Fort Wayne-based MetalX said Monday that it has selected a site in northwest Ohio for its previously announced $300 million aluminum recycling campus. The 190-acre site in Defiance, Ohio, will include an aluminum rolling slab manufacturing plant.... Read More
Solv Metals announced this week its acquisition of Wisconsin Metal Parts and Lean Manufacturing Products, both based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not immediately disclosed.... Read More
The BP Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana is working to clean up a pair of leaks that led to the release of toxic chemicals. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the leaks are being blamed on recent subzero temperatures.... Read More
The Saab Training and Education Pathways program allows eligible employees to earn 18 free college credits toward an advanced manufacturing certificate or an associate’s degree in Industrial Technology. ... Read More
Pitney Bowes Inc. plans to shut down its shipping facility in Greenwood as part of a consolidation of its e-commerce fulfillment operations, costing 100 employees their jobs, the Daily Journal reported. The closure is expected to take place March 8.... Read More
Saab has received a nearly $102 million award from Boeing to produce fuselage systems for the U.S. Air Force’s new advanced trainer aircraft at the Sweden-based company’s research and manufacturing facility at Purdue University’s Discovery Park District.... Read More
Three southwestern Indiana businesses rank among the state’s top ten “Best Places to Work in Manufacturing,” according to an Indiana Chamber of Commerce survey. Employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys determined which businesses were chosen. ... Read More
Government officials, university administrators, military officers and industry professionals celebrated Chicago-based NHanced Semiconductors' completion of the first phase of its WestGate One project. ... Read More
Michigan-based manufacturing company DexKo Global Inc. has acquired Cerka Industries Ltd., headquartered in Milton, Ontario. Financial details were not disclosed, but DexKo said the Canadian company will become part of its Elkhart-based subsidiary, Dexter.... Read More
A recently announced joint venture between Columbus-based Cummins Inc. and three other companies has selected Mississippi as the site of its $1.9 billion electric-vehicle battery plant.... Read More
Allison said it will assimilate new content with existing hardware to create a zero-mileage transmission. ... Read More
A manufacturer of electric golf carts and other low-speed vehicles has announced plans to set up shop at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville. Bintelli will invest more than $4 million in its assembly and distribution center and create 67 jobs.... Read More
Crane Army Ammunition Activity plans to invest nearly $100 million to replace its pyrotechnics production processes facility at Naval Support Activity Crane. The new operation aims to provide expanded production capacity and enhanced safety features.... Read More
Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year employment contract with Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc., the company and the union announced Wednesday.... Read More
The parent company of family-owned Weaver Popcorn has been acquired by a Florida-based private equity firm that plans to expand the popcorn maker’s capabilities. Whether any Indiana jobs will be affected is unclear. ... Read More
A utility trailer manufacturer in northeast Indiana has announced new leadership. Markle-based Novae said Tuesday that Manish Bhandari has taken over as CEO, succeeding co-founder Chris Storie, who will remain involved with the company on its board of directors.... Read More
The United Steelworkers union has filed grievances alleging Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel violated its contract with the union when it entered into an agreement to be acquired by Nippon Steel Corp. last month.... Read More
The United Steelworkers union is continuing to detail its concerns over the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel announced last month. The union said it is demanding a meeting with U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt.... Read More
The competition is the result of a partnership between Batesville-based Hillenbrand, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company and California-based not-for-profit Net Impact.... Read More
New York-based Liberation Labs is partnering with Ivy Tech Community College in Richmond to train future employees at the company's $115 million biomanufacturing facility currently under construction. The biomanufacturing workforce training program will equip...... Read More
