Schlage acquires Fusion door-hardware division
Schlage’s purchase of the Georgia-based company’s division gives it immediate access to the decorative door hardware and lock market, the company said.
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Company sets closing of southern Indiana furniture plant
DMI Furniture says in a filing with the state Department of Workforce Development that it expects to permanently close the Huntingburg factory on Nov. 19, eliminating about 60 jobs.
Fort Wayne hopes Navistar workers will attract business
The president of an organization that aims to attract businesses to northeast Indiana says the region is hoping to use Navistar International Corp.’s 1,000-plus workers as an asset.
Medical equipment maker primed to expand in Greenwood
Advantis Medical Inc., a maker of cases and trays for surgical instruments, plans to add more than 100 jobs in Greenwood over the next five years.
Factory production creeps up again
Production at U.S. factories grew in August for the 12th time in 14 months, but at a slower rate than earlier this year.
Cummins awarded $6.9 million Army contract
The three-year deal calls for the Columbus, Ind.-based diesel engine manufacturer to develop a power train that improves efficiency by reducing fuel consumption and noise, and can run on a wide range of fuels and fuel mixtures.
JD Norman reaching GM workers through mail
The UAW’s regional office appears to be arranging a contract vote by mail-in ballot. Word on the shop floor is that a ballot will accompany a new proposal, which includes $70,000 cash for union members who work for JD Norman for two years. The offer is double the amount in a previous proposal.
EnerDel parent lines up more financing
The parent company of lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel Inc. has raised another $65 million to help finance operations and ramp up its manufacturing operations in the Indianapolis area.
Delphi plans Kokomo lab as part of $25M project
The new engineering lab and a smaller utility building will help consolidate all of Delphi’s 1,400 employees in Kokomo.
RV maker buys northern Indiana plant to build luxury trailers
Thor Industries subsidiary Redwood RV announced Tuesday its purchase of a factory in Syracuse that was formerly owned by Ameri-Camp
RV, which shut down in 2008.
Herff Jones buys globe maker Replogle
Replogle is one of the world’s largest globe manufacturers and dates to the 1930s. The company as of 2004 had 225 employees
and sales of $18 million.
Is University Loft’s rival going on attack again?
The Greenfield furniture-maker has an acrimonious history with California-based Furniture by Thurston.
JD Norman boss stumps for UAW to reconsider contract
The owner of Illinois-based JD Norman Industries came to Indianapolis to make a personal plea for United Auto Workers Local
23 to allow a vote on his proposed five-year contract.
Hybrid-motor sales help boost Remy’s quarterly results
Pendleton-based company reported both higher profit and revenue, helped by a 20-percent increase in hybrid-motor sales.
UAW halts vote on giveback deal at Indy GM plant
UAW Local 23 bargaining chairman Gregory Clark says members won’t vote on the proposed contract, which would cut base wages from $29 per hour to $15.50.
GM plant offer sets off union power struggle
The UAW in Detroit said Local 23 will vote Monday on Illinois-based JD Norman's proposal to buy an Indianapolis stamping
plant where more than 600 work, but a local rep says workers don't want to negotiate.
Remy to supply motors for all-electric Equinox
Remy International on Tuesday signed a contract with Cincinnati-based Advanced Mechanical Products Inc. to supply motors
for
an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Equinox.
Slumping chocolate firm hopes to recapture early momentum
Endangered Species Chocolate, which saw growth spike from 2005 through 2007, lost 20 percent of its revenue in 2009. Sales
dropped from $14 million in 2008 to $11 million last year. New Curt Vander Meer has plans to bring the company back to its
former glory, one chocolate bar at a time.
Local manufacturer Deflecto lives to see 50
Customers intervened to keep inventor of bicycle reflectors, dryer vents from going out of business.
Indiana company planning hybrid van gets GM backing
Anderson-based Bright Automotive is getting a boost from a $5 million investment by General Motors’ new venture capital arm.