Detroit's three automakers have laid off roughly 4,800 workers at factories that are not among the plants that have been hit by the United Auto Workers strikes. The companies say the strikes have nevertheless forced them to impose those layoffs.... Read More
The chief strategy officer for the Indiana Economic Development Corp. says the outlook for northeast Indiana is "exceptionally strong." Lathrop said she expects the region to build on the success and investments that have been made over the last decade.... Read More
The Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Information for manufacturers that could build and deliver a new heavy-lift crane to the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon. The RFI follows a $2.25 million federal grant to help the port acquire the new crane.... Read More
Dozens of individual and team inductees into Purdue University Northwest's Society of Innovators will be recognized next week.... Read More
The Lebanon City Council on Tuesday night unanimously voted to approve the voluntary annexation of nearly 640 acres of land in Boone County for the LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District, a planned technology and advanced manufacturing hub of 9,000 acres or more.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday reviewed the results of a “first-of-its-kind” request of higher education cost and debt data — and found it lacking.... Read More
Purdue University Fort Wayne has enrolled its largest group of first-year international students with 182 from 22 countries. Overall, the campus has 499 international students from 62 countries. Of that total, 334 are graduate students and 165 undergrads. ... Read More
The CARE program will provide faster access to help and expand its medication-assisted treatment, HIV and hepatitis testing and harm reduction kits. The center will hire two more therapists and two peer recovery specialists. ... Read More
Before construction on the first one is completed, global automaker Stellantis is planning to build a second electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Kokomo. The company plans to invest $3.2 billion to build the facility and create 1,400 new jobs.... Read More
Officials in Anderson broke ground Tuesday on a $30 million warehouse and distribution facility for Indianapolis-based seed distributor Corteva Agriscience. The project is expected to create more than 40 jobs when complete.... Read More
Gyeong Mee Yoon, an associate professor of botany and plant pathology, is researching how two different biochemical pathways, biosynthesis and signaling of the ethylene hormone play into how plants respond to stressors like drought, severe heat and cold. There may be a link between independent cellular signaling pathways of ethylene biosynthesis and autophagy.... Read More
The company, which city officials are not naming, seeks to annex hundreds of acres of rural farmland for its proposed data center campus.... Read More
“AquAdvantage” salmon most recently drew criticism from environmental advocates at the 2023 Farm Aid event.... Read More
Wabash Valley Resources envisions investment, jobs and sustainably produced fertilizer, but residents fear potential consequences like water contamination.... Read More
Crews will begin work this month to install fiber internet services in parts of Lawrence County. Their work is expected to last eight months.... Read More
Bro Krift will be founding CEO of the Indiana Local News Initiative, a not-for-profit media organization announced in February.... Read More
Indiana University is partnering with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to boost the growth of the microelectronics industry in Indiana.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures led the round. Other investors include the IU Angel Network, which supports IU-affiliated early-stage companies.... Read More
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center at Purdue will partner with the USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub to launch the soil temperature climatology tool.... Read More
Bloomington business owners and organizations may need to find other advertising solutions as the city weighs banning billboards.... Read More
