Lotion maker relocating operations to Indianapolis
Indianapolis-based New Sunshine, which is owned by a group led by former Conseco Inc. CEO Stephen Hilbert, said it will add 180 jobs by moving a manufacturing facility from Tempe, Ariz.
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Toyota’s Columbus plant named among magazine’s top 10
Industry Week will honor the Indiana factory and others from across the country at an April conference in Indianapolis.
Southwest Indiana Toyota plant produces 3 millionth vehicle
Workers at a Toyota Motor Corp. plant in southwestern Indiana are celebrating the plant's production of its 3 millionth vehicle.
Northern Indiana RV maker to add up to 250 jobs
The company plans to invest $3.9 million to buy land and construct a 93,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its existing 45-acre campus in the town of Topeka.
GM to idle Fort Wayne plant for nine weeks
General Motors Co., preparing to introduce new pickups in 2013, has scheduled 21 weeks without production at three U.S. full-size truck plants next year to update the factories for building the new models.
Turkey processor to hire up to 600 for new Vincennes plant
Huntingburg-based Farbest Foods Inc. said it will invest $69 million to build a 220,000-square-foot facility.
Honda reworking Civic in plan to boost sales
Honda Motor Co. is sprucing up its Indiana-made Civic sedan, which received poor ratings, after less than a year on the market as part of a plan to boost U.S. sales by 24 percent in 2012 for its namesake brand.
Rolls-Royce tax-incentives deal set for hearing
A plan to offer a 10-year tax abatement worth $23 million for Rolls-Royce Corp. to redevelop two plants on the west side and move thousands of office workers into downtown’s Faris campus is scheduled for an initial hearing Wednesday.
East-side Reebok plant flourishes despite NFL contract loss
The Reebok-Adidas plant on Indianapolis’ east side, faced with losing an estimated 60 percent of its business when its National Football League contract expires early next year, has done what no one would expect: Add employees.
Kokomo upshifting with Chrysler investment
City north of Indianapolis feels the power of $1.3 billion upgrade of equipment in automaker’s transmission plants.
Black Friday boosts car sales to best rate since ‘Clunkers’
U.S. consumers, who set records for retail purchases during Thanksgiving weekend, helped boost U.S. auto sales in November to what is likely to be their fastest pace in more than two years.
International Paper extending layoff of 87 workers
Employees at the company’s Sherwood Packaging plant in Indianapolis expected to return to work in January but now won’t return until “well into the second quarter.”
Allison reaches production milestone
Manufacturer churns out 5,000th system for hybrid buses, a transmission used round the world.
Packaging company plans to add 63 jobs in Lawrenceburg
Toronto-based IntraPac said it will move operations from New Jersey to the southeastern Indiana town and build an 80,000-square-foot plant that should open in February.
Military contractor cutting 200 jobs in Fort Wayne
Military contractor ITT Exelis is cutting about 200 jobs from its operations in Fort Wayne. The move comes as the company is winding down work on a multiyear contract to make sophisticated radios for use by combat troops.
Beer-dispenser maker looks to move production to city
Washington-based GrinOn Industries LLC is seeking property-tax abatements for creating 40 jobs and investing $2.5 million to equip a facility on Indianapolis’ northwest side.
Allison Transmission profits surge on global sales
The manufacturer was more profitable in the first nine months of this year than all of last year.
Rise of pouch packaging to lift new Lebanon plant
Toronto-based Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging opened its first U.S. plant in Lebanon to meet demand from major consumer brands for baby food and fruit snacks in flexible pouches.
Allison Transmission still chasing initial public offering
Allison Transmission Inc. hasn’t given up on going public, despite nearly eight months passing since its initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
EnerDel parent dismantles executive team
Ener1 Inc., the struggling parent company of Indianapolis-based advanced-battery maker EnerDel, continued its tumultuous year by naming a new CEO, president and chief financial officer.