Trucking giant pegs Whitestown for parts distribution center, 45 hires
A company that sold more than 160,000 trucks last year intends to spend $12.35 million to lease and equip a 283,500-square-foot facility for sending parts across the Midwest.
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Downtown music fest solidifies lineup for its debut
Organizers of Evermore Music Festival, set for three days this fall on the lawn of the American Legion Mall, hope slow ticket sales perk up.
Chemical maker Vertellus to close portion of Indy plant
Currently working its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the firm expects the closure at its Tibbs Avenue plant to affect dozens of employees.
After developer drama, Indy airport still in holding pattern on 128-acre parcel
Indianapolis International Airport officials say they’re taking their time with deciding what comes next for the site of nixed proposal for a $500 million medical center.
Cummins to receive $20M in ‘SuperTruck’ funds
The Columbus-based engine maker will be part of a federal program aiming to more than double the freight efficiency of 18-wheelers.
Musk’s brother plans to plant 100 gardens at Indy schools
A group run by Kimbal Musk—billionaire Elon Musk's brother—is expanding its footprint to Indianapolis in a big way, aiming to cultivate at least 100 patches of land for schoolchildren to study.
I-69 construction suffers delays and pay issues, leading to bond downgrade
In a recent report, Fitch Ratings expresses doubt that the section of I-69 between Bloomington and Martinsville will be completed by its June 2017 deadline.
FOCUS: More kids take vocational classes but challenges remain
In the school year that ended in May, nearly 175,000 students were enrolled in more than 235,000 career and technical classes. That’s an 11 percent increase since the 2012-2013 school year, when Gov. Mike Pence challenged schools to serve students going to work as well as students going to college.
IndyGo chooses winners in Red Line design contest
All three winning designs for the route’s stations were crafted by professionals, but the transit service hasn’t decided how closely the final stations might reflect the renderings.
Hoosier Momma momma tries hand at hard sodas
Indianapolis entrepreneur Erin Edds, former co-owner of Bloody Mary mix maker Hoosier Momma LLC, hopes to make a boozy splash with a beverage in a $116 million industry sector.
Delta begins to resume service with limited flights after blackout
According to flightstats.com, Indianapolis International Airport had 21 flights scheduled to depart between 5:20 a.m. and noon Monday. Most were delayed, some for more than four hours.
Rider and bike data gives Pacers Bikeshare officials info to study, share
All 251 bikes are outfitted with GPS equipment, so staffers can identify their location. And data collected from sign-ups for daily and annual passes helps staffers determine usage patterns.
Interactive files federal patent suit against competitor
Indianapolis-based Interactive Intelligence Inc. has filed a federal patent lawsuit against Avaya Inc., a competitor with which Interactive Intelligence also had a long-standing patent license agreement.
Incoming Lilly CEO pick to focus globally
Dave Ricks will begin guiding the company during a period of relative calm compared with the trying times John Lechleiter navigated during his eight years at the helm.
Lechleiter: Lilly only considered insiders for CEO succession
David Ricks fit the bill for the top job at Eli Lilly and Co. after 20 years with the firm in product development, sales and marketing, and public policy, according to outgoing CEO John Lechleiter.
Michigan Street to go both ways through IUPUI campus
Work soon will begin on the project, which also will add bike paths, new sidewalks, a bus lane and new crosswalk signals to the thoroughfare between West Street and White River Parkway.
Imperial Petroleum CEO found guilty in biofuels scam
Prosecutors have called the complicated plot “the largest tax and securities fraud scheme in Indiana history.”
HHGregg nixing Indy distribution operations, cutting 40 workers
The struggling, Indy-based retailer says the move is part of a larger strategy that could save as much as $25 million over two years.
County council terminates tax-break deal for EnerDel
The once-heralded battery maker with big plans ceased operations in Hancock County last year and doesn’t plan to resurrect them.
Kimball acquires family of Indy manufacturers for $11.8M
Jasper-based Kimball Electronics has taken on 165 employees after buying a firm and its subsidiary in separate deals.