Four Indiana cities are included on the 2022 list of cities with the lowest cost of living in America. The ranking from Niche.com, which focuses on public data on schools and neighborhoods, was compiled based on factors including median tax rates, median rent, and food costs.... Read More
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Tuesday applications will open this week for the new Film and Media Tax Credit. The incentive offers an income tax credit of up to 30% to help offset certain production expenses.... Read More
Indianapolis’ Center for Leadership Development is a recipient of a $300,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. The funds will be used to support the construction of a 20,000-square-foot addition to CLD’s headquarters. ... Read More
Elkhart-based LCI Industries (NYSE: LCII) is reporting second quarter net income of $154.5 million, compared to $67.9 million during the same period last year. Chief Executive Officer Jason Lippert says despite a challenging operating environment, the RV components manufacturer continued to deliver strong results.... Read More
The city of Westfield on Monday released the results of two appraisals that will be used when it considers a deal with companies interested in owning or operating Grand Park Sports Campus.... Read More
A global mobility vehicle company with roots in the Pulaski County town of Winamac is marking two big milestones. ... Read More
Global auto giant Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) announced Monday it will invest a total of $99 million in three of its North American plants, including the Kokomo Casting Plant. The company says the investment will fuel production of a new, four-cylinder turbocharged engine that will power two future hybrid electric vehicles.... Read More
A Republican-backed bill that would ban virtually all abortions in Indiana enters the next round of debate Tuesday, while hospitals and physicians across the state push back against the proposal.... Read More
Phoenix-based Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) will Tuesday host a hiring event to fill more than 100 positions at its vehicle inspection center in Greenfield. The e-commerce used vehicle retailer says open positions range from entry-level to experienced for roles such as inventory associates, automotive technicians, and autobody technicians.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has named Nick Sales its next head men's basketball coach. Sales previously served as associate head coach at Marietta College in Ohio for the past nine years where he was part of a coaching staff that won seven of the last nine Ohio Athletic Conference regular season championships.... Read More
Indiana-based Cummins Inc. is investing $24 million into VoltStorage, a Munich, Germany-based startup focused on environmentally-friendly energy storage systems.... Read More
The city of Greencastle has been designated a Certified Gigabit City by Evansville-based Metronet. To become certified as a gigabit city, Metronet says a majority of households and businesses within a municipality must have access to Metronet’s symmetrical fiber optic internet speeds of at least 1 gigabit.... Read More
A new study from the American Hotel & Lodging Association says hotel room revenue and state and local tax revenues are projected to exceed 2019 levels by the end of the year. ... Read More
Steelworkers in northwest Indiana are getting more good news. Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) says its employees, including those at the Gary Works plant and Midwest Plant in Portage, will take home bonus checks of up to $14,000 based on the company's record $1.1 billion in second-quarter earnings, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based Aqua Indiana, a subsidiary of Essential Utilities Inc., has named Bob Ervin president of statewide operations. Ervin previously worked for Aqua Illinois for 24 years, including time as state president.... Read More
The AWS Foundation in Florida is awarding Welding Workforce Grants to 11 schools, including Central Nine Career Center in Greenwood. The foundation says the funding is being awarded to make improvements, invest in capital items such as welding or metalworking equipment, or purchase/upgrade computers or computer-based training systems.... Read More
Abortion clinics in Indiana are now in the crosshairs of the Indiana General Assembly and are likely to face a sharp drop-off in business if current legislation passes that would significantly restrict access to abortion.... Read More
Evansville-based CenterPoint Energy Indiana South is seeking approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to acquire a 130-megawatt solar array. CenterPoint says it has entered into an agreement with Chicago-based Invenergy, which will construct the project in Pike County, to acquire the array when its completed.... Read More
This is week two of the Indiana General Assembly’s special session and once again the abortion bill debate will put a spotlight on Indiana. Over the weekend, the Indiana Senate narrowly voted to ban most abortion in the state and that bill now heads to the House and could make Indiana among the first in the nation to pass abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. ... Read More
The Indiana State University Board of Trustees approved a plan on Friday to request $66 million to renovate and expand the more than 40-year-old Technology Annex Building on the Terre Haute campus. The funding would be considered as part of the state’s biennial budget in next year’s legislative session.... Read More
