Connersville plant part of Ingersoll Rand acquisition

North Carolina-based Ingersoll Rand has announced a planned $300 million acquisition of the Roots business of Chart Industries in Atlanta. Ingersoll Rand said will assume ownership of the Roots manufacturing facility in Connersville and retain 300 workers.... Read More

Ambassador Supply acquires Texas company

Fort Wayne-based Ambassador Supply said Wednesday it has acquired Straight Line Metal Buildings, a manufacturer of pre-engineered metal buildings headquartered in Brookshire, Texas. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More

Another pet food company expanding to Richmond

Fargo, North Dakota-based Anchor Ingredients broke ground Tuesday on a $40 million transload and ingredient processing facility at the Midwest Industrial Park in Richmond. The company said it will add about 30 jobs and has plans for future growth at the site.... Read More

UPDATE: Manufacturer relocating production to Mexico

New Hampshire-based Proterial Cable America Inc. is providing more information on its decision to lay off 109 employees in New Albany. The manufacturer told IIB on Tuesday it is ending production in Indiana and expanding its manufacturing operations in Mexico.... Read More

New Carlisle chosen for $3B EV battery plant

A more than $3 billion electric vehicle battery cell plant is coming to St. Joseph County. General Motors and South Korea-based Samsung SDI announced Tuesday that they have selected New Carlisle to build the plant and will create 1,700 manufacturing jobs.... Read More

GM to invest $632M in Fort Wayne Assembly

General Motors has announced plans to invest $632 million in its Fort Wayne Assembly plant. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the investment will support the production of the next-generation internal combustion engine full-size light-duty trucks.... Read More

GM to make announcement at Fort Wayne plant

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch will join executives from General Motors on Monday for an announcement regarding the automaker's Fort Wayne Assembly operations. The plant produces the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks.... Read More

Deckers adds more distribution in Mooresville

A California-based fashion apparel company is growing its footprint in Morgan County. Deckers Brands, which owns popular footwear brands such as Ugg and Teva, is occupying a more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center in the Westpoint Business Park.... Read More

Purdue opens new hypersonic research facility

The Purdue Applied Research Institute is marking the opening of the $41 million Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility, or HARF. The 65,000-square-foot facility is home to two wind tunnels, including the only Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel in the world.... Read More