The Indiana Department of Transportation and infrastructure design firm HNTB are set to hold a public hearing next month for a project to improve Interstate 64 in southern Indiana. Improve 64 aims to reduce congestion and improve safety by...... Read More
The Indiana Builders Association board has selected Kenny Reinbrecht to serve as the organization's 2024 president. Reinbrecht is the founder of Reinbrecht Homes, based in the Gibson County town of Haubstadt.... Read More
Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial worries, according to the latest measure.... Read More
With nearly 700 locations across the U.S., Nebraska-based Scooter’s Coffee opened its first location in Evansville on Dec. 13. Owner Ben Klipsch spoke with Inside INdiana Business about his latest entrepreneurial adventure.... Read More
Four moms recently opened an indoor playground in Evansville, an ideal place for parents looking to keep their children busy over the holiday break. Inside INdiana Business spoke with the owners, who said it took a few years to bring their idea to life.... Read More
“It’s atrocious,” Becca Tuholski says sadly, while reciting the infant mortality rates in northwest Indiana that haunt her and other leaders at the NWI Food Council. The number of babies dying in Gary is triple the state’s rate—the ninth highest in the U.S.... Read More
Newsweek is out with its ranking of "America's Most Responsible Companies," and 11 Indiana-based companies are included. The 600 companies are ranked based on three areas of corporate social responsibility: environmental, social, and corporate governance.... Read More
The Saint Mary's College board has reversed a controversial policy made earlier this year. Our partners at Fox Michiana report the college will not allow undergraduate admissions of transgender women. ... Read More
In its latest push into artificial intelligence, Lilly has signed a deal with a California-based biotech to discover new obesity targets in humans. Fauna Bio says it will give Lilly access to its AI platform to support preclinical drug discovery efforts.... Read More
A manufacturer of iron castings with a presence in southern Indiana will soon be under new ownership. Waupaca Foundry is set to be acquired by Connecticut-based private investment firm Monomoy Capital Partners, though financial terms are not being disclosed.... Read More
The Fort Wayne Common Council approved tax abatement requests for a Fortune 100 company planning to build a data center campus on the city's southeast side. City officials said the project will include an initial investment of $845 million and 30 new jobs.... Read More
Bloomington-based not-for-profit entrepreneurship center The Mill this week named Paid.Care the top prize winner of its Crossroads Idea Competition. The startup, co-founded by CEO JR Ricker, has developed an online caregiver payment platform.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Indiana Michigan Power has reached a settlement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and others regarding a proposed electric rate increase. The utility's requested increase of $116.4 million has been reduced by nearly half.... Read More
Indiana's unemployment rate was 3.7% in November, up from 3.6% in October. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the state added 500 private sector jobs over the previous month.... Read More
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of prices fell last month, another sign that inflation is easing and that Americans should benefit from reduced interest rates and get relief from painful price shocks in 2024.... Read More
As Indiana prepares to bring thousands of megawatts of utility-scale wind and solar energy online, environmentalists and educators hope to use new tools — mapping and grant-boosted education — to manage strife over where future projects go.... Read More
Cummins will pay $1.675 billion to settle allegations that the engine-maker violated the Clean Air Act, the company announced Friday. This is the largest settlement ever reached under the Clean Air Act, and the second largest of any environmental penalties.... Read More
President Joe Biden believes “serious scrutiny” is warranted for the planned acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, the White House said Thursday after days of silence on a transaction that has drawn alarm from the steelworkers union.... Read More
About 90 days before a person is to be released from one of Indiana’s 15 state correctional facilities, the offender will consult with representatives from CareSource to prepare for life beyond incarceration. CareSource’s re-entry program supports...... Read More
What makes Indiana so appealing to racing teams, like Rahal Letterman Lanigan? We’ll go one-on-one with NTT IndyCar Series Driver Graham Rahal about why the team decided to build its new $20 million global headquarters in Zionsville.... Read More
