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Two Dads who were looking for a hassle-free way to get children to take vitamins launch a company in Indy.... Read More

A ranch-style residential assisted living facility could soon come to Crown Point. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Caring Villa would house up to 12 residents providing 24-hour assistance that owner Jenna Wheeler says would give better support than "big box facilities."... Read More

Keith Krach, former Under Secretary of State and current chairman of the Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Krach is a former chair of the Purdue Board of Trustees and former chairman and chief executive officer of California-based DocuSign (Nasdaq: DOCU).... Read More

Indy Premier Soccer Club has announced plans for a more than 52,000-square-foot facility in the Washington Business Park in Noblesville. Business Director Matt Quinn tells our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal the new location will triple the amount of turf space it currently has at its Crosspoint facility in Fishers.... Read More

With the airline industry recovering from the pandemic, there is increased demand for pilots. Greenwood-based Jeff Air Pilot Services is responding by hosting a career fair Saturday at its facility at the Indy South Greenwood Airport.... Read More

Fire heavily damaged a century-old hardware store and lumber yard that abuts a southern Indiana city’s historic downtown square, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the scene in Scottsburg late Wednesday evening to find heavy flames coming from the roof of the Vail True Value Lumber Co. building.... Read More

The Anthem Foundation in Indianapolis and Virginia-based CHC: Creating Healthier Communities have announced a three-year $7 million grant partnership focused on reducing preterm births among Black women. The partners say the initiative will use racial and cultural measures of stress to screen thousands of expectant Black mothers in Indiana, Ohio and Georgia.... Read More

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $222 million contract to ERAPSCO in Columbia City and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) in Virginia. The contract is a price modification to a previously-awarded contract which calls for the production of 18,000 sonobuoys for the U.S. Navy.... Read More

Indiana manufacturers say the pandemic is no longer threatening their businesses, but many report challenges in the supply chain and surging demand have increased in recent months, according to a new survey. The "2022 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Back to Work," was conducted by Indianapolis-based Katz, Sapper & Miller in partnership with the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and the Indiana Manufacturers Association. The survey shows 45% of respondents have seen a surge in demand, while 81% are experiencing supply chain shortages.... Read More

The city of West Lafayette has joined a growing list of communities to offer incentives to encourage remote workers to relocate there. The Journal & Courier reports funding toward a city relocation project was approved at this week's West Lafayette Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.... Read More

Officials say a new $150 million addition to California-based Kaiser Aluminum Corp.'s (Nasdaq: KALU) facility in Warrick County will have a major impact on the community. Our partners at WEHT-TV report the project, which will add a new coating line, could generate an estimated $1.5 billion in indirect and induced economic output.... Read More

Paoli-based utility construction contractor ElectriCom LLChas opened a new regional office in Alpharetta, Georgia.... Read More

The Daviess County Economic Development Corp., Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau have launched the first phase of a coordinated marketing and outreach campaign. The organizations have updated their websites under a unified brand, We Are Daviess County.... Read More

Mulch for playgrounds and gardens wins Student Soybean Innovation Competition at Purdue... Read More

The University of Notre Dame has signed a memorandum of understanding with St. Edmund’s College of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The agreement aims to encourage and support collaboration between faculty, students and administrators, as well as research and outreach.... Read More

Fishers-based life science consulting firm Verista has acquired Delta Project Management Inc. in California, a provider of regulatory compliance and project management services. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Verista says the acquisition enhances its capabilities across the product lifecycle.... Read More

The president of a newly founded nonprofit that focuses on business relationships between Indiana and Germany says the current global supply chain disruption illustrates the need for the organization. ... Read More

An overseas economic development mission, led by Governor Eric Holcomb, to Central Europe and the Middle East --- a trip aimed at bringing new investments and jobs back to Indiana.  We talk to the governor in Tel Aviv.... Read More

Officials have released new designs for a five-story, 116-room hotel in the Nickel Plate District in downtown Fishers. Crews are expected to break ground on Hotel Nickel Plate, which will be an upscale Tapestry Collection by Hilton property, this fall.... Read More

The board of trustees for the Indianapolis Public Library has selected Nichelle Hayes as the library's next interim chief executive officer. Hayes succeeds John Helling, who is leaving the interim position to become deputy director at Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville.... Read More