Last week’s visit to Purdue University by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was a fact-finding mission of sorts as part of a massive effort to rebuild the nation’s semiconductor industry.... Read More
Indiana State University on Friday launched the public phase of its $100 million "Be So Bold" fundraising campaign. The university says the effort is its largest-ever campaign and 62% of the goal has been reached during the "quiet phase." ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Ruoff Mortgage Co. says it has reduced its workforce by 4.6%. The company says the move is the result of rising mortgage rates and waning consumer demand. The company did not specify precisely how many employees were let go. ... Read More
Student entrepreneurs at Purdue University have developed a soybean-based mulch, an alternative to rubber-based mulch, to keep children safe on the playground.... Read More
Grow Wabash County is launching an e-commerce coaching program geared towards small businesses. The organization says the program is a partnership with Fort Wayne-based digital media agency Cyclone Social.... Read More
Belgium-based software startup Unbox plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis and a development hub in West Lafayette, with hopes of hiring as many as 380 Indiana employees over the next few years.... Read More
Ten Indiana schools are being honored alongside nearly 300 schools throughout the country as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools.... Read More
The chief executive officer of West Lafayette-based startup Novilytic says the potential expiration of the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs would have a major impact on innovation in Indiana.... Read More
Indiana’s unemployment rate crept higher in August and now stands at 2.8%, compared to 2.6% in July, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Summit Brands is adding to its portfolio of laundry products. The company, which markets and distributes household cleaning products, has acquired the Zout and Fels-Naptha brands from Germany-based chemical company Henkel.... Read More
A property tax credit that will give Indianapolis homeowners up to $150 off their spring bills has passed unanimously through the City-County Council and received the mayor’s signature.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has filed a proposed consent decree to resolve its lawsuit against the town of Clarksville for an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ... Read More
Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement Thursday over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations at the Whiting facility in Indiana.... Read More
Denver-based Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI), a real estate investment trust, has purchased 161 acres of tillable farmland in Benton County.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb has made several appointments to various state boards and commissions. They include the Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards & Education, the Commission on Ports, and the Emergency Medical Services Commission, among others.... Read More
The plant manager at the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Marion Metal Center says the automaker's planned $491 million investment will support the next generation of not just electric vehicles, but the facility's employees as well. ... Read More
The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority is taking preliminary steps to once again provide passenger service. GCIA lost passenger travel nine years ago after Allegiant Air dropped service.... Read More
Indianapolis-based nonprofit The Mind Trust is investing $500,000 to support Purdue Polytechnic High School's new Indianapolis campus. The nonprofit says the Capacity Building Award will help PPHS launch its new Pike Township campus.... Read More
Several short-line railroads in Indiana are under new ownership. Florida-based Patriot Rail Co. LLC has completed the acquisition of Pioneer Lines Inc. from BRX Transportation Holdings in Denver.... Read More
Seattle-based internet service provider GigabitNow has announced plans to utilize the Hoosier Networks LLC fiber network to provide high-speed internet to the cities of Bloomington, Columbus, and Shelbyville.... Read More
