The Westfield City Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance to elevate the city to second-class status, making it the fourth Hamilton County city to do so. The council voted 7-0 to make Westfield a second-class city beginning Jan. 1, 2028.... Read More
The interim Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force unanimously agreed on a final report detailing its recommended legislative proposals for the upcoming session, including a closer look at prior authorization denials and mergers between health care providers.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Fire Dawgs Junk Removal has acquired Lug Away of Boston. The acquisition took place on Oct. 20 and allows Lug Away to retain its current branding, leadership and employees, including four full-time workers. ... Read More
The Purdue University-intertwined music and arts technology department on IUPUI's campus will be incorporated into Indiana University's Herron School of Art & Design, IU said Monday. The department will be a part of the Herron school, starting Jan. 1, 2024.... Read More
In September, Michael Galvin was named senior director of operations for Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana. He previously spent two years as superintendent for the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County.... Read More
About 20,000 people now have access to broadband internet in Vanderburgh County after a $39 million AT&T Fiber project was completed this month. The public-private initiative is part of a larger push to work with digitally-unconnected areas.... Read More
By mid-December, the largest concrete skatepark in Indiana is expected to open to the public in downtown Evansville. The 26,000-square-foot attraction called Sunset Skatepark cost $1.7 million, including more than $800,000 in private funds.... Read More
Leaders with the Indiana Farm Bureau are preparing to meet with legislators to discuss the organization's policy priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The INFB says it will focus on three key issues focused on protecting and enhancing agriculture.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb has directed the Indiana Finance Authority to begin “exclusive oversight” of a water supply study currently underway along the Wabash River that is meant to determine whether water can be piped from Tippecanoe County to Boone County to...... Read More
A startup not-for-profit organization in southwest Indiana is on the hunt for its first leader. CDFI Friendly Evansville Region (CFER) has begun the search for an executive director as it prepares to launch in January.... Read More
Officials in Valparaiso have cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Flounder & Friends Skatepark. Our partners at Lakeshore Public Media report the $2 million project pays tribute to the city's original skatepark, and there are plans for additional phases.... Read More
Amazon will build its fifth Indiana renewable energy project in Fountain County, the company announced Monday. The new solar farm will produce 200 megawatts of energy to support the company's local operations. ... Read More
The Dean and Barbara Family Foundation has donated $30 million to Mishawaka-based Franciscan Health Foundation in a gift billed as the largest in the Franciscan foundation's history. The donation will create The Dean and Barbara White Cancer Center in Crown Point.... Read More
Toyota's new three-row luxury vehicle is the first Lexus SUV assembled in the United States and the first Lexus produced by Toyota Indiana.... Read More
The delivery company is hiring both regular and seasonal part-time package handlers and material handlers. Workers would be based in facilities including the FedEx Express Indianapolis hub at Indianapolis International Airport and FedEx Ground facilities in Greenwood, Indianapolis and Zionsville.... Read More
Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen says the planned 120,000-square-foot Noblesville Event Center brings his city into the fold as central Indiana grows its reputation as a sports leader in the Midwest. Officials broke ground last week on the 3,400-seat arena.... Read More
Koester Metals Inc., a metal fabrication company in the Steuben County town of Fremont, is under new ownership. The company has been acquired by Iowa-based Distinctive Manufacturing Group, though financial terms are not being disclosed.... Read More
The lowest number of Hoosiers in recent history got injured or sick at work last year, according to a survey from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indiana had a rate of 2.9 workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers.... Read More
Over the next two decades, tens of billions of dollars will flow into state coffers nationally from the National Opioid Settlement, a court agreement between companies deemed responsible for the deadly, life-disrupting impact of the addictive drug and the localities bearing the brunt of the devastation. ... Read More
Horizon Bancorp has launched a national search for a new chief financial officer after leaders said they agreed to part ways with their current CFO. The transition comes at a time of restructuring after another high-ranking employee leaves the company. ... Read More
