Greater Lafayette Commerce says it plans to use a nearly $5 million grant from the Indiana Department of Education to create a new accelerator program. The nonprofit economic and workforce development organization says the program is designed to help students overcome hurdles caused by the pandemic and graduate from high school ready for a career and continued education.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has inked a research and collaboration agreement with Entos Pharmaceuticals in Canada. Lilly says the deal will support the development of therapies for multiple neurologic conditions.... Read More
Republican lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would severely limit Indiana workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements, arguing it is time to rely on personal responsibility and protections such as immunity from a previous infection.... Read More
South Bend-based SIMBA Chain has hired Joe Matz as its chief operating officer. The company says Matz, a 25-year veteran in licensing and finance for Microsoft, had consulted with the blockchain company for the last two years before accepting a full-time leadership role.... Read More
Indianapolis businesses are cashing in big-time this weekend on college football’s grand finale. The College Football Playoff National Championship between Alabama and Georgia is expected to draw 100,000 visitors to the city and pump more than $150 million into the economy. Chris Gahl has details on the event’s overall impact on tourism.... Read More
Elkhart-based Dexter Axle Co. has acquired The Expediter LLC, a trailer parts supply story in Florida.... Read More
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has selected a new chair for 2022. Bernice Helman takes the reins for a one-year term... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the State Soil Conservation Board have awarded nearly $800,000 in matching grant funds to 13 soil and water conservation districts and soil health organizations. The ISDA says the funds are part of the Clean Water Indiana program.... Read More
A new report from the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana says homeownership in Marion County has declined 11% over the past decade. The nonprofit adds while mortgage applications are at their highest levels since the Great Recession, the county continues to see "dramatic lending disparities," particularly due to race and ethnicity.... Read More
The real estate company operated by Valparaiso University has sold the university’s former mail center to a gaming accessory manufacturer. ... Read More
A Hoosier biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization will soon be under new ownership. Germany-based Merck KGaA has announced plans to acquire Exelead, headquartered in Indianapolis, in a $780 million deal. Merck ... Read More
Houston-based Comfort Systems USA Inc. (NYSE: FIX) has acquired MEP Holding Co. Inc., including its subsidiary Edwards Electrical & Mechanical Inc. in Indianapolis. Comfort Systems USA has also acquired Thermal Service LLC and TES Controls LLC in Kentucky and temporary staffing company Kodiak Labor Solutions LLC in Indy.... Read More
Economic development officials from Fort Wayne and Allen County have unveiled an action plan to guide the region’s economic efforts for the next 10 years... Read More
Indiana House Republicans are proposing broad business and individual tax cuts even as the state’s Republican governor and state Senate have been cautious about taking major action this year.... Read More
The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township will let its 2015 operational referendum expire. The MSD Wayne Board of Education, which finalized the decision at its meeting earlier this week, says the district was facing a number of financial difficulties when it passed the referendum.... Read More
Muncie-based Nash and Sons Trucking Inc. has notified the state it is temporarily laying off 75 workers. The trucking company says the layoffs will take place at its four Indiana locations. ... Read More
Carl Brizzi, a former Marion County Prosecutor, has died. A family spokesperson tells our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal Brizzi died at Heart Hospital in Carmel after suffering a stroke Wednesday afternoon. He was 53.... Read More
Bloomington-based business incubator and coworking space The Mill is expanding its lineup of pitch competitions for Indiana-based startups... Read More
The finalists for what is considered the most prestigious award in animal conservation will now receive larger monetary awards. The Indianapolis Prize says the finalists will each receive $50,000 instead of the previously-awarded $10,000, thanks to a grant from Indy-based Lilly Endowment Inc.... Read More
The winner of the inaugural Indy Autonomous Challenge has launched a spinoff company. TUM Autonomous Motorsport, the team from Technische Universität München in Germany, says driveblocks aims to develop a platform for fully autonomous vehicle applications.... Read More
