Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics Inc. (Nasdaq: STLD) has appointed Barry Schneider to the newly created position of president and Chief Operating Officer. He currently serves as senior vice president of the Flat Roll Steel Group and will continue to report to company chairman and CEO Mark Millett.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is seeking project proposals from Indiana's specialty crop sector for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.... Read More
Indiana farmland values had the biggest one-year increase than any Midwestern state in 2022, according to the latest report from the Seventh Federal Reserve Bank district in Chicago. The quarterly report reveals good quality farmland in the Hoosier State jumped 23% higher compared to Jan. 1, 2022.... Read More
Football fans will once again be gathering to watch the big game on Sunday, and while the price of food has gone up considerably over the last year, one Super Bowl staple seems to be bucking the trend of inflation.... Read More
Terre Haute Regional Airport Executive Director Jeff Hauser is planning to step down from the role. Hauer told our partners at WTWO-TV he will retire before the end of the year.... Read More
Elkhart-based Patrick Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: PATK) is reporting full-year net income of $328 million, up from $225 million in 2021. President Jeff Rodino says the company's investments in the marine OEM market and marine aftermarket helped bolster its yearly and quarterly results.... Read More
South Bend-based AM General, the maker of the HUMVEE, was awarded an initial $230 million contract from the Department of Defense to manufacture Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), a heavily armored truck used by the U.S. Army. However, the deal could be worth $8.6 billion over the next decade for more than 20,000 JLTVs and approximately 10,000 trailers.... Read More
A utility trailer manufacturer in northeast Indiana broke ground Thursday on a new manufacturing plant. Markle-based Novae LLC is investing $35 million to build a 150,000-square-foot facility and create up to 36 jobs by the end of 2024. ... Read More
Cook Medical President Pete Yonkman says it’s time for CEOs to get down in the trenches to help their neighborhoods.... Read More
Indiana’s top government leaders said this week they are concerned about the potential multi-billion-dollar impact of a public pension bill intended to crack down on the environmental, social and governmental framework known as ESG investing.... Read More
The Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center, or IN-MaC, is partnering with Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette to launch an initiative creating a high school-to-career pathway for students in Montgomery and Boone counties. ... Read More
It’s a $1.6 billion industry that employs thousands of Hoosiers. But several big name breweries have recently gone belly up. Brewers of Indiana Guild Executive Director Julia Whitson gives perspective on what might be next for the industry.... Read More
Lakeshore Public Media has named Chuck Roberts president and CEO. The company says Roberts’ background includes nearly a decade of experience in financial management, communication, and public media operations at West Virginia Public Broadcasting.... Read More
The LaPorte Community School Corp. says there are no plans to tear down a beloved baseball field used by LaPorte High School. The future of Schreiber Field was called into question as the district considered the possibility of building a new fieldhouse.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Interstate Cold Storage is celebrating a milestone in 2023. The refrigerated warehouse company will mark 50 years in business this year, going from a one-warehouse operation to five locations in Indiana and Ohio with more than 100 employees.... Read More
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is receiving a silver-level organizational certification through the Council for Responsible Sport. IMS says it is the first sports facility to achieve the certification for positive environmental and social impacts.... Read More
Irving Materials, a privately held construction materials company that has been based in Greenfield since its founding 77 years ago, plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Carmel. The company plans to construct a four-story building this year.... Read More
Lawrence-based Best Equipment Co. Inc. plans to spend nearly $10 million to build a 35,000-square-foot headquarters in Noblesville, the city announced Thursday. Best Equipment, founded in 1917, expects to employ 40 people at the new facility.... Read More
Goshen College is expanding its Transition to Teaching program with the addition of an online evening track. The college says the decision to expand the program comes amid the current teacher shortage.... Read More
New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond announced this week that it will close 150 additional stores in the U.S., including five in Indiana. The move comes after the retailer said it had raised about $1 billion in order to pay off debt.... Read More
