Survey: 1.7 percent of Indiana jobs are ‘green’
The report found construction, services and trades accounted for well over 60 percent of the state's green jobs.
The report found construction, services and trades accounted for well over 60 percent of the state's green jobs.
David Powers Motorsports, John Force Racing, Don Prudhomme Racing and Vance & Hines together occupy roughly 320,000 square feet of space at the park.
Indianapolis might find out soon what life would be like without the Indiana Pacers and it won’t be good, say downtown business owners, government officials, marketing experts and sports economists.
Ball State University leaders hope the school’s $87 million geothermal plant paves the way for others like it—as an economic-development opportunity as much as an environmental effort.
Why not look at the entire neighborhood instead of just this old site?
Tear it down and clean it up was the message delivered by a former redevelopment director from South Bend as she spoke to representatives from cities who were about to lose their GM plants.
The Urban Land Institute panel’s plan for the General Motors plant site ignores some realities in favor of presenting a relatively predictable New Urbanism redevelopment plan.
The 2-million-square-foot GM Indianapolis Metal Center, closed this year, sprawls over more than 100 acres on the west bank of the White River and enjoys some of the best views of the downtown skyline.
Indiana is leading a push by other states to chip away at Illinois' vulnerable economic image and lure jobs away.
Illinois manufacturer Modern Forge says it will open a factory in northwestern Indiana, where it expects to hire as many as 240 workers in the next few years.
Belden Inc. said it will spend $3.1 million to lease and equip a new 30,000-square-foot facility in Carmel, where its Americas division is headquartered.
Indiana Stampings LLC plans to add 75 jobs by 2013 as part of a $7.3 million expansion that includes leasing and equipping a 155,000-square-foot facility.
Thomasville, N.C.-based Old Dominion Freight Line said a $22 million investment will be used to upgrade its existing 122,340-square-foot facility on the southwest side.
Money for real estate acquisition is a major component of the $7.1 million in incentives the city of Indianapolis offered Angie's List Inc. for expanding its headquarters campus to accommodate 500 more employees.
Angie’s List Inc., the fast-growing company that provides customer-review services in 200-plus markets, plans to expand its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 500 new jobs by 2015, it announced Tuesday morning.
Chamber Chairman John Neighbours said he "wouldn't rule out" combining the economic development groups.
A subsidiary of Westfield-based Revere Industries LLC could add 178 jobs in Jeffersonville in southern Indiana if it wins approval of a property tax abatement.
Franklin Electric Co. Inc. says it will move its corporate headquarters from Bluffton to a $25 million development in Fort Wayne by 2013. The company has 220 employees and expects to add 35 more by 2014.
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week but has been at or above 400,000 for 17 straight weeks.
The city of Indianapolis is seeking to overturn property tax breaks for more than 20 companies that continued to apply for abatement even though they were unable to meet job commitments.