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Thousands of Northwest Indiana households face steep utility increases that will nearly double water rates and increase sewer rates by as much as 56%. ... Read More

BraunAbility, a Winamac-based manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles and lifts, is partnering with Servants at Work Inc. in Indianapolis to build 50 ramps in 50 days. BraunAbility says the ramps will be built in communities where its employees live and work.... Read More

Carmel-based Empowered Ventures, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, is planning more Midwest growth. The company made two acquisitions over the last year and plans to spend up to $60 million over the next five years to complete more buyouts. Instead of traditional owners or investors, Chief Executive Officer Chris Fredericks says the employee-owned business offers its employees the opportunity to essentially own part of the company through their retirement plan.... Read More

Chicago-based Vituity, a physican-owned healthcare company, has partnered with Ascension on 21 Indiana health care clinic locations. Vituity began providing emergency services at 12 locations this month, with nine more locations planning to start this summer. ... Read More

Merrillville-based NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) has named Kim Cuccia general counsel and corporate secretary. ... Read More

The growing technology ecosystem in Indianapolis has garnered the attention of AOL cofounder Steve Case and his venture firm Revolution... Read More

Indianapolis-based distillery West Fork Whiskey has named Carlos Salazar executive chef of its new restaurant in Westfield. In the role, Salazar will lead the company’s culinary experiences highlighting Indiana agriculture.... Read More

Dozens of abandoned coal mines dot the southern Indiana landscape as utility companies increasingly move away from coal-fired power generation. ... Read More

A state commission has selected three finalists Governor Eric Holcomb will choose from to fill a vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court when Justice Steven David retires later this year.... Read More

The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee has named Emily Koschnick its next executive director. In her new role, Koschnick will serve as a cabinet member in Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration, in which she previously served as deputy communications director.... Read More

Following the national growth in remote work, Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation are trying to attract remote workers to West Lafayette and its expanding tech hub... Read More

The city of Madison Redevelopment Commission has created a new tax increment financing district to help support a planned $60 million investment by Madison-based SuperATV LLC... Read More

A former senior vice president and chief business development officer at the Indiana Economic Development Corp. has accepted a new position with Indianapolis-based AES Indiana... Read More

Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has received approval for three tax abatements by the Seymour City Council. The Daily Journal reports the abatements have an estimated value of $20.4 million in investments to promote development in the community.... Read More

Indianapolis-based automated crop intelligence company Intelinair is launching AGMRI Enterprise, a service that provides an aggregated view of what is happening in customer fields with regularly scheduled flights throughout the season. Intelinair says the platform provides retailers an overall view of what is happening within a certain geographic area using satellite and aerial imagery.... Read More

Back 9 Golf and Entertainment, a $30 million golf and entertainment space expected to open this summer in downtown Indianapolis, is hiring for all employment levels, including director, executive and management. Back 9 will host hiring events April 25-26 to fill the open positions.... Read More

Indianapolis-based KennMar has announced the acquisition of The Pyramids office park on the north side of Indianapolis. The three 11-story buildings total more than 366,000 square feet.... Read More

Residents in Hobart are learning about a proposed industrial complex near the city's Eagle Creek subdivision. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the development would include six buildings that would consist of about two million square feet of space.... Read More

Northeast Indiana is home to a robust defense manufacturing sector. Nearly 11,000 people there work in defense and aerospace and there are more than 38,000 engineers in the region. Indiana's 3rd District Congressman Jim Banks wants to continue to move the needle and will host the Northeast Indiana Defense Summit on April 11 in Fort Wayne.... Read More

Independent Colleges of Indiana has selected Kurt Dykstra as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer, succeeding David Wantz ... Read More