Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) has announced a $15 million investment in Autotech Ventures, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Allison says the partnership will provide the company with direct exposure to startups, VC expertise and high-tech companies in the transportation industry.... Read More
Jasper-based Farbest Foods Inc. is in the midst of a nearly $13 million expansion of its plant in Huntingburg. The turkey processing company is adding more than 22,000 to its deboning room, which it says will streamline the deboning process and improve output.... Read More
The Gary/Chicago International Airport has appointed Daniel Vicari as executive director. Vicari succeeds Colonel Duane Hayden, who served as executive director for the last four years.... Read More
Indiana’s online and retail sportsbooks closed the year with another busy month, just shy of the record set in November... Read More
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is adding to its footprint in Johnson County. The e-commerce giant is planning to open a 510,000-square-foot sorting center in Franklin later this year and create hundreds of jobs.... Read More
One of Indiana’s longest-serving state senators has decided to step down immediately from the legislature.... Read More
The Northwest Hendricks County School Corp. is partnering with State Bank in Lizton to provide exclusive naming rights to the football stadium at Tri-West High School in Lizton. The stadium will be called State Bank stadium.... Read More
Purdue University and Indiana University are teaming up in an effort to boost the state's talent pipeline by keeping more graduates in Indiana. The schools have partnered with Ascend Indiana with the goal of connecting students with in-state career opportunities more effectively, as well as... Read More
Indianapolis-based F.C. Tucker Co. says central Indiana saw an unusually active residential real estate market in December. Data from the real estate company's monthly report shows an overall continued decrease in inventory and an increase in home sales and prices in the 16-county region.... Read More
United Way of Central Indiana President and Chief Executive Officer Ann Murtlow is planning to retire after nearly a decade. The nonprofit’s board of directors has launched a search for Murtlow’s successor with help from Boston-based executive search firm Koya Partners.... Read More
A coalition of South Bend organizations is expanding a program that provides free at-home internet and hotspot connections to qualifying students. ... Read More
In the face of a nursing shortage in Indiana, Ivy Tech Community College is expanding its nursing program with the help of Indiana University Health. ... Read More
IndyGo’s Blue Line is targeted again this session with new legislation filed at the Statehouse. The bill filed by Sen. Jack Sandlin (R-Indianapolis) aims to prohibit dedicated bus lanes outside of Indianapolis’ mile square. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based systems integrator GyanSys Inc. is adding to its portfolio. The company has acquired Vancouver-based Groundswell Cloud Solutions, a provider of Salesforce advisory and implementation services for the consumer goods, retail, technology and life sciences industries.... Read More
Ball State University and Daleville Community Schools have formed an esports partnership. As part of the one-year agreement, Ball State will host students from Daleville Jr.-Sr. High School at its new Esports Center for games, practices, and competitions.... Read More
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb extolled the state’s economic expansion amid the COVID-19 pandemic during the annual State of the State speech ... Read More
The tech sector in Indiana continued a record-breaking trend at the end of 2021. TechPoint, the state's nonprofit tech accelerator, says the state saw more than $958 million in venture capital investment last year, which is nearly triple the previous record set in 2019.... Read More
The Caesars Entertainment Equine Specialty Hospital in Shelbyville, a satellite facility of Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine, is installing a specialized CT machine capable of scanning large anatomies. Purdue says the hospital will be one of the first in the country to utilize the large gantry helical CT scanning machine.... Read More
Two longstanding architecture and design companies in the Midwest have announced plans to join forces. ... Read More
The Indiana FFA Association and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture have hired Tamara (Tami) Ketchen as director of the Indiana FFA Association. Ketchen, who is currently the association's assistant director, previously served as its director from 2015 to 2018.... Read More
