Insurance giant adding 400 jobs in $14M expansion in Carmel
The Boston-based insurer said it will lease 56,000 square feet in the Parkwood Crossing office complex to accommodate the expansion.
The Boston-based insurer said it will lease 56,000 square feet in the Parkwood Crossing office complex to accommodate the expansion.
Officials in the area plan to offer incentives to businesses moving to the area or providing goods or services for existing companies in the region.
Dia&Co says it will employ 500 workers in the next four years at the distribution hub. An additional 372 employees could be hired at a planned customer service center, according to an agreement with the state.
The 25-year-old company said it expects to spend $13 million and add up to 75 jobs at the plant by 2021.
Netfor, which already has 119 Indiana employees, said it has begun hiring for positions in sales, customer service, cloud support and field operations.
The Irvine, California-based company said it will spend $40 million to lease, renovate and equip a 590,000-square-foot facility in the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville.
Fort Wayne Metals expects to add employees in all areas of the business, including production and maintenance, regulatory compliance and environmental safety.
An Indy Chamber spokesman said Wednesday morning that the bid “has been sent as of last night to arrive ahead of the Oct. 19 deadline.”
Indiana is among more than a dozen states trying to land the $1.6 billion project, which could require a generous outlay from the winning locale.
A locally-based subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Industries Corp. plans to spend $8 million to build a 90,720-square-foot factory east of U.S. 31 near 196th Street.
CleanSlate Technology Group, a reseller of IBM products that also provides consulting services, said it will invest more than $1 million to expand its headquarters to accommodate the additional workers.
Central Indiana is facing crunch time in its push to bid for the Amazon HQ2 project, with pitches to the Seattle-based company due Oct. 19, less than two weeks away.
The company, which sells software for on-site audio marketing, intends to spend $3.7 million to triple its office footprint in Fishers’ Nickel Plate District.
The Indiana Manufacturers Association is also hoping the state will allow local governments to offer relocation tax incentives to build upon any that the state offers.
Some analysts foresee a rush of new state-level subsidies and tax breaks as governors compete for any new facilities built by companies suddenly flush with newfound tax savings.
State economic development officials won’t comment on whether they plan to submit a proposal for the $5 billion development, but a local site-selection expert said pursuing Amazon is “too good of an opportunity” for the state to pass up.
The Paris flights, announced Wednesday, may lessen the urgency local officials feel to attract a direct flight from Indianapolis to London. Delta Air Lines stands to land $5.5 million in incentives if it can keep the flights filled.
The state’s first-ever nonstop transatlantic air service—provided by Delta Air Lines from Indianapolis International Airport—will begin in the spring, airport officials announced Wednesday afternoon. The state is kicking in up to $5.5 million to land the flights.
Seattle-based Amazon employs more than 9,000 full-time workers at its five Indiana fulfillment centers, four of which are in central Indiana—with plans to add more positions.
Krone North America Inc. has canceled plans to move its headquarters from Tennessee to Shelby County, where it had been planning to hire 101 people.