The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has launched crowdfunding campaigns for quality of place projects in Madison and Porter counties. Developers are looking to raise money through the agency's CreatINg Places program.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a nearly $230,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Education to help Indiana elementary and secondary school teachers implement computer science educational programs in the classroom. ... Read More
The city of Jeffersonville has completed the first draft of a comprehensive plan that will serve as a roadmap for the community as it attempts to attract development, new residents and improve the quality of life. The News and Tribune reports the city’s last comprehensive plan was completed in 2015. ... Read More
A third-party logistics startup will invest more than $7 million to establish operations in Union County and create 50 jobs. Full Throttle Fulfillment Solutions will initially occupy an existing building in Liberty, but has plans to add more over time.... Read More
A product developed by researchers at Purdue University that was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's whitest paint has earned two major awards, including one at South by Southwest. The paint reflects 98.1% of solar heat away from its surface.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA) is collaborating with agribusiness company Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) to produce renewable fuels from canola crops. They unveiled a proprietary winter canola hybrid, developed by Corteva, that can be grown as a cover crop, after soybeans are harvested.... Read More
Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation. Applications for jobless claims in the U.S. fell by 20,000 to 192,000.... Read More
Meijer is now allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to be used for the Flashfood program, the grocery retailer announced this week. The program allows customers to purchase food that's nearing its sell-by date at a deep discount.... Read More
Shipments of waste from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment have resumed in Putnam County, according to our partners at WTWO-TV. An official with Indianapolis-based Heritage Environmental Services, which operates the landfill, confirmed the additional shipments began arriving Tuesday.... Read More
A debate over Hoosier students’ vaccination records ensued at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday as lawmakers weighed a bill that seeks to prohibit schools from coupling health and academic documents. Current state law permits schools to include a student’s immunization information with their high school transcript.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures Inc. is launching a new three-day innovation conference, Rally, which is designed to spark innovation by bringing together hundreds of companies, entrepreneurs, universities and investors from a range of different sectors. The event will include a pitch competition with $5 million in prizes.... Read More
The results of a new study commissioned by AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to grow the state’s agbioscience economy, show the economic impact of the agbioscience sector has undergone substantial growth in recent years. “Extraordinary. Historic, by definition,” touted Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus. ... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins announced Thursday that Mary Chandler, CEO of the Cummins Foundation, will retire this spring after 12 years with the company. Chandler also serves as vice president of corporate responsibility and community relations for Cummins.... Read More
A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control.... Read More
A supply chain management company headquartered in Singapore is establishing operations at the Warsaw Technology Park. Mentor Media plans to invest nearly $7 million to occupy a portion of a shell building and create nearly 50 jobs over the next three years.... Read More
Goshen College has announced plans to expand its business program offerings, including one to help working adults who want to earn bachelor’s degree in business management, while juggling a career. The other program helps Goshen College students who want to get a head start on an MBA.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has announced plans to install a 46,000-square-foot solar array on the west side of campus, as part of its ongoing efforts to diversify the school’s energy supply. The solar project will be located along a highly-traveled highway on what is now a vacant field. ... Read More
The president and CEO of the AAA Hoosier Motor Club will retire in July, the organization announced Wednesday. Kirk Hendrix has led the club for the past 10 years, and a search has begun to find his successor.... Read More
Louisville-based Farm Credit Mid-America has announced it will return $230 million in cash patronage to eligible customers this month. The farmer-owned and led cooperative, which serves producers in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, says it was the largest amount ever distributed by the organization.... Read More
The executive director of the Economic Development Corp. of Greensburg/Decatur County says Honda Motor Co.’s (NYSE: HMC) announcement on Tuesday that it intends to move production of the Accord sedan to Indiana sends a strong signal of stability for the plant and its workers... Read More
