Entrepreneurs charged up over next venture

Robert Laikin and Larry Paulson are at it again. The two longtime business partners who made their fortunes in the cell phone industry are turning their sights to manufacturing high-density batteries for industrial uses.... Read More

Verbio North America breaks ground on South Bend plant expansion

Verbio North America is breathing new life into a biorefinery in South Bend. The company broke ground on its upgrade and expansion of the former South Bend Ethanol plant on the city’s south side. Headquartered in Germany, the Hoosier investment is the company’s second imprint in the United States. The company will invest $230 million in this project.... Read More

Ground broken on Posey County solar farm

Work has begun on a $352 million solar farm in southwest Indiana. Officials with Arizona-based Arevon Energy Inc., CenterPoint Energy Inc. and the Indiana Office of Energy Development broke ground Friday on the Posey Solar Project, which is expected to...... Read More

New EPA rules target coal ash ponds for cleanup

To environmentalists, the scores of coal ash ponds that have sprung up around Indiana power plants over the decades are a looming threat to public health and water supplies. Most are near rivers and filled with toxic chemicals, including arsenic and mercury.... Read More