Ball State University students have begun a two-year research project to assess how the orthopedic industry influences the area economy and recommend ways to improve the Winona Avenue Corridor.... Read More
Since 1989, the state of Indiana has exonerated 50 people who were wrongfully accused of committing a felony crime. Of that number, more than one-third were wrongfully convicted in part due to mistaken eyewitness accounts.... Read More
An aluminum products manufacturer is planning job cuts at its Lafayette operation. Pittsburgh-based Arconic confirmed to IIB that it is closing the tube mill department at the facility, which will result in the layoffs of approximately 163 employees.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based private foundation’s new goal, announced Tuesday, is for 75% of adults in the U.S. labor force to achieve a college degree or another education credential that leads to economic prosperity by 2040.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Premier Truck Rental has promoted its chief operating officer to CEO while its two cofounders step away from daily operations to form the company’s first board of directors.... Read More
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, the second-largest law firm operating in Indianapolis, is expanding south and has announced a new merger with Florida-based law firm Mrachek Law. This latest merger marks Taft’s first venture into the Sunshine State.... Read More
An Indiana Senate committee skeptical of lab-grown meat advanced labeling legislation Monday in an 8-1 vote, with edits expected on the chamber’s floor.... Read More
President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin.... Read More
In less than four years of operation, the Deaconess Aquatic Center has attracted prominent events to Evansville and continues to draw high-profile events to the region. ... Read More
In January, Ben Trockman made history when he was elected as Evansville’s first city council president with quadriplegia. Trockman spoke with IIB about his goals as city council president and the rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Monday that the virus has been detected in wild birds in 30 counties. Cases are also suspected in 32 additional counties based on reports involving the deaths of raptors, cranes and waterfowl.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Calumet Inc. is planning to sell the industrial portion of its Royal Purple business to Lubrication Engineers Inc. in Wichita, Kansas, the company announced Monday. The deal is valued at $110 million.... Read More
State employees can now take an additional six to eight weeks of childbirth recovery leave under a new executive order signed by the Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Monday morning.... Read More
Lafayette-based workplace and security communications provider Ra-Comm Inc. has been acquired by South Carolina-based Mobile Communications America Inc. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. ... Read More
Former Indiana State Representative and Secretary of State Holli Sullivan has been selected as the next president and CEO of Youth First Inc. in Evansville. Sullivan will succeed Parri Black, who is retiring later this year after 21 years leading the nonprofit.... Read More
Indiana Republican Sen. Andy Zay has become all too familiar with environmental contamination. As the state senator representing Andrews—a small town outside of Huntington—he’s seen firsthand the damage old factories and gas stations leave behind when they close. Andrews, for example, has been tied up in legal battles with suburban Washington, D.C.-based Raytheon Technologies Corp. […]... Read More
Amazon launched its St. Joseph County Community Fund by making total awards of $250,000 to 31 area nonprofits and programs Thursday. Through awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, awardees will address issues of sustainability, economic ...... Read More
Japanese automaker Honda will move production of one of its hybrid vehicles to Indiana in response to the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs affecting goods from Mexico, according to reports.... Read More
Officials will cut the ribbon Tuesday morning on the InterContinental Indianapolis Hotel, which is adding 170 hotel rooms to downtown Indianapolis' inventory. Visit Indy is projecting a rise in tourism numbers as the amount of hotel rooms grows.... Read More
Explore Evansville is marking a record year for convention and sports tourism in 2024. The tourism destination organization for Evansville and Vanderburgh County says events held throughout the year generated more than $42 million in economic impact.... Read More
