The chief executive officer of Fishers-based Trident Systems LLC has been named the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Dynamic Leader of the Year. Rupal Thanawala will be presented with the honor at the chamber’s annual awards banquet in November.... Read More
Indianapolis-based nonprofit Second Helpings is relaunching its culinary job training program. Through the newly-formatted program, students will visit foodservice sites to shadow culinary professionals and gain skills that can be used for future employment.... Read More
Indianapolis-based developer Tom Dakich, as part of YAB Development Partners, has announced a $240 million mixed-use development that will include two hotels, luxury condominiums and retail in Michigan City. ... Read More
The town of Zionsville has hired Mike Dale as director of community and economic development. He most recently served as executive director of the Hancock County Area Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals.... Read More
A cybersecurity startup founded by Purdue University alumni has received an investment from the Purdue Startup Fund, which is managed by the Purdue Foundry.... Read More
Indiana and seven other states are joining forces in an effort to develop what they call a robust hydrogen market, supply chain and workforce. The governors have signed an MOU with the goal of supporting hydrogen production in the region.... Read More
Minnesota-based KGPCo. says it is shutting down its telecommunications manufacturing facility in Warsaw and 189 will people lose their jobs. The company, which manufactures devices for optical fiber networks, says it is struggling with a raw material shortage.... Read More
The expansive Indianapolis estate of late businesswoman and philanthropist Christel DeHaan has now officially been sold, setting a state record in the process at $14.5 million.... Read More
Last week’s visit to Purdue University by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was a fact-finding mission of sorts as part of a massive effort to rebuild the nation’s semiconductor industry.... Read More
Indiana State University on Friday launched the public phase of its $100 million "Be So Bold" fundraising campaign. The university says the effort is its largest-ever campaign and 62% of the goal has been reached during the "quiet phase." ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Ruoff Mortgage Co. says it has reduced its workforce by 4.6%. The company says the move is the result of rising mortgage rates and waning consumer demand. The company did not specify precisely how many employees were let go. ... Read More
Student entrepreneurs at Purdue University have developed a soybean-based mulch, an alternative to rubber-based mulch, to keep children safe on the playground.... Read More
Grow Wabash County is launching an e-commerce coaching program geared towards small businesses. The organization says the program is a partnership with Fort Wayne-based digital media agency Cyclone Social.... Read More
Belgium-based software startup Unbox plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis and a development hub in West Lafayette, with hopes of hiring as many as 380 Indiana employees over the next few years.... Read More
Ten Indiana schools are being honored alongside nearly 300 schools throughout the country as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools.... Read More
The chief executive officer of West Lafayette-based startup Novilytic says the potential expiration of the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs would have a major impact on innovation in Indiana.... Read More
Indiana’s unemployment rate crept higher in August and now stands at 2.8%, compared to 2.6% in July, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. ... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Summit Brands is adding to its portfolio of laundry products. The company, which markets and distributes household cleaning products, has acquired the Zout and Fels-Naptha brands from Germany-based chemical company Henkel.... Read More
A property tax credit that will give Indianapolis homeowners up to $150 off their spring bills has passed unanimously through the City-County Council and received the mayor’s signature.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has filed a proposed consent decree to resolve its lawsuit against the town of Clarksville for an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ... Read More
