Ivy Tech names chancellor for Madison campus

Ivy Tech Community College on Monday announced Amanda Harsin as the next chancellor of its campus in Madison. Harsin, who previously served as vice chancellor of academic affairs, has held the role on an interim basis since August.... Read More

Exhibit Columbus to unveil design concepts

Exhibit Columbus will next month showcase design concepts for its 2022-2023 exhibition. The 2023 Design Presentations event will feature previews of 13 site-specific installations planned for the fourth Exhibit Columbus exhibition, set to open in late summer.... Read More

Historic White Castle to be razed in Whiting

One of the first White Castles to be built in the greater Chicago area is set to be demolished. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the 88-year-old restaurant in downtown Whiting is being torn down in favor an updated, modern version of the fast food outlet.... Read More

Proposed auditor name change faces hurdles

Indiana State Auditor Tera Klutz wants Hoosiers to know: regardless of her title, she isn’t really auditing anything. During her election campaign last year, Klutz floated the idea of changing the name of her office to comptroller. ... Read More

Mayor: Fort Harrison will be ‘new downtown’

A former Army base continues to see transformation into a live, work and play destination. Fort Benjamin Harrison closed as a military installation in 1996, but in just the last five years has seen more than $200 million in investment.... Read More

Report: Ultium Cells EV battery plant on hold

Plans for a $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant that could potentially be located in Indiana are reportedly on hold indefinitely. The Wall Street Journal reports GM and Korea-based LG Energy Solution failed to come to an agreement.... Read More

$32M welcome center project to get underway

Construction on a $32 million welcome center at the Indiana/Illinois border along Interstate 70 eastbound is slated to start this summer, according to The Tribune-Star. The current welcome center, which opened 1992, will be demolished.... Read More

Ethan Crossing of Indianapolis prepares to open

Ethan Crossing of Indianapolis, a behavioral health hospital and Substance Use Disorder recovery campus, is planning to open the doors to its newly-renovated campus on Monday. The company, which is operated by Ohio-based NewVista Behavioral Health, currently employs 20 people and plans to add about 100 new employees.... Read More

Endress+Hauser expanding in Greenwood

Switzerland-based Endress+Hauser plans to invest $33 million to expand in Johnson County. The measurement instrumentation provider is looking to build a 120,000-square-foot facility on the south side of Greenwood create at least 75 jobs.... Read More

Thurston Springer buys trading group, opens Ohio office

Indianapolis-based Thurston Springer, an employee-owned broker-dealer and investment advisor, has acquired the Midwest fixed income trading group of Boenning & Scattergood. Boenning & Scattergood's seven fixed income specialists are joining Thurston Springer in its new Columbus, Ohio office location.... Read More

Tourism drives record growth for Vigo County

Vigo County saw record revenue from visitors last year. Our partners at WTWO-TV report the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau collected $2.8 million from the innkeepers tax, and officials expect to surpass the $3 million mark in 2023.... Read More

$1.5M gifts for Manchester’s music, arts hall renovation

The home to Manchester University’s music and art departments has received donations totaling $1.5 million towards a $5 million renovation project. The gifts from three separate donors are earmarked for a planned upgrade of Otho Winger Memorial Hall, one of the oldest buildings on the North Manchester campus.... Read More

IU School of Medicine names DEI officer

Indiana University School of Medicine has named Dr. Chemen Neal its first executive associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice and chief diversity officer. Neal will work with academic, research and clinical leaders across the organization to advance DEIJ strategic priorities. ... Read More