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
A tentative agreement has been reached between the nation's freight railroads and unions representing some 60,000 rail workers, averting a strike that would have caused a major supply chain disruption. T... Read More
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is planning to invest $491 million to expand and upgrade operations at its Marion Metal Center, the company announced Thursday. The investment will add 6,000 square feet, as well as new and upgraded equipment, but no new jobs.... Read More
A new study conducted by Conexus Indiana, the state’s initiative focused on the advanced manufacturing and logistics industries, shows Indiana’s Manufacturing Readiness Grants program is yielding positive results, including growth in jobs, wages and revenue.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb will Thursday join officials from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) for a major economic development announcement in Grant County. The event will take place at the GM Marion Metal Center.... Read More
Missouri-based Diamond Pet Foods has broken ground on a nearly $260 million manufacturing and distribution center in Rushville. The company plans to create up to 170 jobs by the end of 2024 as a result of the investment.... Read More
A final vote on an incentive package for a potential $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in New Carlisle has been pushed back two weeks. The St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday heard an update on the project.... Read More
A contract food manufacturer in Wayne County is expanding its footprint. Richmond Baking Co., which makes cookies, crackers, and other products, says it will invest $720,000 to add a new production shift and make other capital improvements.... Read More
United Auto Workers members who went on strike Saturday at the Stellantis casting plant in Kokomo have reached a tentative deal with the company. The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee announced a tentative agreement in a blog post.... Read More
South Carolina-based Novolex says it is planning to invest $10 million to expand capacity at its recycling facility in North Vernon. The company says the addition of new equipment will also bring more than a dozen jobs to the facility.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Sortera Alloys Inc. is continuing to grow in northeast Indiana. The company, which sorts and recycles industrial scrap metal, announced Wednesday it is expanding into a 200,000-square-foot processing facility just outside the town of Markle.... Read More
Florida-based Helios Technologies Inc. (NYSE: HLIO), a developer of motion control and electronic controls technology, has entered into an agreement to acquire Daman Products Co. in Mishawaka. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More
