Rolls-Royce wins $1B contract from Lockheed Martin
The company will supply 600 engines built in Indianapolis to Lockheed through 2025 for use in its C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
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Pence: State vying for Boeing airplane facility
Indiana is among 15 states competing for a $10 billion Boeing airplane manufacturing and assembly facility that could employ up to 8,500 workers by 2024.
Spinoff firm with Carmel HQ plans to hire 150
Allegion PLC, an international firm that made its debut as a public company on Monday, plans to hire another 150 people within six months between its Carmel corporate hub and Indianapolis manufacturing facility.
Local manufacturer to be acquired for $41 million
United Kingdom-based Meggitt PLC plans to acquire Piezotech LLC, a manufacturer founded in Indianapolis in 1967, for $41.2 million, the companies announced Wednesday.
State adds manufacturing jobs for second year in a row
Indiana Manufacturers Association President Patrick Kiely says Indiana has added 64,000 manufacturing jobs since the industry bottomed out in June 2009.
Indy-based 3D printer lands incentives for expansion
3D Parts Manufacturing LLC plans to invest $6 million to lease and equip 25,000 square feet of operations space and hire 65 workers by 2018.
Report: People problems persist in manufacturing, logistics
Indiana’s manufacturing and logistics sectors are undoubtedly strong, but work-force quality issues continue to nag the state, according to an industry report card released Friday morning.
Former Indy Chamber prez scores consulting work
Scott Miller, who resigned from the chamber post after less than two years to follow his entrepreneurial bent, will help two local startups get off the ground.
Rolls-Royce to produce engines for new reconnaissance copter
Indianapolis manufacturing operations will provide cutting-edge engines for the latest generation of helicopter drones to be used by the U.S. Navy.
Chrysler, General Motors plants take divergent paths
In Kokomo, Chrysler plants rise with the resurgent automaker, while a GM plant across the highway hasn’t been so fortunate.
Hillenbrand diversifies by growing whole new business
Casket company turns heads with aggressive foray into equipment manufacturing.
State manufacturing heading for slowdown, expert says
An economist at Ball State University warned of another recession at Conexus Indiana's annual state of manufacturing and logistics report Tuesday morning. Both sectors, however, contribute strongly to the state's economy and earned "A" grades in the latest report.
EnerDel hires first post-bankruptcy chief executive
David Roberts, the company's intellectual property lawyer since January 2011, is the new CEO. Richard Quirin, who was chief financial officer at IMMI, a seatbelt maker based in Westfield, is the new CFO.
Manufacturers prowling for skilled workers
Factories laid off droves of workers during the recession but now struggle to find tech-savvy employees during the recovery.
Rolls-Royce plans $42M local investment, more jobs
Rolls-Royce Corp. plans to invest $42 million to set up a new manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and create 100 jobs by 2014, the company announced Tuesday morning.
Greencastle plant key in Ford’s environmental movement
Supplier to begin producing door part made from kenaf, a plant similar to bamboo but related to cotton.
Hybrid-vehicle hopeful Bright Automotive folding
Bright Automotive Inc., an Anderson company that once hoped to become a major hybrid-vehicle player with hundreds of employees in central Indiana, has called it quits after failing to land a $450 million government loan.
Kokomo upshifting with Chrysler investment
City north of Indianapolis feels the power of $1.3 billion upgrade of equipment in automaker’s transmission plants.
Struggling Ener1 receives $4.5M from investor
The parent of Indianapolis-based advanced-battery maker EnerDel received the financing to continue operating while the company evaluates its options to reorganize debt.
Rise of pouch packaging to lift new Lebanon plant
Toronto-based Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging opened its first U.S. plant in Lebanon to meet demand from major consumer brands for baby food and fruit snacks in flexible pouches.