Notre Dame joins IBM, Meta in new AI Alliance
The University of Notre Dame is joining a coalition of media companies and university partners to study artificial intelligence.... Read More
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IU names University of Missouri vice chancellor to lead Indy campus
Indiana University has named a University of Missouri leader as chancellor for its Indianapolis campus. Latha Ramchand, who now serves as executive vice chancellor and provost for University of Missouri, will start in the post on Feb. 12.... Read More
Q&A with outgoing Bloomington mayor John Hamilton
As John Hamilton’s tenure as Bloomington mayor nears an end, he took time to look back on two terms focused on expanding the city’s transit system, providing affordable housing and growing population. ... Read More
Purdue, Imec cut ribbon on R&D hub
Officials from Purdue University and Belgium-based semiconductor research company Imec have cut the ribbon on a new research and development hub at the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration on the West Lafayette campus.... Read More
INDOT to study expansion of Indy-to-Chicago train service
The Indiana Department of Transportation has qualified for a federal grant of up to $500,000 to explore expanding existing Amtrak rail service between Indianapolis and Chicago, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday.... Read More
New Elkhart shelter to support families in transition
An Elkhart-based not-for-profit has opened a new family shelter that aims to help families transition into more permanent housing. Our partners at Fox Michiana report Faith Mission of Michiana cut the ribbon last week on the Graber House.... Read More
Midwest Pipe & Steel announces new name
The northeast Indiana company announced last week that it is now conducting business under the name Midwest Steel Group.... Read More
United Way awards $1 million to central Indiana nonprofits
United Way of Central Indiana is awarding nearly $1 million across more than a dozen community organizations. Recipients plan to use their grants to fund programs in workforce development, food insecurity, access to housing and more.... Read More
Gahl: Developments show confidence in downtown Indy
With an estimated $1.7 billion in projects, including the Elanco Animal Health corporate campus, Eleven Park, and several hotels, tourism officials say they're bullish on what it will mean for business and economic impact in downtown Indianapolis.... Read More
Purdue board approves business school construction, tuition freeze
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday approved construction of the $168 million building that will house the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business. The board also endorsed another tuition freeze through the 2025-26 academic year.... Read More
Indiana-based banks see stock-price rebound on horizon
Indiana-based banks, and publicly traded banks nationwide, have seen their stock prices take a beating this year—but bank executives and analysts are optimistic the slump is nearing an end. Unlike bank stocks, the broader S&P 500 has shown consistent growth.... Read More
SBA awards $728M to Hoosier entrepreneurs in 2023
The Indiana district of the U.S. Small Business Administration is sharing a look at how much funding was directed to local businesses throughout 2023.... Read More
Starbucks proposes restarting union talks
Starbucks said Friday it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year, a major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its U.S. stores.... Read More
State revenue falls short of projections again
Indiana's revenue collections fell below estimates for the second consecutive month in November. The Indiana State Budget Agency said Friday that General Fund revenues last month totaled nearly $1.4 billion, which was 3.2% lower than the April 2023 forecast.... Read More
CertaSite acquires Dayton-based fire protection company
CertaSite, a commercial fire protection company headquartered in Indianapolis, announced this week that it has acquired Copp Systems.... Read More
Commercial air service slated to return to Purdue Airport
For the first time in 20 years, commercial air service will return to the West Lafayette/Purdue University Airport next year, the university announced Friday. Purdue is partnering with Surf Air Mobility to begin scheduled commuter air service between...... Read More
High Alpha Innovation launches new fund to boost Notre Dame-affiliated startups
Indianapolis-based High Alpha Innovation is halfway to its fundraising target for a new $35 million fund that will target startups rooted in the University of Notre Dame and the surrounding South Bend-Elkhart area.... Read More
US employers add a solid 199,000 jobs, unemployment falls
The nation’s employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing.”... Read More
Indiana judge rules in favor of Senate candidate seeking GOP nomination
A candidate for Congress won an injunction from a Marion County court late Thursday after the judge found a state law that limits who can run on a primary ballot is unconstitutional. ... Read More
Why the NCAA president is proposing some schools should be permitted to pay athletes
Schools paying athletes has been banned by the NCAA for decades, but a new proposal by the head of the largest college sports governing body in the United States is aimed at changing that.... Read More