Carmel tech consultant plans expansion, 36 jobs
Allegient LLC said it will add the jobs by 2017 and expand its Carmel headquarters by 4,000 square feet.
Allegient LLC said it will add the jobs by 2017 and expand its Carmel headquarters by 4,000 square feet.
The Indiana Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee unanimously passed legislation Tuesday meant to makes the state’s job-creation efforts more open to the general public.
As the controversial provision spreads to other states in the region, Indiana is likely to give more weight to its other selling points.
As Gov. Mitch Daniels leaves office in January, there is debate about whether his policies of keeping taxes and spending low, while pursuing alternative strategies to improve roads and schools, have been the best way to help Indiana attract and create more high-wage, knowledge-based jobs.
Sen. Mike Delph said he believes the economic development organization is intentionally misleading the public about the number of jobs that companies receiving incentives create.
The company, which currently has 20 Indianapolis employees, began its expansion this fall by leasing 2,800 square feet of office space in the Morrison Opera House, 47 S. Meridian St.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is looking to renew its commitment to life sciences by creating a $30 million venture fund. The amount dedicated to one sector would be equal to the state’s allocation for all high-tech startups over the past two years.
Indiana spent less per capita than most states on incentives aimed at adding jobs.
Indianapolis-based RND Group Inc. said it plans to spend $1.3 million to update and equip its 13,510-square-foot headquarters. The company has 27 employees.
Rockville-based Scott Pet Products Inc. announced Tuesday morning that it plans to relocate its manufacturing and distribution operations in Tishomingo, Okla., to Newport in western Indiana, creating up to 80 jobs by 2014.
A North Carolina-based maker of cancer-fighting ultrasound machines plans to create 27 jobs paying an average of $36 an hour at its Indianapolis facility over the next three years.
Tenneco Inc. plans on spending $18.5 million to expand its northeastern Indiana operations after winning a contract to supply emission-control parts to Chrysler. The manufacturer said it will hire an additional 100 workers.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said 220 businesses have expanded or started here, and the number could grow before the end of the year.
A Minnesota-based mining company plans to spend as much as $350 million to build a iron ore pellet plant in Indiana, creating up to 100 jobs by 2015, the company announced Tuesday morning.
Troy, Mich.-based Meritor Inc., a global supplier of commercial truck parts, said it will consolidate North American remanufacturing operations by moving production from Ontario, Canada, to its facility in Hendricks County.
Indianapolis-based Indigo Biosystems Inc., a scientific software provider, announced Monday morning that it plans to add 63 jobs by 2015 as part of a $1.4 million expansion.
Hitachi Powdered Metals (USA) Inc.said it will invest $38.4 million to build and equip a second facility on its 30-acre campus in Decatur County.
Indianapolis-based MacAllister Machinery Co. Inc. said it will spend nearly $9 million to expand its Daviess Count facility and create up to 61 jobs by 2016.
Connect Think LLC said it will add the jobs by 2016 and will invest $244,000 in equipment to continue its focus on mobile application development.
New York-based Ascena Retail Group, whose female clothing brands include Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn, plans to transform its 794,000-square-foot warehouse in Greencastle into an e-commerce distribution hub.