Waterloo, Ontario-based Onward Manufacturing Co. Ltd. announced Wednesday afternoon that it would locate its first U.S. grill
production center in northeast Indiana, creating more than 300 jobs in Huntington by 2011.
Zuna Infotech will locate in Kokomo’s Inventrek Technology Park, a high-tech business incubator and state-certified technology
park.
Greenwood-based Avram Worldwide said today that it will expand its headquarters and distribution operations in the city, and
plans to create 78 jobs by 2013.
Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear has fired the city’s economic development director, Kevin Kelly, after Kelly had
been on the job for about two years.
Whirlpool Corp. has notified state officials that it will continue to operate its refrigeration product development center
in Evansville that employs nearly 300 people.
A Milken Institute study shows Indiana isn’t the only state writhing with angst about the future of manufacturing. The study
frames Indiana in a somewhat positive light.
Dealer Services Corp. announced Monday morning that it plans to create up to 60 jobs by the end of 2012 and invest $6.4 million
in its Carmel headquarters.
A meeting between high-level National Hot Rod Association executives—including NHRA President Tom Compton—and
Gov. Mitch Daniels and members of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. has fueled speculation that the drag racing group
might be looking to significantly expand its presence here.
Two companies have announced plans that could mean about 200 jobs at factories in northern Indiana’s Elkhart County, which
has been among the country’s hardest-hit places during the recession.
Don’t expect the contingent traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels on his 10-day trade mission to China and Japan to return to
Indiana with a major commitment from an Asian company.
Chicago-based LKQ Corp., a supplier of replacement and aftermarket automotive parts, will establish a distribution center
in Plainfield with plans to create up to 30 jobs by 2011, the company announced this morning.
Indianapolis-based information technology consultant Apparatus Inc. plans to expand its local operations and create up to
130 jobs by 2012, the company announced this morning.
Central Indiana’s chances for landing a Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant have been improved by the elimination of Kansas
City from the list of potential sites.
Despite recent investment by Major Health Partners, Shelbyville’s technology park is about as far from meeting state
standards as it was two years ago.
Tipton Mills, a New York specialty beverage company, announced today it will locate a plant in Columbus, Ind., creating
more than 40 jobs.
Harley-Davidson Inc. officials were in Shelby County yesterday assessing it as a location for a new motorcycle plant, but
it isn’t yet clear how the county stacks up to other U.S. locales that also are in the running for the economic-development
prize.
Idaho-based MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. said today it will establish distribution operations in Indiana by leasing space in
Whitestown, creating more than 30 new jobs by the end of the year.
More emerging life science companies have found life in the form of federal
Small Business Innovation Research grants.
Carbon Motors this morning officially selected Connersville for its proposed headquarters and manufacturing operations.
Jobs created by the new manufacturing plant have been offset by losses elsewhere in the community, and related development
remains scarce. But local officials remain optimistic about Honda’s long-term impact.
