Hanif Abdurraqib, music critic, essayist and poet who currently serves as Butler University’s Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence, has been selected as a 2021 MacArthur Fellow and awarded a five-year, unrestricted grant for $625,000. He is spending the 2021–2022 academic year at Butler, where he is teaching both graduate students in the MFA in Creative Writing program and undergraduate English […]... Read More
Foster Success has promoted Hannah Milner to assistant director of financial empowerment programs. She joined the nonprofit last winter as coordinator of financial empowerment. Prior to joining Foster Success, Milner served on the Transition Aged Youth Grant at Adult and Child Health. She also served time in the Peace Corp as a health outreach volunteer in […]... Read More
The International Center has added two new members to its board of directors: Brad Chambers and Kevin Henderson. Chambers is the current Secretary of Commerce for the state of Indiana and CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. He is also founder, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Buckingham Companies. Henderson serves as senior director of […]... Read More
Comcast has hired Joni Hart as vice president of state government affairs. As the former executive director of the Indiana Cable & Broadband Association, she worked with the Indiana General Assembly to promote technology neutral policies that encourage broadband deployment and broadband adoption across the Hoosier state. “Joni’s leadership has consistently helped Indiana be a national […]... Read More
Indiana University has joined a consortium of universities and natural resource agencies in the Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. IU says the center, which is funded by the U.S. Geological Su... Read More
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs has awarded nearly $950,000 in grants to four communities to help low and moderate-income homeowners with home repairs. The Owner Occupied Rehabilitat... Read More
The Vanderburgh County Commission has signed a $40 million contract with AT&T (NYSE: T) to install all-fiber, broadband service to unincorporated areas of the county. The county is using nearly $10 mi... Read More
A warehouse management company has relocated its corporate headquarters to the newly-renovated Studebaker campus in South Bend. Twinlode Automation says the new space in the Renaissance District will... Read More
The Indiana Department of Transportation is Thursday hosting a statewide hiring event. The agency says it is primarily recruiting winter seasonal positions, but will also hire for other job openings,... Read More
Purdue University has signed an agreement to become the latest member of the U.S. Space Force University Partnership Program. Purdue is one of 11 universities initially selected to join the UPP, which... Read More
Indianapolis-based Sharpen Chief Operating Officer Pam Hynes was awarded a Gold Stevie for Female Executive of the Year- Business Products 11-2,500 employees.... Read More
Officials in Terre Haute will Thursday give an update on the new Terre Haute Convention Center. Details will be released on the first convention confirmed for the facility, which is slated to open nex... Read More
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is preparing to graduate Thursday the first cohort of students from its first-of-its-kind Fulfillment Center Training Academy, which is located at the company’s e-commerce ful... Read More
First Internet Ban has hired Dustin DeNeal as first vice president, counsel. He previously served as a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.... Read More
Premier Bank has added Drew Martin as vice president, commercial lender serving the Fort Wayne market. He most recently held the role of assistant vice president for Huntington-based First Federal Sav... Read More
A professor of retail management at Purdue University expects to see a robust holiday shopping season this year, despite continuing supply chain challenges and the ongoing microchip shortage. Rodney R... Read More
A northern Indiana utility has submitted a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to raise its base natural gas rates, which if approved, will increase customer bills. Northern Indiana... Read More
The Gary Community School Corp. has regained control of its special education services after eight years. The district had been operating under special conditions from the Indiana Department of Educat... Read More
Mascots from two universities in the Hoosier State have been nominated for the National Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting. Butler University’s Butler Blue IV and Purdue Pete from Purdue University are in... Read More
The state's talent and workforce development initiative is awarding nearly $350,000 in grants to support three youth apprenticeship programs throughout the state. Ascend Indiana says the funding is pa... Read More
