Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics

LEA Professional has leveraged its clients' changing habits during the coronavirus pandemic into a successful business model. Here's how they did it.... Read More

Fort Wayne-based American Sealants will break ground Thursday on its second expansion in as many years. The company tells Inside INdiana Business the 30,000-square-foot addition will be used for warehousing and allow for an expanded manufacturing footprint.... Read More

Arrowhead Engineered Products, a supplier of aftermarket components for a variety of industries, is planning to close its warehouse in Dubois County. In a notice to the state, the company said the will shut down in October, affecting 52 employees.... Read More

Mullen Automotive, which acquired a 650,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Mishawaka last year, is reporting continued concerns over its financial situation. The company said it will need to secure additional capital by June 2024 to sustain operations.... Read More

Indianapolis-based logistics and trucking company OnLine Transport Inc. has acquired A/T Transportation and its Automated Logistics division, based in the Dubois County town of Ferdinand. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More

A symbol of American industrialization that operated the world’s largest steel plant in Indiana seems poised to soon be purchased by a competitor.... Read More

Evansville-based Berry Global Group Inc. has selected Kevin Kwilinski as its next CEO, the company announced Tuesday. Kwilinski currently serves as president and CEO of Multi-Color Corp., a label printing company headquartered in Batavia, Ohio.... Read More

The Lebanon City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a special zoning classification covering part of a 9,000-acre innovation district that is in the works northwest of the city’s downtown.... Read More

Industrial conglomerate Esmark said Monday it has made an all-cash offer to buy U.S. Steel that values the iconic steelmaker at $7.8 billion, topping an earlier offer from rival Cleveland-Cliffs.... Read More

Louisville-based Conco, a manufacturer of ammunition containers, is planning to expand into southern Indiana. The company plans to invest $54.5 million to purchase, upgrade and equip the former Tokusen USA facility in Scottsburg and create up to 175 jobs.... Read More

Elkhart-based truck accessories manufacturer Leer Group has named a new president and chief operating officer. The company announced last week that Nando Zucchi will take over the roles after serving as president at outdoor recreation company Pacific Cycle.... Read More

Texas-based logistics firm Alan Ritchey Inc. plans to shut down operations in Plainfield that will put 242 employees out of work by mid-October, according to a filing with state workforce officials.... Read More

Plainfield-based Certor Sports has named Jeremy Erspamer as its new CEO Thursday. Erspamer will lead the sporting goods portfolio, which includes brands Schutt, TUCCI and VICIS.... Read More

The 80,052-square-foot class A industrial project will be in the AmeriPlex Business Park, on 4925 Decatur Blvd, close by to the Indianapolis International Airport. The project is slotted to be completed by the end of the year.... Read More

U.S. Steel is exploring a sale of some assets, or the entire company, after rejecting an offer from Cleveland-Cliffs, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported.... Read More

Merrillville-based MonoSol is reducing workforce at one of its northwest Indiana production facilities. In a notice to the state, the company said it plans to lay off 45 workers in La Porte, citing a decrease in demand for its products.... Read More

Texas-based Heidelberg Materials North America is continuing a planned transition at its cement production plant in the Clark County community of Speed. The Speed plant was built in 1870 and sits on about 3,500 acres of land just north of Sellersburg. ... Read More

Aurorium, which traces its roots to Reilly Industries, is closing a facility at a site that has been home to a chemical manufacturing plant since 1921.... Read More

More details have emerged regarding the impact of Tyson Foods' announcement that it is closing four chicken processing facilities, including one in Corydon. In a notice to the state, Tyson said the closure could leave 368 employees out of work.... Read More

Fort Wayne-based WaterFurnace has banked on the reliability and efficiency of geothermal technology since 1983, and now it reports rapid growth from that commitment. By installing residential and commercial pumps across the country, it has grown to be a leader in this burgeoning industry.... Read More