Accounting-tech firm Decimal lands $9.2M investment
Decimal’s software platform helps customers automate and outsource accounting tasks like bookkeeping and payroll. The company has added 30 employees since February.
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Indianapolis-based tech firm Encamp lands $30M investment
Encamp’s software helps its customers fulfill environmental reporting and compliance issues. The company has attracted $47.2 million in investment since its launch in 2017.
Indianapolis tech firm ShipSigma plans expansion, 125 new jobs
Founded in 2018 as Parcel Optimization Technologies LLC, ShipSigma said the new jobs will offer an average wage of nearly $42 per hour.
HR-tech company UKG plans to add 200 to Indianapolis office
UKG, which offers an online platform for human-resources tasks like payroll and scheduling, expects to increase employment in Indianapolis to more than 500.
New grant program to help Hoosier companies launch 5G projects
The program, offered through the Indiana 5G Zone, will offer established businesses matching grants of about $200,000 to help accelerate the commercial application of 5G technology.
Local tech firm Greenlight Guru acquires Danish firm
This is the third acquisition announced this year for Indianapolis-based Greenlight Guru, which offers a platform to help medical device makers with regulatory requirements.
Fishers tech firm Vibenomics lands $12.3M in growth capital
Fishers-based Vibenomics, which provides in-store music, audio advertising and messaging to retail customers, said the funding will help fuel its growth.
2022 Innovation Issue: Allison Transmission is investing for the age of the electric vehicle
Allison Transmission Inc. has invested $335 million over the past four years in product development, strategic acquisitions and new facilities and capabilities, including a new Innovation Center and a separate vehicle testing center at its West 10th Street headquarters campus.
2022 Innovation Issue: Indiana auto industry begins pivot to growing EV production
The state’s five automotive assembly plants, and the suppliers who serve them, produce 1.3 million cars and trucks per year, employing just more than 110,000 workers. But the vast majority of that work focuses on gas-powered vehicles.
Indiana National Guard seeks employers for cybersecurity career fair
The Indiana National Guard’s cyber battalion is returning home from an out-of-state deployment this fall, and the Guard is seeking employers with Indiana jobs to offer the soldiers upon their return.
Indianapolis-based Resultant acquires Texas-based consulting firm
Indianapolis-based technology consulting and analytics firm Resultant has acquired Teknion Data Solutions, which is based in the Dallas metro area. It’s the fourth and largest acquisition Resultant has made in the past three years.
Indianapolis-based ed-tech startup XR Technologies to launch teacher licensure program
Indianapolis-based XR Technologies, which hires math teachers with non-traditional backgrounds and places them in classrooms around the state, has received approval to launch a teacher licensure program that the company says will help it scale its reach beyond the state’s borders.
Indianapolis-based Centerfield launches $400M investment fund
The investment fund is Centerfield Capital Partners’ fifth, and the largest yet in the private-equity firm’s 24-year history.
Former Merrill Lynch broker Buck ordered to pay $7.5M in damages to former client
Thomas Buck built a reputation as one of the state’s top financial advisers before being sentenced to prison for securities fraud in 2019.
Cryptocurrency bank with Hoosier connections draws banking regulators’ scrutiny
San Francisco-based Anchorage Digital Bank, which announced in January its plans to open an Indiana office, is the subject of a consent order issued by federal banking regulators. But both the regulators and Anchorage say the bank is working to come into compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering regulations.
First piece of The Madison development opens in Greenwood
The $92 million, mixed-use redevelopment project is taking shape on a 19-acre site downtown after nearly a decade of planning.
Indianapolis-based Calumet gets new CEO as part of leadership reshuffling
Todd Borgmann, Calumet’s former CFO, was promoted to CEO effective this week. The move, and several other executive-level changes, were triggered by the May 1 retirement of board chairman Fred Fehsenfeld.
KAR’s $2.2B ADESA sale expected to close within days
The sale of ADESA to Arizona-based Carvana, which KAR announced in February, is part of KAR’s ongoing shift away from physical auto auctions toward digital platforms and tools.
Cummins: Suspending Russian operations cost it $158M in first quarter
Cummins made the disclosure in its first-quarter financial report. Profit dropped in the period, but sales hit a record high. The company also said interest in its emerging hydrogen business is growing.
First Internet Bank’s acquisition deal with Georgia bank terminated
First Internet announced in November that it planned to acquire Georgia-based First Century Bank for about $80 million. But when it became necessary to extend the closing date, the parties couldn’t agree on extension terms.