NFL Combine Returning to Indy
After being canceled this year due to the pandemic, the NFL has announced the annual Scouting Combine will return to Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis in 2022. However, the league says the lo... Read More
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Profit Increases for First Merchants
Muncie-based First Merchants Corp. (Nasdaq: FRME) is reporting third quarter net income of $52.8 million, up from $36.2 million during the same period last year. Chief Executive Officer Mark Hardwick... Read More
Columbus to Invest $2 Million in Mixed-Use Project
The Columbus Redevelopment Commission has voted to spend $2 million from its Central TIF district to help fund a new mixed-use development downtown. The Republic reports the funding also needs approva... Read More
Rose-Hulman Names First Full-time Athletic Director
The associate athletic director of Wabash College has been named the first full-time athletic director at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Ayanna Tweedy begins new role in January.... Read More
Purdue Included Among ‘Brands That Matter’
Purdue University is included in the inaugural list of "Brands That Matter" from Fast Company. The list recognizes nearly 100 companies and nonprofits "that give people compelling reasons to care abou... Read More
River Ridge to Cut Ribbon on Academy
Officials in Jeffersonville will Wednesday cut the ribbon on the River Ridge Learning Center - Early Learning Academy. One Southern Indiana, the economic development organization and chamber of commer... Read More
Tech Sector Tops $100M in Quarterly Capital Raises
Indiana tech companies secured nearly $160 million in publicly-announced capital raises during the third quarter. Indianapolis-based TechPoint says the numbers mark the first time the state has seen a... Read More
Former Trooper Develops Disaster Response Guide
A former Indiana State Police trooper is using some of the insight and skills he learned on the job to help people prepare for disasters, whether natural or manmade. In March, David Smith launched Mun... Read More
Franklin Electric Touts Profit Jump, Record Sales
Fort Wayne-based Franklin Electric Co. Inc. (Nasdaq: FELE) is reporting third quarter net income of $46.5 million, up from $38.6 million during the same period last year. The company says it also hit... Read More
GittaSitta Lands Elevate Ventures Investment
A Granger-based startup has received a $20,000 investment from Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures. Gitta LLC, which has developed the GittaSitta app to streamline the process for users to find a baby... Read More
Indiana Teacher of the Year Named
An engineering and technology teacher at East Tipp Middle School in the Tippecanoe School Corp. has been named the 2022 Indiana Teacher of the Year. Sharita Ware has 10 years of experience in the clas... Read More
Mask Lawsuit Filed by Bluffton BBQ Owners Dismissed
A lawsuit targeting Governor Eric Holcomb, the state of Indiana and the Wells County Health Department over pandemic mask rules at restaurants was dismissed Monday afternoon. Wells Circuit Court Judge... Read More
I-69 River Crossing Project Advances
Kentucky officials say they expect to break ground early next year on the first section of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing project that will eventually connect Kentucky to Indiana. Section 1 focuses on i... Read More
Bowen Center Awarded Grant
Warsaw-based Bowen Center is one of hundreds of mental health centers in the country to receive grant funding through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The center has been... Read More
Theology Center Awarded Lilly Endowment Grant
Wabash College has received an $8.5 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. to support programming for the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. The cent... Read More
Holcomb Releases Police Practices Review
Governor Eric Holcomb’s office has released the findings of a report assessing the curriculum, training standards, policies and practices of all state-level law enforcement agencies. In August 2020, t... Read More
Hillenbrand Divests Another Subsidiary
Batesville-based Hillenbrand Inc. (NYSE: HI) has completed the divestiture of its TerraSource Global business in a more than $25 million deal with Chicago-based industrial holding company Right Lane I... Read More
South Bend Hotel Project Marks Milestone
A construction milestone will be celebrated Tuesday in South Bend as the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians marks the installation of the final steel beam of a 23-story hotel under construction at Fou... Read More
Governor to ‘Welcome Back’ FFA Conventioneers
Governor Eric Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett will Tuesday formally welcome 50,000 visitors to Indy, most of them wearing blue jackets. The 94th National FFA Convention & Expo begins Wednes... Read More
Two Noblesville Businesses Plan for Growth
Two Noblesville businesses are poised for growth and have purchased undeveloped land in the city to help with their expansion plans. Mayor Chris Jensen says WoodTurningz Inc. and Texon Towel and Suppl... Read More