Freight trains in Canada could be running again within days after the government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union Thursday, a move aimed at averting potentially dire economic consequences.... Read More
As of July 1, Indiana school districts must meet with parents about their student’s absences and offer services to help improve their attendance. For elementary students who are habitually truant, districts must take a more punitive approach by...... Read More
Vincennes-based Wabash Steel is investing $2.5 million to install new high-tech equipment that it says will dramatically improve productivity at its Knox County facility. The company fabricates steel plate girders primarily for highway and railroad bridges.... Read More
Indiana’s State Budget Committee gave the financial greenlight Thursday to use $50 million to secure bonds for a new pipeline that would send 25 million gallons of water per day to the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District and other Boone County developments.... Read More
Virginia-based security company Triple Canopy is planning to lay off 123 workers at the end of September. In a notice to the state, the company said the decision is the result of its contract with the Federal Protective Service expiring.... Read More
Brian Landrum, chief operating officer of Indianapolis-based Langham Logistics, is adding to his title. The logistics and supply chain solutions provider has promoted Landrum to the role of president and COO.... Read More
The athletic director at a Washington state community college—who also is a former basketball coach—has been hired by Vincennes University to lead its athletic department. John Meeks will begin his new role as the university’s athletic director on Sept. 9.... Read More
Legislators on the state’s Medicaid Advisory Committee spent hours Wednesday questioning state officials about Indiana’s ongoing lawsuit over provisions of the Healthy Indiana Plan as well as progress reports on the state’s transition to managed care.... Read More
The Indiana Farm Bureau this week announced a series of awards for young farmers in Indiana.... Read More
Tippecanoe County Commissioners voted to extend a moratorium on high-volume water withdrawals from the Wabash River this week. The move comes as IEDC looks at other ways to supply water to the LEAP district in Lebanon.... Read More
Biotech company Inari Agriculture cut the ribbon Wednesday on a $20 million expansion in West Lafayette. The company said the 42,000-square-foot facility will accelerate the development and commercialization of higher-yielding seeds to meet market demand.... Read More
Indiana-based Fairmount Door Corporation has joined Florida-based On Track Partners, a group of garage door installation, service and repair brands, On Track announced. Together, the companies will provide commercial and residential garage door install ...... Read More
A manufacturer of water pumps and lube pumps for the automotive industry is planning to close its facility in Richmond. In a notice to the state, TBK America Inc. said the closure will result in the layoffs of 79 employees beginning next month.... Read More
Special Olympics Indiana has launched the Campaign for Coaches initiative to attract and train volunteer coaches throughout the state, the organization announced Wednesday. The program offers comprehensive training designed to equip coaches with...... Read More
South Bend native Tess Gunty and Indianapolis resident Maurice Broaddus lead this year’s class of Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards recipients. The awards are administered every other year by statewide not-for-profit Indiana Humanities.... Read More
Forbes is out with its annual list of “America’s Best Employers by State,” and 75 companies are ranked among the best in Indiana. The publication partnered with market research firm Statista to survey 160,000 employees across the country.... Read More
The Greater Muncie Chamber of Commerce and Delaware Advancement Corp. have completed a joint reorganization effort first announced last fall. As a result, the chamber now has oversight of the Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance.... Read More
Indiana’s Judicial Nominating Commission took only minutes to confer before unanimously selecting Indiana Supreme Court Justice Loretta Rush to continue in her role as chief justice. Rush has been on the state’s highest court since 2012.... Read More
Overall population growth in Indiana will nearly skid to a halt by the 2050s while the Indianapolis metropolitan area attracts residents at relatively robust clip over several decades, according to new projections from Indiana University demographers.... Read More
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete agreements, finding that the agency exceeded its authority with a rule that would have voided contracts that bar workers from moving to rival employers.... Read More
