Cummins hires ex-Indianapolis mayoral candidate
Melina Kennedy has joined the diesel engine maker’s corporate communications team and will be responsible for executive communications, research and speechwriting for CEO Tom Linebarger.
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Klipsch helps parent firm double cash flow
Indianapolis-based speaker maker now owned by Voxx International posted year-end sales of $169.5 million, which appeared to be flat compared with prior periods.
Indianapolis margarine plant planning $44 million upgrade
ConAgra Packaged Foods LLC is seeking city tax incentives as part of a $44 million plan to upgrade its plant on the northwest side of Indianapolis and retain 392 workers.
University Loft adding jobs as it recovers from credit crunch, probe
Nearly two years after federal agents raided furniture maker University Loft Co.’s Hancock County plant, the once-fast-growing firm is seeing business bounce back.
Oil refiner Calumet unleashes $150M stock offering
With its shares trading up more than 60 percent from the doldrums of last fall, Calumet Specialty Products Partners rolled out plans to sell another 6 million shares of stock, raising more than $150 million.
Remy International reports smaller first-quarter profit
Remy International Inc. saw its sales fall slightly and profit plummet in the first quarter as it paid down debt, invested in hybrid motor development and coped with a weak European market.
Hostess says jobs of 856 Indiana workers in danger
The Irving, Tex.-based company said the job cuts could occur in July if it does not find a buyer or emerge from bankruptcy. About 340 workers would be affected at five Indianapolis plants.
Fast-food clients fueling furniture-maker’s growth
Facility Concepts’ can-do attitude has cemented the loyalty of clients like Southern Bells—one of the largest Taco Bell franchises in the country—and propelled it from startup consultancy in 2004 to full-fledged manufacturer.
Seymour packaging plant with 111 workers to close
Exopack LLC plans to close its Seymour facility and terminate 111 employees by July 1, the company said Wednesday in a notice to the state.
Calumet Specialty’s revenue, profit soar in first quarter
The company’s improved performance over the same period last year was mostly due to a 150-percent increase in sales volume from its acquisition of a Wisconsin refinery in September.
Production on Rolls-Royce LiftSystem picks up steam
Rolls-Royce Corp. said Tuesday that its landed a $315 million contract from Pratt & Whitney for its LiftSystem, which enables short takeoffs and vertical landings by the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B aircraft.
North American growth propels Cummins’ profit
Cummins Inc.'s profit jumped 33 percent in the first quarter due to strong demand for its engines in the North American market, the Columbus-based manufacturer said Tuesday morning.
Illinois furniture manufacturer moving to Indiana
Chicago-based Selected Furniture LLC is planning to move its operations to Indiana, the manufacturer said Tuesday, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2014.
Old Richmond bus plant eyed as manufacturing hub
A Richmond businessman has big plans for the former Carpenter bus plant and property that sits along Interstate 70 on Richmond’s far northwest side.
Cummins plans $219 million expansion at Seymour plant
The Columbus-based manufacturer of diesel engines said it will add 290 jobs in Seymour as part of a major expansion that will include new warehouses, additional engineering, production and testing facilities, and a new office building.
Allison earnings rise on surging sales
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. saw profits rise 57 percent, to $58 million, in the first quarter, the Indianapolis-based manufacturer announced Monday. The earnings announcement was Allison’s first since it went public in March.
Indiana auto-parts maker plans to add 120 jobs
ThyssenKrupp Presta Terre Haute LLC plans to spend $22 million to add three assembly lines and expand its manufacturing facility in Vigo County by nearly 70,000 square feet.
Honda starts building new Acura hybrid at Greensburg plant
Production of the new Acura hybrid comes after the factory started last year building another alternative-fuel vehicle, the Civic Natural Gas.
Rolls Royce locks in work on key military program
The British engine maker received a $151 million contract to continue making engines for the V-22 Osprey.
SMC plans $19M Noblesville expansion, 163 jobs
SMC Corp. of America plans to spend $19 million to expand its North American headquarters in Noblesville, making room for an additional 163 employees by 2017, the company announced Tuesday.