The Evansville Rescue Mission will break ground this week on a new facility to support women and children in need, and a fundraising effort to support the project is ongoing. The organization is looking to raise $9 million for the project.... Read More
Former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer cannot defer his surrender next month to serve a nearly two-year prison sentence resulting from his insider trading conviction because there was overwhelming evidence of his crimes, a federal judge said Monday.... Read More
South Carolina-based packaging company Sonoco Products Co. is shuttering one of its Indiana locations. In a notice to the state, the company said it will close the Sonoco-TEQ facility in the Steuben County town of Fremont, affecting 63 employees.... Read More
Indiana's casinos reported a seventh-consecutive month of year-over-year revenue declines in September, according to analysts at PlayIndiana.com. However, the return of the NFL marked a sharp increase in the number of sports wagers placed statewide.... Read More
The South Bend-based food rescue continues forward with expansion plans after crossing a milestone in its food collection effort.... Read More
Top executives and directors of Indianapolis-based Point Biopharma Global Inc. could rake in an eye-popping $212 million from their deal to sell the company to drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. Some could also reap millions more in severance pay and stock options.... Read More
Fort Wayne Community Schools is extending its pre-kindergarten program. The district announced last week that, for the first time, all students living within the district's boundaries will have access to high quality pre-K at a Fort Wayne elementary school.... Read More
The union says it has the right to negotiate the issue. The district says that’s not required under state law.... Read More
Indiana’s two top public research universities will collaborate on a multi-year study to review the effectiveness of one of the state’s largest economic development initiatives that was launched with federal stimulus dollars.... Read More
A professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences at Purdue University was one of six scientists to be the first to examine a study of samples from the asteroid Bennu retrieved by NASA. Michelle Thompson said it was a "surreal moment."... Read More
International Paper Co. is planning to make additional investments in its Crawfordsville operations. The company is seeking incentives from the city to add new, state-of-the-art equipment it says will accommodate additional production.... Read More
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits. Rite Aid does not have any stores in Indiana, according to the company's website.... Read More
In an effort to curb its carbon output, Cleveland-Cliffs is building a multimillion-dollar pipeline to send hydrogen to an East Chicago blast furnace, according to our Partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana.... Read More
Kelly and Tony Trent, parents of Purdue super fan Tyler Trent, joined university officials between quarters of Purdue's Hammer Down Cancer football game Saturday against Ohio State to announce the founding of the Tyler Trent Pediatric Cancer Research Center.... Read More
The college received a $3 million Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions grant, which is a program looking to expand opportunities, quality and offerings at schools classified as "Hispanic serving institutions." ... Read More
The mayor of Fort Wayne says economic momentum is continuing in the city, but certain challenges remain to keep up with that growth. Last week, Mayor Tom Henry announced an as-yet unnamed Fortune 100 company is looking to develop...... Read More
Indianapolis-based multi-family housing development company RealAmerica says two new projects currently under construction are slated for 2024 openings. The projects represent the company's first forays into Warsaw and Bloomington.... Read More
The South Shore Line will run its first commercial trips on new track this week. The railroad will resume train service between its Michigan City and Dune Park stops starting Wednesday.... Read More
When Cummins Inc. started investing in hydrogen power four years ago, the Columbus, Indiana-based manufacturer did so with optimism—but without certainty—that those investments would someday pay off. That fog has started to lift. ... Read More
Purdue University Northwest's team will use the federal grant to study hydrogen-based alternatives to carbon emissions in furnaces used by steelworkers.... Read More
