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Dometic Americas has announced plans to cease manufacturing activities at its Elkhart location. The Elkhart Truth reports more than 150 employees will be affected.... Read More

Students from Purdue Polytechnic High School North in Indianapolis have qualified to compete in the 2022 VEX World Championships in Dallas this spring, following a successful run at the state championship recently held in Indy. PPHS says it is quite the accomplishment considering the school’s robotics program is only three years old.... Read More

South Bend-based Teachers Credit Union has selected Jason Osterhage as its new president and chief executive officer. He most recently served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Texas Dow Employees Credit Union in Houston.... Read More

The River Ridge Development Authority has authorized two memorandums of agreement to help finance planned improvements at wastewater treatment plants in Jeffersonville and Charlestown.... Read More

California-based Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) is hiring for multiple positions at its venues in the Indianapolis area. The company says open jobs include event staff, parking, and merchandise.... Read More

Residents and businesses in the town of Bargersville will soon have access to ultra-high-speed fiber optic internet. Evansville-based Metronet says it is investing millions of dollars to help the Johnson County town become a Certified Gigabit City.... Read More

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has notified the American Red Cross of its intention to strike if a labor dispute is not resolved by the end of March. Such a walkout would affect the dominant blood collection service in Indiana.... Read More

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has reopened its popular Dinosphere exhibit with new and enhanced attractions. The exhibit features some of the fossils found on "The Jurassic Mile," a paleontological excavation in Wyoming that began five years ago and was the subject of a $27 million project known as Mission Jurassic announced in 2019.... Read More

Historic Hotels of America has unveiled its 2022 Top 25 Most Unique Culinary Heritage and Culinary Traditions list. The list includes one Indiana hotel known for the invention of tomato juice.... Read More

Three new merchants are set to open this fall at Union Street Market, the indoor food market at Electric Works in Fort Wayne. Pikoso Burrito Co., Johnny OX NEO Neapolitan Pizzeria, and Honey Plant bring the total number of merchants to 15.... Read More

The Indianapolis Colts acquired quarterback Matt Ryan in a trade Monday with the Atlanta Falcons. Indy will send a third-round pick, No. 82 overall, for the longtime Falcons star.... Read More

IEA Constructors, a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (Nasdaq: IEA), has been awarded a contract by Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch Corp. to construct the Cedar Springs Solar Ranch in Early County, Georgia. The company says the 70-megawatt project will provide power to Green Power EMC, a renewable energy supplier for 38 electric cooperatives.... Read More

A private child development training center is planning to open its first Indiana facility at The Crossing in Noblesville. KidStrong operates centers that focus on brain, physical, and character development for children.... Read More

An Indianapolis-based technology and analytics consulting firm has been hired by the Michigan Department of Corrections to expand its statewide learning management system. Resultant will work with the MDOC to offer offenders access to virtual instruction, certification programs, the electronic law library, and documentation needed for the job market.... Read More

The president of DePauw University says the new School of Business and Leadership on the Greencastle campus formalizes what the university has done for years. Dr. Lori White cites DePauw graduates who have gone on to become major leaders, including General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Harmening, New York Giants General Manager Joe Schoen, and Teach for America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard. The university announced the new school last week as part of its five-year strategic plan.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA) says it will implement a global business unit organization model in an effort to support its long-term operating performance. As part of the move, the company has named Robert King executive vice president of its crop protection business unit, which is based in Indy.... Read More

Workers at the BP Whiting Refinery have approved a new four-year contract that includes a pay increase and no concession on the issue of providing months of advance notice if workers intend to go on strike. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the deal includes an overall 12% pay increase with a 2.5% raise this year.... Read More

An Indianapolis-based printing services company has laid off 114 employees. In a notice to the state, Little Raymond's Print Shop says the layoffs are due to "unforeseen business circumstances."... Read More

University of Notre Dame electrical engineering doctoral students Roy Stillwell and Vince Kitsmiller are developing a handheld imaging device that uses near-infrared spectroscopy, or laser lights, instead of X-rays to detect breast cancer. The university says prototypes of the NearWave Imager will be used in clinical settings at a nearby hospital later this month.... Read More

The United Health Foundation has awarded a $2 million, three-year grant to Indianapolis-based nonprofit healthcare provider HealthNet Inc. The foundation says the funding will expand access to primary and behavioral healthcare in Morgan and Monroe counties, as well as high-poverty areas in Indy.... Read More