Pence talks Israeli security with prime minister
The Indiana governor told Benjamin Netanyahu that he expected Congress to back Israel negotiating to “achieve defenseable borders and secure its own peace and security in the years ahead.”
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Pence begins economic development part of Israel trip
The governor will meet Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett to discuss economic relations between Indiana and Israel.
Auto parts plant preps for $11M investment
The Seymour City Council this week approved a 10-year phase-in of property taxes for the investment by Valeo at its automobile lighting factory with about 1,600 workers.
Conner Insurance to invest $1M, add up to 23 workers
The expansion at Keystone at the Crossing would nearly double the insurance brokerage firm's Indiana workforce to 49.
Reservoir or riverside trail system: Which is best for Madison County?
Economic development officials are advancing a plan to dam the White River in Anderson and create a seven-mile lake, but environmental groups are pushing the idea of a riverside trail as an alternative with equal promise but less expense and environmental destruction.
Sixteen firms promise Indiana expansions, 2,100-plus jobs
Nine of the 16 firms who announced their plans with state officials Thursday expect to boost operations and employment in the Indianapolis area, forecasting 933 jobs.
Drug delivery firm plans distribution center, 46 jobs
Simple Meds LLC, an Indianapolis-based startup, is seeking a city tax break that will help it open a local distribution facility and hire up to 46 people by the end of 2020.
Cummins would save $4.3M with distribution HQ tax break
Approval of the deal is essentially guaranteed, as Cummins and Indianapolis officials together have heralded the downtown project and its potential economic benefit.
Pence plans trade trip to Israel during holidays
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence plans to travel to Israel this month on a nine-day cultural and economic development trip, the state announced Tuesday.
New welcome sign gets mixed reviews in Seymour
Love it or hate it, the new Seymour welcome sign along Interstate 65, which was designed by an Indianapolis-based firm, is causing a lot of buzz.
Angie’s List agrees to pay if jobs promise falls short
If Angie’s List fails to live up to promises fueling a taxpayer-subsidized headquarters expansion, the company will pay an undetermined amount into an escrow account for the city’s benefit.
City mulling bid to host college football championship game
Two Indiana Sports Corp. executives and possibly two board members are traveling to Dallas Jan. 12 to watch the national football college championship game and see what it would take to host the game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
New CEO Vaughn reworks Sports Corp. playbook
Ryan Vaughn says one of the not-for-profit’s first considerations under his tenure, when going after or creating any sporting event, will be opportunities for area businesses beyond the usual benefits to hotels and restaurants.
Three village hubs marked for investment
Great Places 2020 targets intersections that can anchor city’s next walkable villages.
Price tag for Walmart e-commerce center to hit $102M
The retailer has finalized a contract for state incentives on the 1.1 million-square-foot project, pledging to hire 303 workers by the end of 2015.
State unemployment holds steady at 5.7 percent
Indiana added 5,500 private-sector jobs in October with modest bumps in manufacturing and the trade, transportation and utilities sector.
Association manager plans headquarters expansion
Raybourn Group International plans to expand its corporate headquarters in Indianapolis and add as many as 35 workers over the next nine years, the company announced Tuesday.
Georgia-based wire maker plans Indiana expansion
The country's largest wire and cable manufacturer says it will expand its northern Indiana operations and add as many as 100 workers by the end of 2016.
Kimball to move plant to Indiana, plans 160 new jobs
Office furniture maker Kimball International Inc. plans to sell its metal-fabrication facility in Post Falls, Idaho, and move the plant's operations to Indiana, creating up to 160 jobs by the end of 2016, the company announced Wednesday.
Auto part manufacturer to open Evansville plant
Fisher Dynamics said Wednesday that it will create 169 jobs within two years of the opening of a 113,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Evansville.