Toyota parts supplier adding 160 jobs in expansion
Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC has launched a $10.6 million expansion of its plant in Princeton.
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Pair of software firms plan to add a combined 160 jobs
The legal-technology startup PactSafe plans to create 91 jobs by 2020, and the software developer WDD Software plans to create 69 jobs by 2021.
Indiana offers support to U.K.-based companies amid Brexit concerns
Indiana commerce officials are showing support for companies based in the United Kingdom as they face financial and political uncertainty after Brexit—the country’s vote to leave the European Union.
Sallie Mae lands $2.4M in tax incentives for local expansion
As IBJ first reported Thursday morning, Newark, Delaware-based Sallie Mae plans to spend $15.7 million on the new office at 8425 Woodfield Crossing in northeast Indianapolis and add 278 workers to its existing staff.
Sallie Mae planning hundreds of jobs at new Indy office
Student loan provider Sallie Mae Bank is expected to announce plans Thursday morning to spend nearly $16 million on a collections office and call center that will hire up to 278 people before the end of 2023.
Software company Emarsys speeding up hiring plans
The marketing-software firm originally planned to employ 167 employees by the end of 2020. But it’s accelerating those plans and expects to be halfway to that goal by the end of this year.
Ball State study: State too focused on landing ‘footloose’ jobs
Indiana and the nation need to rethink their economic development strategies, which are excessively focused on trying to land large factories—an increasingly difficult task, the report found.
Japanese manufacturer plans $50M plant, 70 jobs in Indiana
Japan’s largest steel producer announced plans Tuesday to open a subsidiary in Shelbyville in a plant that is expected to be fully operational by spring 2018.
Digital marketing startup Torchlite plans to add 140 workers
The Indianapolis-based firm, which connects client companies to freelancers, inked an incentive deal with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. that will provide up to $2.8 million in tax credits.
Refrigerated-warehousing firm plans $13.6M expansion, 65 new jobs
Merchandise Warehouse said it will build a 90,000-square-foot, 50-foot-tall addition to its food-grade facility at 1414 S. West St.—a move that will boost its capacity by 25 percent.
Michigan company to expand in Indiana, hire up to 147
Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services announced the plans Tuesday to invest $10.9 million to increase production of walk-in vans, parcel delivery vans, truck bodies and other items.
Indiana lauded for transparency on government spending
A top watchdog group placed the state among four that received perfect scores for online access to financial data.
New manufacturer for boating, RVs to take root, hire 198
Indiana Composites, a fledgling maker of fiberglass components for the boating, RV and specialty vehicle markets, plans to buy, renovate and equip a 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Trucking company plans hundreds of jobs in Plainfield
Trucking and logistics company Knight Transportation Inc. expects to add as many as 426 employees at its new Regional Operations Service Center in Plainfield by the end of 2021, the company announced Tuesday.
IEDC: Mexico move to save Carrier’s parent firm $65M per year
That’s less than 1 percent of United Technologies Corp.’s annual revenue in the heating and air conditioning section of its business, according to the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Marketing firm plans new downtown HQ, to hire 20
Indianapolis-based marketing and advertising firm Matchbook Creative is spending nearly $1 million to establish a larger headquarters downtown and plans to more than double its work force by 2019.
Creator of Indiana’s ‘Illinnoyed’ ads goes to work for enemy
Kelly Nicholl, the first marketing director for the Illinois Business and Development Corp., served until recently as vice president for marketing with the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Savvy strategy helped Pence get full Regional Cities funding
IEDC’s decision to leave all three winning regions in limbo about funding meant many more cheerleaders when the issue went to the General Assembly.
Blue Horseshoe planning $3.5M expansion in Carmel
The Carmel-based software firm announced plans Thursday to move into a new headquarters and add 70 highly paid employees over the next five years. Citimark is developing the three-story office building along the North Meridian corridor.
Clawbacks proposed for companies that flee Indiana
An amendment would create a new financial penalty for companies that leave Indiana to move to foreign countries after they receive state tax breaks.