A monthly survey from the Purdue Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability shows the level of food insecurity is keeping steady around 14%. The report also said total food spending is up 7%, which is a reflection of higher food prices.... Read More
Community Health Network plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs through a workforce restructuring. The Indianapolis-based hospital system said the cuts follow a loss of $161 million last year on operations and investments.... Read More
Richmond Mayor Dave Snow has updated efforts to clean up the site of a massive industrial fire that forced thousands from their homes last month. Snow said officials are collaborating to remove materials at the site and remediate environmental concerns.... Read More
U.S. News & World Report has unveiled its 2023 lists of the Best Medical Schools and Best Law Schools, and several Hoosier universities made the cut. The publication said this year's rankings placed greater emphasis on the results that the schools can deliver.... Read More
Multiple state offices are on the clock to put in motion statewide career-centered education and training programs that seek to graduate Hoosier students who are better prepared for the workforce.... Read More
The Auburn Garrett Drive-In in DeKalb County is planning to reopen this summer after its screen was damaged by a storm last August. Julie Yarde told our partners at WPTA-TV she is working with local businesses to tear down and replace the damaged screen.... Read More
Wholesale prices in the United States rose modestly last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures may be easing more than a year after the Federal Reserve unleashed an aggressive campaign of steadily higher interest rates.... Read More
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has tapped Warren Morgan, chief academic officer for Indianapolis Public Schools, to lead its district of roughly 36,000 students next school year. Morgan will start as CEO of Cleveland schools in July. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based Ivy Ventures, a venture capital firm that targets early-stage hardtech, enterprise software and life sciences startups, officially launched this week with a $20 million investment fund.... Read More
The CEO of Warsaw-based OrthoWorx says a $30 million appropriation from the state's new two-year budget has created excitement within the state's orthopedic industry. The funding was provided to support efforts to attract and retain talent.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday revealed the rankings of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Indiana. The list features 125 businesses representing more than 30 Hoosier cities and towns split among four categories based on employee count.... Read More
Officials will break ground Thursday on a more than $70 million mixed-use development in Broad Ripple. Known as Versa, the project will include more than 230 apartments, a 245-space parking garage, and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space.... Read More
Warsaw-based Lakeland Financial Corp. and its subsidiary, Lake City Bank, on Thursday announced Kristin Pruitt has been promoted to president of both organizations. Pruitt most recently served as chief administrative officer for the financial institution.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Boomerang Ventures on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dick Aderman as studio director. Aderman, who previously served as an executive-in-residence at Boomerang, will lead the firm's venture studio arm.... Read More
The Indiana Broadband Office has designated Decatur County as the state's latest Broadband Ready Community. The designation, according to the state, shows a community has "taken steps to reduce barriers to broadband infrastructure investment."... Read More
Rural bank executives and crop insurance agents testified at a Senate hearing last week in support of a modernized crop insurance market that helps upstart producers manage growing risks, and supports food security.... Read More
The city of Greencastle and DePauw University are using a $250,000 planning grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment's College and Community Collaboration Initiative to create a plan to revitalize the corridor between the university and downtown.... Read More
The South Bend Common Council has given preliminary approval for tax abatement requests from Verbio North America, which last week acquired the South Bend Ethanol plant. If it receives final approval, the company would save about $16.5 million in taxes.... Read More
The parent of Indiana Automotive Equipment in Hancock County is continuing to grow its footprint. SLE Technologies, which provides sales and service for the automotive and heavy-duty vehicle repair industries, has acquired companies in Missouri and Wisconsin.... Read More
Bill Oesterle of Indianapolis, known for his wide influence in the spheres of entrepreneurship, politics and beyond, has died at age 57. Oesterle died at home early Wednesday from complications of amytrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.... Read More
