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.
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Software maker plans 400 hires, including 250 in Indianapolis
Interactive Intelligence says it needs more workers to handle increased business as it attracts larger clients and grows its sales related to cloud data storage and management.
Auto parts supplier lays off 200 in northeastern Indiana
Contech Castings LLC has suspended certain operations at plants in Auburn and Pierceton and laid off more than 200 employees after losing a customer to a competitor.
Factory workers struggling to bounce back
Thousands of Indiana’s rank-and-file factory workers have seen their earnings lose ground to that of white-collar workers. The gap has grown even as manufacturers expect their assembly-line workers to have more skills and more advanced education.
UPDATE: Sensient to cut 125 jobs due to Chicago move
Sensient Technologies Corp. has alerted state officials that it will lay off 125 workers from its Indianapolis operations. That follows the company’s announcement that it plans to move its local Flavors & Fragrances Group headquarters to suburban Chicago.
Indiana House OKs plan for state jobs council
A plan aimed at matching up Indiana's workforce training programs with available jobs unanimously cleared the state House on Tuesday, as legislators from both parties embraced it as a possible way to help lower the state's stubborn unemployment rate.
U.S. unemployment rate remains at 7.8 percent
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff.
Fort Wayne church insurer plans to add 102 jobs
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. expects to hire the employees by 2016 as part of a $15 million expansion that includes building a 54,395-square-foot facility at its headquarters.
State’s unemployment rate holds steady at 8 percent
Indiana shed 9,800 private-sector jobs in November, mainly due to losses in the construction industry, according to state officials.
Elkhart County getting nearly 400 new jobs
The Elkhart County Council on Saturday approved tax incentives for four companies seeking to expand in the county where the jobless rate topped out at nearly 19 percent in March 2009.
U.S. economy adds 146,000 jobs as unemployment rate slips
The Labor Department’s report Friday offered a mixed picture of the economy. Hiring remained steady during November in the face of looming tax increases. But the jobless rate slipped in part because more people stopped looking for work.
Japanese automakers help drive economy
A deal struck 25 years ago brought Subaru-Isuzu to Indiana. Toyota followed in 1996, and Honda came in 2008. The three Japanese automakers now collectively employ 10,000 and support thousands more jobs at suppliers across the state.
IU: Growth of Indiana’s labor force slowing rapidly
The Indiana Business Research Center attributes the predicted slowdown during the next 30 years to an increasing number of baby boomers entering retirement and a cresting of the decades-long rise in female labor force participation.
U.S. unemployment rate rises despite job gains
President Barack Obama will face voters with the highest unemployment rate of any incumbent since Franklin Roosevelt.
Financial services company closing Indiana call center
Ohio-based Vantiv Inc., which had more than 200 employees in Evansville just over a year ago, says it's going to reduce its work force to about 25 and close its call center in southwest Indiana.
Cummins shortens work week at Columbus factory
The engine maker says that slowing demand led to the decision to scale back hours for the 350 workers at its Columbus Fuel Systems Plant. The new four-day workweek will continue indefinitely.
U.S. unemployment rate falls to 7.8 percent, wages rise
The nation’s jobless rate fell from 8.1 to a 44-month low of 7.8 percent in September, according to government data, as employers added 114,000 jobs. Wages rose over the month, and more people started looking for work.
Food-equipment maker closing state plant with 235 workers
Manitowoc Foodservice said it will eliminate 235 jobs with a Fort Wayne plant closure slated for April 30. The company gave no reason for its decision.
Cummins distributor plans to add 75 jobs in Indianapolis
Indianapolis-based Crosspoint Solutions LLC, a manufacturer of electric auxiliary power units, plans to hire the workers by 2016 as part of a $935,000 expansion.
Elkhart factory to close by 2013, costing 210 jobs
Auto-parts maker Gunite Corp. plans to move its manufacturing operations to Rockford, Ill., phasing out Elkhart workers beginning in late September.