The chief executive officer of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp. will be in Indiana on Tuesday, and members of the United Steelworkers union are planning to make their presence known as contract negotiations continue. ... Read More
A subsidiary of New Jersey-based Capacity LLC is cutting the ribbon today on its 260,000-square-foot fulfillment hub in Whitestown. Capacity Midwest, which provides third-party logistics services, says the facility will ultimately employ 250 workers.... Read More
The chief executive officers of Indianapolis-based Elevance Health and Columbus-based Cummins are ranked in Fortune's 2022 list of "The 50 Most Powerful Women." The publication says the list is the first to combine women from U.S. and global companies.... Read More
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) on Thursday announced plans to hire more than 4,000 seasonal workers across Indiana. The online retail giant says the positions range from picking and packing to sorting and shipping, and employees can average more than $19 per hour.... Read More
The chief executive officer of Indianapolis-based EnPower Inc. says the lithium-ion battery manufacturer is already looking to its future in Indianapolis. The company cut the ribbon Wednesday on its manufacturing facility on the city's northeast side. ... Read More
Kentucky-based Rapid Industries is growing its footprint. The company, which manufactures conveyor systems for the industrial and manufacturing sectors, will Wednesday break ground on a nearly $7 million expansion at its Louisville facility.... Read More
Milan-based Baylor Trucking Inc. has been acquired by Omaha-based Werner Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN), one of the nation’s largest transportation and logistics companies. ... Read More
DSM Engineering Materials, a manufacturer of plastic materials for a variety of industries based in the Netherlands, is marking the opening of its expanded facility in Evansville. Financial details of the company's investment were not disclosed.... Read More
Indianapolis-based McYoung Foods is celebrating the opening of a new manufacturing facility for its Awesome Granola brand. The company has invested $500,000 to establish the facility, which brings production of the granola product to central Indiana.... Read More
Wisconsin-based venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor will this week host the OnRamp Manufacturing Conference at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The two-day conference will highlight innovation and leaders in the manufacturing industry.... Read More
Florida-based Masonite International is reducing its staff in St. Joseph County. The company, which manufactures doors for residential and commercial applications, says it will lay off more than 30% of the workforce at its facility in the town of Walkerton.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a nearly $182 million contract extension to ERAPSCO in Columbia City. The contract calls for the production of an additional 126,000 sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers. ... Read More
International shipping company DHL has cut the ribbon on its new DHL Express service center in Indianapolis. The company invested nearly $8 million to relocate to the facility on the city's east side that is nearly double the size of its previous location.... Read More
Evansville-based Berry Global Group is partnering with Mars Inc. in Virginia to create new jars made with recyclable material for three of its popular candy brands. Berry says the new jars will help Mars make progress toward its sustainability goals.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is debuting its latest zero-emissions technologies at the IAA Transportation show in Germany this week. One of the highlights is the powertrain maker's fourth-generation hydrogen fuel cell engine.... Read More
Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) is idling its No. 8 blast furnace at the Gary Works facility. The steelmaker tells our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana the decision was made due to current market conditions, including high import levels.... Read More
The Indiana Manufacturers Association has named its list of inductees into the 2022 class of the Manufacturers Hall of Fame. ... Read More
International fashion retailer SHEIN just started operating its 659,000-square-foot Midwest distribution in Whitestown this summer, but the e-commerce company is already expanding the facility by another 50%... Read More
The plant manager at the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Marion Metal Center says the automaker's planned $491 million investment will support the next generation of not just electric vehicles, but the facility's employees as well. ... Read More
A Germany-based logistics service provider is expanding its footprint with its first facility in the Midwest. Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is occupying 139,000-square-feet of warehouse space at the Gateway Business Park in Plainfield.... Read More
