New York-based Meritus Gas Partners has closed on its acquisition of Arizona-based MagneGas Welding Supply – South LLC. The deal involves a fill plant and specialty gas laboratory in Texas, as well seven retail locations, including one in Huntington.... Read More
The Indiana Donor Network hit another record for organ transplants in 2022. The federally-designated organ recovery organization said Monday it facilitated a total of 1,116 transplants last year, up 18% over the previous year's total of 949. ... Read More
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has recovered $2 million as part of a civil settlement with an Indiana autism therapy provider and its owner over allegations of Medicaid fraud. The U.S. Department of Justice investigated Indianapolis-based Applied Behavior Center for Autism and its owner and CEO Sherry Michael for allegedly submitting false claims to Indiana Medicaid programs.... Read More
Franklin College has dedicated its Center for Tech Innovation on campus. The college says the CTI serves as the hub for its newly-created digital fluency initiative, providing collaboration and workspace for students, faculty and staff.... Read More
The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation is committing $50 million for the undergraduate institute at the Daniels School of Business at Purdue University. The commitment will serve as the lead gift to the business school's reorganization.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has announced recipients of the newly-established Comprehensive School Counseling Grant. Twenty six school districts and charter schools received a total of $5 million to further develop and expand school counseling services and resources.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers have seized on high health care costs as a priority problem to tackle this legislative session, but rural hospitals with thin profit margins are worried — and want more help from the state.... Read More
For a concert venue working to build its name, Brown County Music Center received a helpful endorsement from Jason Isbell when the four-time Grammy Award winner wrapped up a sold-out show on Jan. 31.... Read More
Craft brewing has gone from a hobby to a $1.6 billion industry in Indiana. But an industry that has swelled to more than 200 breweries statewide is in transition, and several big names have gone belly up, while others have continued to expand into new markets.... Read More
A subsidiary of Michigan-based Viking Group Inc. is planning to build a new pipe manufacturing plant in Richmond. MV Pipe LLC will construct the facility on a 40-acre site, and the project is expected to create 111 jobs.... Read More
Bethany Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit organization serving Jefferson County, has awarded a $2 million grant to fund construction of a new pool, and renovations to the existing pool house, at the city of Madison's historic Crystal Beach Pool. The foundation says the funding will allow the city to maintain its project timeline, with plans to open the pool in May 2024.... Read More
Officials in northern Indiana say Manufacturing Readiness Grants awarded by the state last year had a nearly tenfold benefit. The South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership says 45 manufacturers in the region received a total of $5.3 million in grants, which helped generate $47.5 million in additional investments.... Read More
Indiana's revenue collections for January once again outpaced projections. The Indiana State Budget Agency says General Fund revenues last month totaled $1.9 billion, which was 3.9% above the December 2022 forecast and 4% higher than the same month last year.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics Inc. (Nasdaq: STLD) has appointed Barry Schneider to the newly created position of president and Chief Operating Officer. He currently serves as senior vice president of the Flat Roll Steel Group and will continue to report to company chairman and CEO Mark Millett.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is seeking project proposals from Indiana's specialty crop sector for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.... Read More
Indiana farmland values had the biggest one-year increase than any Midwestern state in 2022, according to the latest report from the Seventh Federal Reserve Bank district in Chicago. The quarterly report reveals good quality farmland in the Hoosier State jumped 23% higher compared to Jan. 1, 2022.... Read More
Football fans will once again be gathering to watch the big game on Sunday, and while the price of food has gone up considerably over the last year, one Super Bowl staple seems to be bucking the trend of inflation.... Read More
Terre Haute Regional Airport Executive Director Jeff Hauser is planning to step down from the role. Hauer told our partners at WTWO-TV he will retire before the end of the year.... Read More
Elkhart-based Patrick Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: PATK) is reporting full-year net income of $328 million, up from $225 million in 2021. President Jeff Rodino says the company's investments in the marine OEM market and marine aftermarket helped bolster its yearly and quarterly results.... Read More
South Bend-based AM General, the maker of the HUMVEE, was awarded an initial $230 million contract from the Department of Defense to manufacture Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), a heavily armored truck used by the U.S. Army. However, the deal could be worth $8.6 billion over the next decade for more than 20,000 JLTVs and approximately 10,000 trailers.... Read More
