Wholesale price increases in the United States slowed sharply last month as food and energy costs declined, a sign that inflationary pressures may be easing as the Federal Reserve considers whether to keep raising interest rates to fight higher prices.... Read More
Indiana’s leading “school choice” advocates are mobilizing families at Hoosier private schools and ramping up lobbying efforts to expand the state’s voucher program. The latest push includes a statewide poll and events intended to sway state budget writers.... Read More
The IU School of Medicine has terminated a research project involving surgery on live pigs after officials discovered the laboratory workers were using expired surgical supplies. It was unclear exactly what the medical school was researching under the project.... Read More
Grace College in Kosciusko County has developed a new, accelerated path to help people who already hold a bachelor’s degree to earn an elementary education teaching license. The school says its Transition to Teaching Elementary program is in response to a growing number of teaching vacancies across the U.S.... Read More
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the U.S., but more than half of the cases are undiagnosed. An Indianapolis startup has its sights set on commercializing high-tech contact lenses that could diagnose glaucoma and delay its progression. ... Read More
Honda Motor Co. is moving production of the Accord sedan to its plant in Greensburg by 2025, the automaker announced Tuesday. The move comes as Honda prepares for the production of battery electric vehicles and components.... Read More
A southern Indiana chemical plant released an orangish cloud of nitrogen oxide Tuesday, prompting officials to close nearby roads and issue shelter-in-place orders until the cloud dissipated.... Read More
The IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame launched 28 startup companies last year. Additionally, the center said the university's active startups raised more than $86 million in investment funding, a nearly 60% increase over the previous year.... Read More
The Indy Chamber has launched the search for its next president and chief executive officer, six months after former CEO Michael Huber stepped down. Last fall, Huber accepted a position with Indiana University to serve as vice president for university relations.... Read More
A collaboration of three Indianapolis-based organizations has received a $300,000 grant to help establish apprenticeships for Black adults who want to work in Indiana’s technology industry. The grant came from the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative to fund a two-year pilot program to help fill the state’s talent pipeline.... Read More
Nearly 300 employees at Rockwell Automation in Whitestown will be affected when the company’s contract with a Switzerland-based logistics company ends in May, but they are likely to have an option to continue working at the facility.... Read More
The town of Yorktown has received a nearly $240,000 grant from the state’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative to help advance the next phase of a downtown redevelopment project. The money helped pay for a 0.10-acre parcel, which gives the town complete ownership of a half-square block.... Read More
An Indy-area development firm plans to build a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial building on farmland in southeastern Marion County. Carmel-based Becknell Industrial is under contract to acquire nearly 199 acres between two parcels along the southwest edge of Interstate 74 and west of Carroll Road.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has announced a partnership with two other schools to support the country's growing semiconductor industry. Through the HIVE program, the partners aim to update semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics curricula.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Madison and Hanover College have announced a partnership that will allow students to simultaneously earn an associate degree in nursing at Ivy Tech, while also pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Hanover.... Read More
Officials with Fort Wayne UNITED and Mayor Tom Henry have announced they are looking for a new executive director. The move follows the departure of the Iric Headley, who has accepted a position with Fort Wayne-based Surack Enterprises.... Read More
Lutheran Health Network is forming a joint venture with Pennsylvania-based Select Medical Corp. to provide inpatient rehabilitation and critical illness recovery care in Fort Wayne. The joint venture plans to build a new specialty hospital in the city.... Read More
Jasper-based MasterBrand Cabinets is the highest-ranked Hoosier company, coming in No. 3 overall. FDMC says the company generated an estimated $3.3 billion in 2022 sales volume. System-wide, it employs 14,000 people and operates 20 plants throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Five of the plants are in Indiana.... Read More
U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system.... Read More
Three bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, could soon move to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk for a final signature after passing the Indiana House on Monday.... Read More
