inc.... Read More

The Ports of Indiana has broken ground on a $1.3 million project at the Jeffersonville port it says will increase barge shipments of steel coils and create public benefits for the community. The project is being supported by a federal Marine Highway grant.... Read More

Catalent Inc. will lay off another 130 positions at its Bloomington operation in a "difficult, but necessary, decision," coming off a major acquisition and several rounds of layoffs since the pandemic. ... Read More