Two Wabash College professors have been awarded a nearly $470,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The college says the funding will be used to study the impacts of protein level control on human development and disease.... Read More
Philadelphia-based Sporttrade Inc. has announced a strategic partnership Caesars Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: CZR) to bring its sports betting exchange to Indiana. A betting exchange is marketplace that allows bettors to wager against each other at lower fees than those offered by a traditional sportsbook.... Read More
Virginia-based BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc., a subsidiary of BWX Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), has landed a $1 billion contract from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. The contract calls for naval nuclear reactor components and fuel, and BWXT says some of the work will be performed in Mount Vernon.... Read More
A Pennsylvania-based luxury home and apartment builder is eyeing an 11-acre piece of property just east of the University of Notre Dame. The South Bend Tribune reports Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) plans to invest $100 million to demolish an existing 193-unit complex and replace it with a 328-unit apartment community.... Read More
The National Football League is planning to open its annual Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis to thousands more fans. Our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal report spectators will be able to view primetime activities at the combine from the 100 and 200 levels of the stadium, closer to the field than previously allowed.... Read More
A Morgan County design company is moving its operations to Indianapolis. Mooresville-based Creative Works, which designs, manufactures and installs themes, props and attractions for the amusement industry, says it will relocate to the Park Fletcher industrial complex on the city's southwest side in May, bringing with it more than 70 jobs and creating up to 30 more by the end of the year. The move comes as the company prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.... Read More
Indiana University Health has designated its first Dementia Friendly hospital. IU Health Bedford Hospital is receiving the designation, which comes from the health system's Community Health Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Service, trains organizations on how to interact with and assist individuals with dementia.... Read More
The city of Evansville is planning to use more than $64 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to address mental health. Our partners at WEHT-TV report the city is taking steps to expand facilities, resources and treatment.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) has given $250,000 to Marian University’s newly established engineering school... Read More
Merrillville-based NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is reporting full-year net income of $530 million, compared to a loss of $72.7 million in 2020. Lloyd Yates, who became president and chief executive officer earlier this month, says the utility's electric generation transition is expected to drive growth by the end of the year.... Read More
The River Ridge Commerce Center is going to start negotiations with the city of Jeffersonville over an expansion of the city’s North Wastewater Treatment Plant.... Read More
A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration is being used to implement an initiative designed to boost economic opportunities for Indiana farmers. ... Read More
Officials at Indiana’s largest health system said Tuesday that its hospitals have weathered the worst of the latest COVID-19 surge, although they are still treating hundreds of patients with the illness.... Read More
Plans for an $80 million mixed-use development have been unveiled in Michigan City. The 11th Street Central project is expected to revitalize a portion of the city’s downtown in conjunction with a major overhaul for the South Shore Line.... Read More
Marson International in Elkhart is partnering with the Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation Network to launch apprenticeship programs for industrial maintenance mechanics and robotics technicians. The company will Wednesday host a hiring event to fill the six apprenticeship positions.... Read More
A Huntington-based manufacturer of conveyor systems and material handling equipment has broken ground on a nearly $5 million expansion. Shuttleworth says the project will add 55,000 square feet of manufacturing space and create 20 jobs by the end of 2024.... Read More
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 16th Annual Indiana IMPACT Awards, which honors student interns and the employers that support internship programs. The program is presented by Work and Learn Indiana, a program of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.... Read More
The owner of a long-standing casino in Shelbyville has changed the name of the gaming venue while also marking the completion of a nearly $34 million expansion and renovation. ... Read More
The Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership's long-time president and chief executive officer, Moira Carlstedt, is preparing to retire. The organization says Carlstedt will continue in the position until a successor is named in the fall.... Read More
A life sciences company based out of a Purdue University professor’s lab has received a nearly $975,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation. GeniPhys says it will use the two-year grant to scale up manufacturing capabilities to commercialize its initial product.... Read More
