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Fastenal vending machines serve up a revolution
Vending machines, warehouses bristling with technology slash costs.
Car parts maker expands in Hancock County
A 250,000-square-foot distribution center that sat empty since the recession has finally nailed down a tenant—a Canadian firm relocating operations from nearby Knightstown.
BrightPoint operations move HQ amid parent’s reorganization
Ingram Micro has reorganized all of its divisions and laid off 120 people worldwide, according to an SEC filing. Firm officials have declined to comment on employment for the former BrightPoint operations in central Indiana.
FedEx confirms plans for $40M Zionsville center
The company plans to open the 300,000-square-foot center in August 2014 with about 200 workers, although most will be transferring from an existing Indianapolis FedEx facility.
Printing firm to bring 360 jobs to Jeffersonville
Ohio-based Standard Printing says it will invest nearly $10 million to lease and renovate a 335,000-square-foot facility.
Plainfield distribution facility with 137 workers closing
Pitney Bowes said 137 employees will lose their jobs when it ceases operations at a distribution center in Hendricks County in May.
Substance at Indiana plant sends 32 to hospital
Health officials in central Indiana say a material resembling red crushed pepper that apparently sickened 32 workers at an Amazon distribution center in Plainfield was organic and not a threat to anyone's health.
BrightPoint buyer Ingram Micro mulls cost-cutting
A top BrightPoint Inc. executive expects little employment change for the distribution and logistics company’s 1,100-person central Indiana work force, despite the potential for job cuts and facility closings across the country.
Ohio-based logistics firm opens first local facility
Spartan Logistics is hiring about 35 people to staff a warehouse on the east side near 33rd Street and Franklin Road.
Wisconsin firm consolidates into Plainfield, plans 50 new jobs
Regal Beloit Corp. said it plans to move operations from multiple Midwestern warehouses into a new, 376,000-square-foot warehouse in Browning Investments' and Duke Realty Corp.'s AllPoints Midwest industrial park.
Operations start at Amazon’s new Indiana warehouse
Officials say Amazon.com Inc.'s new warehouse and distribution center in southern Indiana has started operations with more than 1,000 workers.
Women’s retailer plans $37M expansion, 242 jobs
New York-based Ascena Retail Group, whose female clothing brands include Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn, plans to transform its 794,000-square-foot warehouse in Greencastle into an e-commerce distribution hub.
Mega-warehouse technology subject of Aug. 1 expo
The Indy Warehouse Automation Expo will showcase new generation of scanners, cameras and radio frequency ID technology.
BrightPoint’s $840M sale ends wild ride for CEO Laikin
Bob Laikin started BrightPoint in 1989, when cellular phones were clunky and brick-like and were mostly for the wealthy.
Local logistics provider FitzMark plans to add 30 jobs
Indianapolis-based FitzMark Inc. said it will fill the customer service and purchasing positions by the end of the year. The company was founded in 2007 and has grown to $25 million in annual revenue.
UPS plans $10 million upgrade on northwest side
United Parcel Service Inc. is planning a $10 million modernization project for a regional transportation hub in Indianapolis and is seeking tax incentives to help make it happen. The project would help the company retain 750 local jobs.
Growing distributor to expand into Greenwood
A distribution company that specializes in handling food for retailers has outgrown its Plainfield space and plans to take up another 400,000 square feet in Greenwood. Prime Distribution estimates it would add 35 employees by 2016.
Manufacturer plans distribution center in Plainfield
Wisconsin-based Regal Beloit Corp. has hired Browning/Duke Realty to build a 376,000-square-foot distribution center in Plainfield, the company announced Tuesday.
Amazon plans another Indiana warehouse, 1,000 jobs
The online retailer said it will open a new warehouse in Jeffersonville and create up to 1,050 jobs by 2015 as part of a $150 million investment. The distribution facility would be the company’s fifth in Indiana.