Kentucky-based Tempur Sealy says its $138 million manufacturing facility in Crawfordsville is on schedule to open in the second quarter. The bedding products manufacturer updated progress on the facility this month during its fourth quarter earnings call.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Sellersburg has unveiled plans for a $2.5 million of renovation of Pfau Hall that will help lead the way for the establishment of the Baptist Health School of Health Sciences and the Baptist Health Life Sciences Laboratory Suite. ... Read More
A bill banning gender-affirming medical care for minors passed a Senate health committee easily on Wednesday, despite the nonstop chanting and outrage of opponents.... Read More
The professional baseball team known as the Indianapolis Indians since 1902 will continue to play under that name for at least two more seasons, it announced Wednesday. As part of the announcement, the team said it has partnered with the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana. ... Read More
Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to prohibit Indiana University from using any state money to support its sexual research institution after a far-right legislator unleashed disputed allegations of child exploitation by its founder and famed mid-20th century researcher Alfred Kinsey.... Read More
Results of a new study commissioned by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation found employees who smoke cost Indiana employers more than $3.1 billion annually in lower productivity and higher healthcare costs. The foundation says worker absenteeism and unsanctioned smoking breaks serve as an additional “hidden tax” to businesses equaling 1.7% of total wages. ... Read More
South Bend businessman, chocolatier and restaurateur Mark Tarner is also a non-degreed dinosaur expert with more than two decades of experience searching for prehistoric bones. Tarner, who launched the South Bend Chocolate Co. three decades ago, is using his savviness for sweets and his passion for paleontology to create an agritourism destination in St. Joseph County. ... Read More
Indiana voters would have to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in election ballots under a bill Republicans are advancing through the state Legislature. The Indiana House voted 64-27 along party lines Wednesday in favor of the bill.... Read More
Purdue University on Wednesday announced an extension of its Ukrainian Scholars Initiative through May 2024. The program provides Ukrainian students a chance to continue their education in West Lafayette during the war between Ukraine and Russia.... Read More
Flagship Enterprise Center in Anderson will Thursday host its inaugural Flagship Pitch Anderson competition. The event will feature six for-profit businesses competing for a $20,000 prize package to help them fund and expand their ideas in Anderson.... Read More
Louisville-based Platform Real Estate Group this week announced plans for a new industrial building at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Charlestown. The company said the $20 million project will feature a 304,000-square-foot building on a 19-acre plot.... Read More
European automaker Stellantis on Wednesday announced U.S. employees represented by the United Auto Workers union will receive profit-sharing checks of about $14,760 on March 10. Stellantis employs about 7,000 people at its facilities in Kokomo and Tipton.... Read More
Merrillville-based NiSource (NYSE: NI) says it has begun the process to sell minority interest in its subsidiary, NIPSCO, while also reporting a profitable year for shareholders. The company says it earned full-year net income of $749 million, compared to $530 million during the previous year.... Read More
Cummins Inc. has filed a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering for its filtration business, Atmus Filtration Technologies. The manufacturer said in April it planned to spin off the business into a publicly-held company. ... Read More
Marian University has named a new dean of students at Marian University’s Ancilla College in Marshall County. Jean Wolfe will serve as the primary advisor to Ancilla’s chancellor on issues concerning student life, welfare, and services.... Read More
Indiana University is working to bring computing curriculum, co-curricular activities and additional teacher training into more Indianapolis schools thanks to a $2.6 million grant from the Indiana Department of Education. IU says its Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI will use the Explore, Engage and Experience grant to expand the Informatics Diversity-Enhanced Workforce curriculum, known as iDEW, into middle and elementary schools.... Read More
The latest earnings report from Evansville-based Escalade Inc. (Nasdaq: ESCA) reveals softening consumer demand for some of the company’s sporting goods. The recreational equipment maker announced a drop in both full-year and fourth quarter profits. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based TechPoint has unveiled 11 additional nominees for the 2023 Mira Awards. The nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana’s technology sector said the new nominees were previously left off due to an error in the submission process.... Read More
The town of Merrillville may be enacting a 1% food and beverage tax to help pay for an expansion of a community center, but it needs state lawmakers to approve the tax. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted 12-0 in favor of legislation authorizing the Town Council to enact a food and beverage tax.... Read More
A substantially altered bill cracking down on Indiana’s public pensions and external investment managers cleared a key financial panel Tuesday — with a new projected fiscal impact of $5.5 million over the next decade.... Read More
