Logistics firm selects Circle Centre Mall for HQ

Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis has landed a new tenant that may signal the refocused future of the beleaguered retail hub. Indianapolis-based Direct Connect Logistix is moving its corporate headquarters into the former Nordstrom store location.... Read More

Smart mailbox maker launches crowdfunding campaign

Lawrence-based Dronedek is launching a $5 million crowdfunding campaign on the StartEngine platform. Dronedek, which is known for its patented smart mailbox, says the additional funding will help produce units to be distributed throughout the U.S.... Read More

Indiana biotech startup lands $2.8M fast-track grant

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.82 million Fast-Track SBIR grant to West Lafayette-based Rescue Biomedical. The company plans to use the funding to develop its technology to automatically deliver naloxone in response to an opioid overdose.... Read More

Upscale $85M Kimpton hotel set to move forward

Plans for a new hotel at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Washington streets in downtown Indianapolis are set to move forward now that developers have secured a nod from a city commission to receive financing help with the project.... Read More

The Andersons acquires Hoosier retail farm center

Ohio-based The Andersons Inc. is adding to its Indiana portfolio. The agribusiness this week announced plans to acquire Mote Farm Service Inc., a retail farm center headquartered in Union City, though financial terms are not being disclosed.... Read More

Cimtech breaks ground on New Albany expansion

New Albany-based Cimtech has broken ground on a $2.7 million expansion at its Floyd County headquarters. The company, which provides precision manufacturing services, says the project will allow it to grow staff and increase capacity.... Read More

IU receives $4M to study telehealth app

Indiana University is receiving nearly $4 million from the National Institute on Aging to study Brain CareNotes, a telehealth mobile app. IU says the grant will fund a five-year clinical trial of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia telehealth intervention.... Read More

New chancellor for Ivy Tech Kokomo campus

Ivy Tech Community College named Ethan Heicher chancellor of its Kokomo campus. Heicher previously served as vice chancellor for academic affairs in Kokomo and has held the chancellor position on an interim basis since January.... Read More