Amazon’s incentives sure to be whopping
Any tax-incentive package to lure Amazon’s HQ2 to Indiana could easily top half-a-billion dollars and climb to more than $1 billion.
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Oregon-based maker of premixed cocktails moving to Indy, creating up to 51 jobs
Blue Marble Cocktails and Spirits is spending more than $9 million to relocate its headquarters and establish manufacturing locally. It plans to create annual capacity to produce three million, 24-can cases of its cocktails, which range from Cinnamon Toast to Bloody Mary.
Tech startup SnapShyft to hire 20 employees this year
Founded in 2016, the Indianapolis-based company created an app that matches food-service establishments with professionals seeking work.
Logistics firm on hiring spree settles into larger downtown digs
Direct Connect Logistix has left the Stutz building for more space in the Cosmopolitan on the Canal building as part of its plan to add as many as 90 workers by the end of 2020.
Vehicle parts maker plans $7M tech center in Fishers
Thyssenkrupp Steering will create 64 new jobs and plans to move existing positions from its operations in Indianapolis to the new location at Exit Five Parkway.
Indianapolis software firm planning to hire 102
The 5-year-old company said it will spend about $2 million to improve its existing 10,000-square-foot downtown office.
IEDC reports record-setting year for job commitments
The IEDC, which leads the state’s economic development efforts, said it secured 293 commitments in 2017 from companies around the world to locate or expand in Indiana.
Sallie Mae planning $12M expansion, 350 more jobs in Indianapolis
The expansion is the second for the student loan giant in Indianapolis in less than two years.
Brown’s biotech startup to hire 225, invest $16M in HQ
A company founded a year ago by prominent local tech entrepreneur Don Brown expects to pay average salaries of $156,000 a year in new space at the IU Emerging Technology Center.
Five companies commit to adding 500 jobs in Fishers
The announcement caps off what officials are calling a record year for economic development in the northern suburb—commitments for 2,185 new jobs and $64.5 million in capital investment.
Fishers tech firm plans $8M expansion, 68 high-wage jobs
The company said it will renovate and update equipment at its 10,000-square-foot facility at 9128 Technology Lane, west of the Interstate 69 and State Road 37 exit.
Insurance giant adding 400 jobs in $14M expansion in Carmel
The Boston-based insurer said it will lease 56,000 square feet in the Parkwood Crossing office complex to accommodate the expansion.
State eco-devo group touts record year for job-creation commitments
So far in 2017, businesses have pledged to create as many as 28,846 jobs in coming years in Indiana as part of incentive deals with the state.
Carmel software firm in midst of expansion, 40 hires
Clinical Architecture is spending $4.2 million on its new headquarters space while seeking software developers, clinical experts, salespeople and product managers.
Plus-size retailer spending $2.8M to open Greenwood center, create 872 jobs
Dia&Co says it will employ 500 workers in the next four years at the distribution hub. An additional 372 employees could be hired at a planned customer service center, according to an agreement with the state.
Manufacturer plans $8 million plant, 87 jobs in Westfield
A locally-based subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Industries Corp. plans to spend $8 million to build a 90,720-square-foot factory east of U.S. 31 near 196th Street.
Carmel cloud-computing firm plans to add 50 workers
CleanSlate Technology Group, a reseller of IBM products that also provides consulting services, said it will invest more than $1 million to expand its headquarters to accommodate the additional workers.
KAR Auction Services planning $80M HQ project in Carmel
The Carmel-based vehicle reseller announced Tuesday that it intends to develop a new corporate campus that includes a 250,000-square-foot headquarters that provides room for 400 additional employees.
IEDC tailors campaign to lifestyle issues in 4 target cities
Ad placements in billboards, magazines, newspapers and internet and mobile platforms were part of a marketing plan launched in 2016 to target Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Atlanta.
Could central Indiana be candidate for Amazon’s proposed second North American HQ?
State economic development officials won’t comment on whether they plan to submit a proposal for the $5 billion development, but a local site-selection expert said pursuing Amazon is “too good of an opportunity” for the state to pass up.