Fishers warehouse to close, costing 248 jobs
New York-based Sony DADC Americas will start shutting down its Fishers distribution facility in May and lay off all 248 workers by September, the company said Friday morning.
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Brightpoint posts record revenue for 2011
The Indianapolis-based provider of logistics services to the wireless-phone industry said it earned $48.8 million on revenue of $5.24 billion last year.
Pet specialty retailer plans 135 jobs in Indiana
Pet Supplies Plus said it will add the positions by relocating its warehousing operations from Michigan to Seymour, 60 miles south of Indianapolis.
Indiana senator pushes taxing online sales
Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, plans to ask his Statehouse colleagues Thursday to help him lobby Congress for the right to tax online sales.
Brightpoint opens logistics facility in Plainfield
The 200,000-square-foot center is Brightpoint’s third “reverse logistics” and repair facility. The others are in Puerto Rico and Fort Worth, Texas.
Vera Bradley plans to expand distribution center
Handbag and luggage maker Vera Bradley Inc. says it plans to invest $22.5 million to nearly double the size of its Roanoke distribution center in northeastern Indiana, creating up to 124 new jobs by 2015.
Marsh outsourcing distribution to East Coast firm
Marsh Supermarkets Inc. plans to outsource distribution services for all 97 of its stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. Marsh said 250 logistics workers will become employees for C&S.
Harrison, Conexus create logistics degree program
The associate’s programs will begin in September for students at Harrison College, a for-profit school formerly known as Indiana Business College.
Bill Mays to retire from Mays Chemical
The most successful black businessman in Indiana plans to retire from the company that bears his name at year-end as part of a transition that ultimately will put his daughter at the helm.
UPDATE: Medco acquisition could lead to local consolidation
It’s not yet clear how Express Scripts Inc.’s $29.1 billion acquisition of rival Medco Health Solutions will affect the companies’ central Indiana operations—or their 800-plus employees at two facilities here.
Amazon planning fourth area distribution center
Amazon.com plans to open a second warehouse in Plainfield this year, the company announced Wednesday. The online retailer’s fourth location in central Indiana is expected to create hundreds of jobs.
Logistics firm planning 415 jobs in Plainfield
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics plans to expand its distribution center in the Hendricks County town and create up to 415 new jobs by 2015. Based in Tennessee, OHL is one of the largest third-party logistics providers in the world.
Medco may seek acquisition with biggest contract imperiled
Medco Health Solutions Inc., which operates a $140 million automated pharmacy and distribution center in Whitestown, has lost $3.5 billion in contracts since March.
General Mills plans $36M distribution center
General Mills Inc. announced Tuesday it would spend $36 million in building the new distribution center in Fort Wayne and potentially add 65 jobs by the end of 2012.
Best Buy closing Franklin warehouse; 301 jobs lost
The Minneapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer plans to close the facility by the end of March. Employees will be terminated in phases beginning in July.
Amazon plans another area warehouse, more jobs
Amazon.com plans to open a third large distribution center in central Indiana this summer that will employ hundreds of workers, the company said Monday morning.
Distributor closing Plainfield facility, 76 jobs affected
Toronto-based Ditan Distribution LLC said it will close the distribution center in three phases beginning June 18 and lasting until Aug. 5.
Logistics provider cutting 76 jobs in Brownsburg
Pittsburgh-based Genco ATC is vacating its Brownsburg facility after failing to receive the contract to operate the warehouse at 901 Northfield Drive.
Cat Logistics to lay off 84 in Greenfield
Caterpillar Logistics Inc. plans to permanently lay off 84 employees from a facility in Greenfield, where it handles distribution services for Irwin Industrial Tools.
Family Dollar plans 350 jobs in northeast Indiana
A $70 million investment in a new distribution center by the North Carolina-based discount retailer is expected to create up to 350 jobs. The facility should be operational by spring 2012.