Q&A with Kai Chuck, Westfield’s director of global strategy and business development
Chuck has more than a decade of experience working in international economic development.
Chuck has more than a decade of experience working in international economic development.
A software-as-a-service firm founded last year under the wing of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha announced Tuesday that it plans to spend $1.4 million to establish a downtown headquarters.
Opus Packaging Group said it will invest $3 million to build and equip a 170,000-square-foot facility, its first location in Indiana.
State lawmakers last month passed a much-ballyhooed law that exempts sales taxes on equipment, infrastructure and electricity costs for sizable data centers constructed in Indiana.
Indiana’s short-listed proposal—submitted by Purdue University and state officials—was one of 136 received by the USDA last year from 35 states. Relocating the two research divisions to Indiana could bring 570 federal jobs.
The facility would process maize straw from as many as 150,000 acres of cornfields annually into a peat moss substitute for agriculture and foam products for material science uses.
The Atlanta-based company said the expansion would double its processing capacity and add 56 jobs over the next few years.
California Custom Fruits, whose products include fruit bases for yogurts, will erect a 65,000-square-foot plant in the Greenwood Park at 65 South industrial park.
BCforward is scheduled to announce the expansion Thursday morning during an economic development event at its offices at 9777 N. College Ave.
Viewrail—whose products include “floating stairs,” meaning the space underneath the staircase is open—is plowing $12 million into an expansion that will double its production space.
The third-party logistics company said it plans to increase its workforce by 50 full-time workers over the next five years.
Grinds LLC—which produces pouches of flavored coffee designed as a healthy alternative to chewing tobacco—plans to invest $6.7 million and create 56 jobs.
ActiveCampaign said Indianapolis' strong marketing tech ecosystem makes the city a natural place for the company to expand.
Kerauno, an Indianapolis-based communications workflow software company, plans to spend $5.2 million to open a new downtown headquarters.
The Brookings Institution report found that the situation is especially dire for Hoosiers without college degrees and said the state shouldn’t incentivize jobs that don’t pay middle class wages and benefits.
Business and political leaders at the annual Engage Indiana event stressed the importance of public and private collaborations in helping improve communities and retain workers.
The state’s lead economic development agency on Tuesday said that it has already surpassed last year’s annual record for job commitments.
Elevate Ventures, Bloomington-based incubator The Mill and the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced they have entered a three-year agreement to invest $2.5 million to bolster the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Bartholomew, Brown and Monroe counties.
Spur Interactiv announced plans Friday to add 33 employees in downtown Indianapolis by the end of 2022.
Solinftec said Thursday it would invest $50.6 million to establish operations in the Hoosier state. The company makes technology that helps farmers collect and analyze data to increase crop returns.