Former Gov. Mitch Daniels, who just completed a 10-year stint as Purdue University president, said Tuesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate, ending speculation that he would jump into the race after sitting Sen. Mike Braun decided to run for governor.... Read More
Economic development officials in Knox County have launched a local business retention and expansion program aimed at helping local businesses and improve economic development.... Read More
Vincennes University is adding several new schools to the Project Achieving Success through Participation In Reaching Educational Excellence, or ASPIREE, program.... Read More
Muncie-based Meridian Health Services is on the hunt for a new chief executive. The organization said Monday that President and CEO Hank Milius will retire at the end of the year after 21 years in the position.... Read More
Officials in Portage are looking into the possibility of creating a makerspace at a former U.S. Steel training facility. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the city's redevelopment commission will examine the feasibility of such a project.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has appointed Mackenzie Carr to serve as its director of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.... Read More
A Zionsville-based ad tech startup has closed on a $1 million seed round of funding. Adverank LLC has developed a software platform designed to boost pay-per-click, or PPC, advertising in the self-storage industry.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy is encouraging an Indiana coalition to proceed with effort to secure a portion of $7 billion in funding to establish a hydrogen hub. The Indiana coalition is one of 33 groups encouraged to move forward in its H2Hubs program.... Read More
Evansville-based Heliponix LLC is receiving nearly $1 million from a Phase II National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant, as well as $75,000 in matching funds from Elevate Ventures in Indianapolis. The agbioscience startup says the funding will help it continue research and development efforts for its automated aeroponic appliance.... Read More
St. Joseph County Executive Director of Economic Development Bill Schalliol says New Carlisle is still the likely choice for a planned EV battery manufacturing plant. "What we've been told is if they're going to build a fourth plant, it likely will be here."... Read More
LaPorte County is taking a new approach for economic development it hopes will lead to new business investments. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report LaPorte-based AME Consulting is in charge of what’s now called the Center for Economic Development, Planning and Government Affairs.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana a $2.8 million grant to help train more people in underserved populations to enter technology fields. ... Read More
The FDA has approved a treatment from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. for adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma. Jaypirca was approved under the FDA's Accelerated Approval pathway based on results from a Phase 1/2 study.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Reclamation Technologies USA LLC has acquired NoVent Inc., an EPA-certified refrigerant company based in Tampa, Fla. NoVent provides reclamation, onsite recovery, cylinder exchanges, and refrigerant solutions for the HVAC industry.... Read More
When DePauw University announced last spring that it had received a $20 million gift to help establish its new School of Business and Leadership, university leaders were effusive in thanks to the donors, Sharon Ubben and her late husband, Timothy, graduates of the class of 1958.... Read More
Indiana ended 2022 with more than 136,000 job openings partly because hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers don’t have the skills needed to join the workforce.... Read More
This year is slated to be a big one for Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. as the pharmaceutical giant plans to release four new medicines to the public, with even more in the pipeline. CEO Dave Ricks said the momentum was created by tailwinds in 2022.... Read More
The IPS board on Saturday agreed to delay a vote on a $400 million operating referendum to support its Rebuilding Stronger plan. The decision comes amid criticism, including how much funding affiliated charter schools would receive if it is approved.... Read More
Ascension, the St. Louis-based parent of Indianapolis-based health system Ascension St. Vincent, confirmed Friday that it plans to close 11 facilities in central Indiana, citing “a significant operational toll” from the pandemic.... Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. Pence said he hadn't been aware that the documents were in his residence but his lack of knowledge wasn't an excuse.... Read More
