A judge’s ruling that could delay the closing of the emergency room at Franciscan Health Hammond may come later today, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana. The city of Hammond is seeking an injunction to keep Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance from pulling the plug on the aging hospital.... Read More
Just days before departing the Statehouse at the end of her term, Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan has announced that she has landed a leadership role with a regional public relations firm. Sullivan has been tabbed to lead business operations in Indiana for Louisville-based C2 Strategic Communications... Read More
The CEO of AES Indiana says the utility's Integrated Resource Plan is the next step in a decade-long transition to more renewable energy. Kristina Lund says the plan is a "leap forward" because of its projected 68% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030.... Read More
Parkview Health has completed the final phase of construction on its new medical tower at the Parkview Regional Medical Center (PRMC) in Fort Wayne. The health system says the final unit of the tower brings the total number of new inpatient beds to 142.... Read More
The Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has awarded $11.5 million in grants from the Regional Economic Acceleration Development Initiative. The RDA says it has allocated more than 70% of the $50 million it received from the state last December.... Read More
Two Indianapolis-area CPA firms have joined forces. Donovan CPAs, which has offices in Avon and Indy, earlier this month merged with Indy-based La Rosa & Co. LLC, with the combined firm operating under the Donovan name.... Read More
A contractor in Richmond was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for violating the Toxic Substance Control Act. U.S. Attorney Zachary Myers' office said Jeffrey Delucio's company failed to follow rules regarding lead paint renovations.... Read More
Grant Superior Judge Dana Kenworthy has been named the newest judge of the Court of Appeals of Indiana, giving the appellate court a female majority for the first time. Kenworthy will join the appellate court after nearly 13 years on the Grant County bench.... Read More
A so-called “blank check company” launched last year by Indianapolis-based Emmis Corp. is liquidating without making any purchases. Monument Circle Acquisition Corp. says it will wind up operations before the end of the year ... Read More
TechPoint on Wednesday announced its acquisition of the Indy CIO Network, a peer group and idea forum designed to support chief information officers throughout central Indiana. TechPoint said it is rebranding the organization to the Indiana CIO Network.... Read More
The Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. is looking for ideas to redevelop the former Owen's Supermarket site in downtown Warsaw. KEDCO on Tuesday issued a request for proposals to transform the two-acre, shovel-ready site into a mixed-use development.... Read More
Federal agencies have mapped out how well the entire country can access the internet, and plan to use the map in a funding formula — but they need help fine-tuning it before a January deadline. The Indiana Broadband Office is calling on Hoosiers to help.... Read More
The city of Madison has announced the fourth national retailer to join a $55 million mixed-use development. Kohl's will be the final anchor tenant for the Shoppes at Sunrise Crossing, currently being constructed at the site of the former Madison Plaza.... Read More
Members of the United Steelworkers union have ratified a four-year contract with U.S. Steel. The new contract boosts pay and improves benefits for 11,000 members throughout the country, including at the Gary Works plant and Midwest Plant in Portage.... Read More
The philanthropic arm of Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette is awarding more than $100,000 in grants to 11 Hoosier nonprofits. The SIA Foundation says the funding will support arts and culture, health and welfare, and education projects.... Read More
Indiana’s state gasoline taxes will drop by about 3 cents per gallon next month to their lowest level since April as pump prices have declined from record peaks six months ago. A total of 52.9 cents per gallon in state taxes will be charged during January.... Read More
Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research has released the results of a nationwide study examining which areas of the country are most likely to land a semiconductor plant, and three Indiana locations are mentioned. ... Read More
Purdue University on Tuesday announced several changes to its leadership team. Among them is Patrick Wolfe, who will become the university's next provost, as well as Karen Plaut, who has been promoted to executive vice president for research.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and Warsaw has named Deb Pitzer as the dean of the School of Manufacturing, Engineering, and Applied Sciences. The school says Pitzer has worked with Ivy Tech full-time since 2006.... Read More
Manchester University has launched a nationwide search for its next president, succeeding current President Dave McFadden who announced his retirement in October. The 21-person search committee says it anticipates recommending the next president to the board of trustees next spring.... Read More
