Ener1 picks CEO for Indianapolis-based battery unit
Christopher Cowger joins Ener1 from California-based Advanced Micro Devices, where he was corporate vice president and general manager.
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Indiana manufacturing sector clawing its way back
Factories are adding jobs, but returning to pre-recession levels will be a long slog.
Report: Allison may raise up to $1B in IPO
The Indianapolis company, the world's largest maker of commercial transmissions, may go public in the third quarter, Reuters reported.
Think car sales benefit battery-maker EnerDel
Indianapolis-based EnerDel is the main battery supplier for Think’s two-seat City.
Exports fueling Indiana business growth
Firms are taking matters into their own hands to open trade relationships overseas, developing export policies they hope will benefit themselves and their communities.
Raytheon’s local plant lands $42M Navy order
Raytheon Technical Services Co. in Indianapolis has scored a $42 million contract to make forward-looking infrared sensors for the U.S. Air Force’s HH-60G helicopter, the Department of Defense said late last week.
Structural shakeup means changes at EnerDel
Ener1 Inc., the parent company of local advanced-battery maker EnerDel, has reorganized its corporate structure and shuffled management ranks.
Solar panel maker must prove low production cost
The company says it will hire 900 to 1,200 people in Indiana, but first, it must focus on successfully scaling up its existing
facility in Colorado.
Raytheon lands $250 million Navy electronics contract
Workers at Raytheon Technical Services’ Indianapolis facility will spend four more years working on software to control electronics
on the Navy’s V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Rolls-Royce opens plant making part for Joint Strike Fighter
The new "focused factory" in Plainfield will produce lift fans for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The fan allows
one version of the aircraft to make helicopter-like landings.
Subaru adding production at Lafayette plant
Japanese automaker has boosted employment by 200 since August to meet demand for its Outback and Legacy models.
Raytheon lands key Navy contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC in Indianapolis will develop a new bomb rack for U.S. Navy airplanes under a recently awarded $32.4 million contract.
Indiana food manufacturers ramp up safety precautions
The peanut-borne salmonella outbreak of 2009 raised awareness about the risk of illness from unlikely sources. Unfortunately,
that wasn’t the last time a seemingly innocuous ingredient made people sick, and prompted recalls.
Indianapolis to demonstate plug-in electric vehicles
City will be among first to conduct demonstration of several plug-in electric vehicles prior to their market
launch next year.
TechPoint accepting nominations for Mira technology awards
The awards are meant to showcase Indiana’s high-tech success stories and raise the profile of the tech community.
Conexus gets $3.45 million from Lilly Endowment
Lilly Endowment Inc. is continuing to support the state’s advanced-manufacturing initiative, giving Conexus Indiana a grant to help connect potential workers with the necessary training.
Losses grow for EnerDel parent, but sales rise
New York-based Ener1 reported late Monday that it suffered a third quarter loss of $15.8 million.
A harrowing tale of decline
Telling a story about a company and a union that both feared the future, and fought to a bitter draw.
House OKs defense bill that funds Rolls Royce engine
Despite a vaguely worded veto threat by President Barack Obama, the House on Thursday easily adopted a major defense
policy bill that calls for continued development of a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon’s next-generation fighter
jet.
Raytheon lays off 77 at local avionics center
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC today eliminated 77 jobs at its avionics development center at 6125 E. 21st St. in Indianapolis.