Suicides are climbing faster among young people than adults, triggering alarm bells that “what we’re doing isn’t working,” says University of Notre Dame psychologist Theodore Beauchaine. He’s co-leading a mission to reinvent teen suicide prevention efforts.... Read More
Ascend Indiana, an initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, has recently forged three partnerships to help college students with career and internship searches. The agreements are with Butler University in Indianapolis, Hanover College in Hanover, and the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne.... Read More
A plan to renovate the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso is facing another hurdle. Lakeshore Public Radio reports the Porter County Commissioners are now seeking to lease the former sheriff's residence, a major portion of the $7.5 million project.... Read More
Terre Haute-based Hallador Energy is reporting full fiscal year net income of $18.1 million, compared to a $3.7 million loss the previous year. The company says it made significant capital investments in 2022 to allow for increased coal production.... Read More
An Australian biotech company that has its U.S. headquarters in Fishers has received additional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Telix Pharmaceuticals says its lead prostate cancer imaging product, Illuccix, is now authorized to...... Read More
Elkhart-based fiber internet service provider Surf Internet will begin construction later this month on what will eventually be 250 miles of fiber service to rural homes in three northern Indiana counties. The company received a $6 million grant last April from Indiana’s Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program to help cover part of the cost.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College is seeking more than $55 million for a building project on its Terre Haute campus. The college plans to replace the majority of its current structure with a new two-story building and renovate an existing building.... Read More
The Indiana Senate on Thursday passed a much-disputed proposal barring Indiana National Guard members from demanding a military trial — or court-martial — in lieu of non-judicial punishment. House Bill 1076 now goes to Gov. Eric Holcomb.... Read More
Dr. Malaz Boustani, an esteemed brain doctor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, is haunted by the fact that he didn’t identify his own father’s Alzheimer’s disease. “I think I’m a great brain doctor—and I missed it,” he says. ... Read More
Cash-short banks have borrowed about $300 billion from the Federal Reserve in the past week, the central bank announced Thursday. Nearly half the money — $143 billion — went to holding companies for two major banks that failed over the past week.... Read More
The stunning collapse of a go-to bank for innovators made headlines this week. We'll have more on how the shockwaves from the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown could create a potential ripple effect in Indiana.... Read More
Lafayette-based risk management firm Henriott Group Inc. is planning to expand this summer with two new offices. The company said this week it will open new spaces in West Lafayette and on the northwest side of Indianapolis.... Read More
Wisconsin-based venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor, which has an established presence in Indiana, has announced the spring cohorts of two separate gBETA programs. The organization says the seven-week program will support early-stage startups that are focused on 5G technology and energy and sustainability.... Read More
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has launched crowdfunding campaigns for quality of place projects in Madison and Porter counties. Developers are looking to raise money through the agency's CreatINg Places program.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a nearly $230,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Education to help Indiana elementary and secondary school teachers implement computer science educational programs in the classroom. ... Read More
The city of Jeffersonville has completed the first draft of a comprehensive plan that will serve as a roadmap for the community as it attempts to attract development, new residents and improve the quality of life. The News and Tribune reports the city’s last comprehensive plan was completed in 2015. ... Read More
A third-party logistics startup will invest more than $7 million to establish operations in Union County and create 50 jobs. Full Throttle Fulfillment Solutions will initially occupy an existing building in Liberty, but has plans to add more over time.... Read More
A product developed by researchers at Purdue University that was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's whitest paint has earned two major awards, including one at South by Southwest. The paint reflects 98.1% of solar heat away from its surface.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA) is collaborating with agribusiness company Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) to produce renewable fuels from canola crops. They unveiled a proprietary winter canola hybrid, developed by Corteva, that can be grown as a cover crop, after soybeans are harvested.... Read More
Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation. Applications for jobless claims in the U.S. fell by 20,000 to 192,000.... Read More
