The Fort Wayne Rescue Mission has extended emergency shelter services and mental health support to women and children and plans to purchase another facility. The organization says the planned expansion is due to need and changes in area social service agency programs.... Read More
The housing market is entering its busiest time of the year and despite rising mortgage rates, tight inventory may continue to be the big storyline. ... Read More
For the first time in more than two decades, Indianapolis is expected host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. Two sources familiar with the situation confirmed the selection to our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal.... Read More
A subsidiary of Italy-based Sirmax Group says its new plastics recycling facility in Anderson is now operational. SER North America says it plans to bring total employment at the $18 million plant to 40 by the end of the year.... Read More
Junior Achievement of Central Indiana has announced the winners of its annual Indy's Best and Brightest event. The honor recognizes young professionals age 40 and under "for their professional success and philanthropic impact" on the community.... Read More
Plans for the redevelopment of a portion of the former GM Stamping Plant near downtown Indianapolis are moving forward. Our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal report the Indiana Economic Development Corp. plan includes multiple buildings for residential, retail and office uses.... Read More
Fifteen organizations are joining forces to form the Noblesville Youth Sports Alliance with the goal of enhancing youth sports programming and engagement. The alliance says it is partnering with the city of Noblesville and Noblesville Schools for seed funding and administrative support.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College announced earlier this year the launch of the Garatoni School for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to boost Indiana’s entrepreneurial pipeline... Read More
The city of Fort Wayne has named the developer that will oversee construction of a mixed-use complex at The Wedge at Promenade Park... Read More
Dallas-based power management company Concentric LLC has acquired Indy Power Grid, an industrial battery and charger supplier located in Indianapolis. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Concentric Chief Operating Officer John Winter says the acquisition solidifies the company’s forklift power business and reach throughout Illinois and Indiana.... Read More
The Ball State University Board of Trustees is advancing a comprehensive revitalization plan for The Village, located just off the Muncie campus. The plan includes a multi-million-dollar performing arts center for university events, as well as as a $100 million mixed-use development that will include a hotel and retail, restaurant, innovation and residential space. ... Read More
Ohio-based discount retailer Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) is planning to open a distribution center in Merrillville, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana. The Merrillville Economic Development Corp. says the company will lease a 261,000-square-foot facility in the AmeriPlex at the Crossroads business park.... Read More
Indianapolis Public Schools is launching a State Earn and Learn partnership it says will allow students to get a head start on a career in carpentry. IPS is partnering with Indianapolis-based Pepper Construction and Indiana Kentucky Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters. The district says the partnership will allow students to easily transition to IKORCC’s US DOL Registered Apprenticeship program directly after graduating from high school.... Read More
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is idling production at its pickup truck factory in Fort Wayne for two weeks next month because the company is running short of computer chips.... Read More
The first major portion of a multi-million-dollar renovation project at Fort Wayne International Airport is now open, following months of work in the west terminal... Read More
Indiana's unemployment rate fell to 2.3% in February, down from 2.4% the previous month. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says the state added nearly 11,000 private sector jobs last month.... Read More
The Wabash Valley Power Alliance has promoted Jeff Conrad to president and chief executive officer. Conrad, who currently serves as the generation and transmission cooperative's chief operating officer, will succeed retiring CEO Jay Bartlett.... Read More
Boone County Commissioners held a town hall meeting Thursday night to address speculation about a potential development in Thorntown, but the specific company or industry seem rather vague. Our partners at WISH-TV report speculation is running rampant about a project that no agency is able or willing to confirm.... Read More
Indianapolis-based health tech company LifeOmic is partnering with Preventia Group, a virtual medicine marketplace, to provide Butler University's students with new mental health resources. LifeOmic says the partnership will connect students with therapists and coaches through LIFE Extend, its holistic health and wellness app.... Read More
Lauren Shields moved to Bloomington six weeks ago. She was enticed by incentives offered by the city to relocate there through the MakeMyMove platform.... Read More
