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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS
AROUND INDIANA.
MORE THAN 400 JOBS ARE COMING TO
WELLS COUNTY. MICHIGAN-BASED

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AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER, INTEVA
PRODUCTS SAYS IT WILL INVEST
MORE THAN $42 MILLION TO LEASE,
RENOVATE AND EQUIP A

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260,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IN
BLUFFTON. THE COMPANY PLANS TO
HIRE 419 WORKERS OVER 3 YEARS,
WITH HIRING TO BEGIN THIS

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SUMMER.
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA, A DRY BULK
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
HEADQUARTERED IN LAKE COUNTY IS

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EXPANDING ITS MIDWEST FOOTPRINT.
GRIFFITH-BASED BULKMATIC HAS
OPENED A NEW BULK TRANSLOADING
RAILYARD IN KANSAS CITY WITH

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STORAGE AND TRANSLOAD CAPACITY
FOR MORE THAN 100 RAILCARS.
BULKMATIC EXPECTS THE MOVE TO
MEAN ABOUT A DOZEN NEW JOBS.

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THE CORONAVIRUS FORCING A
FAYETTE COUNTY COMPANY TO CLOSE
ITS DOORS, PUTTING MORE THAN 150
HOOSIERS ARE OUT OF WORK.

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WAYZATA HOME PRODUCTS IN
CONNERSVILLE LAID OFF ITS ENTIRE
WORKFORCE AND IN A NOTICE TO THE
STATE, SAID MARKET UNCERTAINTY

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RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC PLAYED A ROLE IN THE
DECISION. IN 2015, THE STATE
ANNOUNCED WAYZATA WOULD INVEST

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$12.5 MILLION TO BUY AND
REFURBISH THE FORMER VISTEON
PLANT.
AND, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC HIGH

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SCHOOL IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS FOUND
A HOME FOR ITS NEW LOCATION IN
SOUTH BEND. THE STEM-BASED HIGH
SCHOOLSAYS IT WILL OCCUPY SPACE

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IN ONE OF THE FORMER STUDEBAKER
BUILDINGS IN THE RENAISSANCE
DISTRICT FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL
YEAR. PURDUE POLYTECHNIC PLANS

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TO ENROLL UP TO 100 STUDENTS IN
ITS SOUTH BEND FRESHMAN CLASS
THIS YEAR.
WITH HAND SANITIZER SHORTAGES

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AROUND THE WORLD, ONE
INDIANAPOLIS-BASED DISTILLERY IS
IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO LEND A
HELPING HAND TO THOSE IN NEED.

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INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS REPORTER
MARY-RACHEL REDMAN HAS DETAILS.
>>
HOTEL TANGO IS STILL IN NEED OF

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IS MIXING UP A NEW COCKTAIL.
>> WE KNEW THERE WAS A NEED FOR
HAND SANITIZER AS THERE'S A
SHORTAGE BECAUSE OF THE

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CORONAVIRUS.
>> SO FOUNDER TRAVIS BARNS HAS
TEMPORARILY CONVERTED HIS
DISTILLING OPERATION INTO A

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PRODUCTION LINE FOR THE HARD TO
FIND HAND DISINFECTANT.
>> WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THE
EQUIPMENT AND THE MATERIALS TO

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PUT IT TOGETHER. SO THAT WAS THE
CATALYST FOR HOW WE GOT THIS
PRODUCT OUT.
>> THEY SAID THEY'RE DONATING

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THEIR ENTIRE FIRST BATCH OF
THESE HAND SANITIZERS TO
ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED, THE
DEMAND FOR THE HAND CLEANER HAS

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ALREADY REACHED BEYOND STATE
LINES.
>> WE'VE GOTTEN REQUESTS AS FAR
AWAY AS FLORIDA, CALIFORNIA,

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TROOPS OVERSEAS HAVE REQUESTED
IT. WE'RE TRYING TO FILL THE
GAPS WHEREVER WE CAN.
>> ONCE WE GET THIS INITIAL

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BATCH OUT OF THE 2,000 BOTTLES
WE'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO TO
ORGANIZATIONS IN INDIANA, THEN
WE ARE GOING TO REEVALUATE AND

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SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, IF WE CAN
GET MORE BOTTLES IN FROM
COMPANIES IN INDIANA, WE WOULD
LOVE TO SEND SOME DONATIONS

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OUTSIDE OF THE STATE.
>> AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY,
GIVEN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES,
HOTEL TANGO'S TEMPORARY HAND

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SANITIZER PRODUCTION HAS ALLOWED
THE DISTILLERY TO GIVE ITS STAFF
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT A
PAYCHECK.

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>> THIS HAS OPENED UP A WAY FOR
US TO MOVE THOSE EMPLOYEES INTO
THIS PRODUCTION FACILITY THAT
WE'RE OPENING UP NEXT DOOR TO

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LABEL, BOTTLE, PUT INTO BOXES,
ALL OF THESE HAND CLEANERS THAT
WE'RE PRODUCING, SO IT'S ANOTHER
WAY OF BEING ABLE TO PAY THOSE

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EMPLOYEES THAT CURRENTLY CAN'T
DO THE JOB THAT THEY WERE
ORIGINALLY HIRED FOR.
>> MARY-RACHEL REDMAN, INSIDE

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INDIANA BUSINESS.
>> MARY SAYS HOTEL TANGO IS
STILL IN NEED OF
MORE PLASTIC BOTTLES TO CONTINUE

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TO FULFILL THE DEMAND FOR ITS
HAND SANITIZER. IF YOU'RE AN
INDIANA COMPANY THAT CAN HELP