The Indiana Chamber of Commerce on Friday unveiled the 17 companies named to its 2023 list of "Indiana's Best Places to Work in Manufacturing." The companies were chosen based on employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys.... Read More
Meaningful progress has been made in negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks.... Read More
Pennsylvania-based snack maker Utz Brands Inc. has sold its manufacturing facility in Wells County. The company said the move is part of a series of optimization initiatives to reduce costs and support long-term growth.... Read More
Chicago-based Egglife Foods Inc. has inked another major distribution deal for its egg white wraps made in the White County town of Wolcott. The company says the wraps are now available at more than 1,100 Food Lion stores.... Read More
It's been a little over a month since Evansville-based ZeroCarb Lyfe announced that its snack product, Lyfe Chips, is being sold in all 16 Fresh Thyme locations in Indiana, and CEO Omar Atia says it has been a beautiful partnership.... Read More
The Indiana Manufacturers Association named Madison-based Grote Industries the winner of the Innovation Excellence Award. The company will be honored at the organization's Hall of Fame Luncheon Oct. 18 at the Biltwell Event Center in Indianapolis. ... Read More
The United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers is once again having an effect on Indiana workers. Reuters reported Monday that General Motors has furloughed 35 employees at its Marion Metal Center.... Read More
Local and state officials representing the Lafayette region are taking steps to protect the area’s water supply amid growing concerns about the Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s plan to tap into a Wabash River aquifer and divert as much as 100 million gallons of water a day to a planned high-tech manufacturing district 35 miles away in Boone County.... Read More
The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Michigan.... Read More
Evansville-based Elmer Buchta Trucking LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing, dated Sept. 8, comes nine months after the trucking company was acquired by Transport Acquisitions.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $2.25 million grant to the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon. The funding will help the port acquire a heavy-lift crane, which will support the handling of new large project cargo and dimensional steel shipments.... Read More
Elkhart-based Thor Industries is reporting fiscal full-year net income of $374 million, down from $1.1 billion the previous year. CEO Bob Martin said the drop was primarily due to changing market conditions caused by high interest rates and rising inflation.... Read More
The North Vernon Industrial Commerce Park and Purdue Research Park will receive marketing support as they look to attract new companies and jobs to Indiana.... Read More
The United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers is now in its second week, and the impact has already been felt in Indiana, as Stellantis announced last week it is laying off 300 workers in Kokomo as a result of the strike.... Read More
A planned $600 million waste-to-fuel plant in Gary is one step closer to coming to fruition after the Indiana Finance Authority approved up to $500 million in bonds for the project on Thursday. Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. plans to begin construction next year.... Read More
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states, though none are located in Indiana. Another 5,600 additional workers joined the strike.... Read More
Christopher L. Payton, 59, died Monday after he suffered injuries “while working on a machine” at Silgan Closures America on Evansville's west side, the Vanderburgh County Coroner said.... Read More
Automobile manufacturer Stellantis on Wednesday said it plans to lay off more than 300 workers in Indiana and another 68 in Ohio, blaming the decision on the United Auto Workers strike that is now in its sixth day.... Read More
Bila Solar plans to create 244 jobs by 2026 at a facility partially used by Eli Lilly and Co. and Elanco Animal Health at 1249 S. White River Parkway East Drive. As IBJ reported in late August, the firm plans to spend $36 million on its portion of the 447,000-square-foot building to produce a lightweight solar module that weighs just 30% of regular glass solar panels and is 95% slimmer.... Read More
The agreement comes as Wabash's first long-term deal for wood flooring supply in its dry van trailers.... Read More
