Heartland RV to expand, add 265 new jobs in Elkhart
A northern Indiana recreational vehicle manufacturer is expanding its Elkhart operations and plans to hire up to 265 new workers
by 2013.
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Year-end growth spurt not likely to be repeated
The economy grew at 5.6-percent clip in fourth quarter, but the impressive number doesn’t indicate the recovery is strong,
economists say.
Local security division of Stanley keys growth for company
Stanley Black & Decker, based in New Britain, Conn., reported 2009 profit of $224 million. Its Indianapolis-based security
division, one of three segments, accounted for more than half those earnings.
Tokusen USA planning 135 jobs at new Scottsburg plant
Arkansas wire-maker Tokusen USA Inc. plans to establish a manufacturing plant in Scottsburg, state economic development officials
said Wednesday, touting the nearly 135 jobs expected over the next two years.
BMW, Carbon Motors ink $1.35B supply contract
BMW has won a contract from Indiana-based Carbon Motors Corp. worth more than $1.35 billion to supply engines for U.S. police
cars.
Visteon judge won’t halt benefits termination
An attorney for a union representing some 2,100 people who worked at two Visteon plants in Indiana argued Tuesday that many
are facing hardship, and that the order should be stayed pending an appeal to a federal district court judge.
Cummins expects profit to grow 10 percent a year
Columbus-based Cummins Inc., North America’s largest maker of heavy-duty diesel truck engines, expects pretax profit
to increase 10 percent a year and sales to grow 13 percent annually over the next five years.
$18.9M Navy contract boosts Raytheon’s local facility
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC will make guided missile launchers for the U.S. Navy at its Indianapolis avionics development
center, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
Hurco suffers loss as sales plummet
The Indianapolis-based manufacturer’s quarterly revenue fell to $20.6 million, a 27-percent drop from the same period the
year before.
Delta Faucet cutting 40 more jobs at Greensburg plant
The Carmel-based company said its decision to consolidate machining activities at a plant in Tennessee is driven by weak retail
sales and a sluggish housing market.
Bottled-water company ramps up production in Plainfield
Niagara Bottling LLC recently hired 55 for its plant on Whitaker Road, which will make half-liter bottles of purified municipal
tap water.
RV company reopening northern Indiana factory
Middlebury-based Jayco Inc. said Wednesday that it expected to resume production in May at its Topeka factory and hire 50
workers there this year.
Local manufacturer closing plant, moving to Brazil
IVC Industrial Coatings Inc. is relocating its Indianapolis headquarters and manufacturing operations to west-central Indiana.
About 50 of its 55 employees have agreed to move.
Cummins to lay off nearly 200 workers in Columbus
The Columbus-based company said Tuesday that the 194 layoffs will take place after Friday, cutting the plant’s employment
to about 400 and paring its two shifts to one.
Ford supplier Lear to add 200-plus jobs in Hammond
Michigan-based auto components maker Lear Operations Corp. plans to invest more than $2.2 million to expand and upgrade its
manufacturing facility in Hammond, adding more than 285 jobs this year.
Consumer packaging maker Rexam adding 50 jobs
Global consumer packaging manufacturer Rexam plans to expand its operations in Franklin, adding nearly
50 jobs by the end of
the year.
Alternative energy firm eyeing New Castle plant
Plans by Washington, D.C.-based D'Arcinoff Group to manufacture wind turbines in an idled plant in New Castle could create
1,800 jobs in the next two years.
Cummins, government settle alleged air violations
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 heavy-duty engines for alleged Clean
Air Act violations.
Rolls-Royce snares military helicopter contract
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s Indianapolis manufacturing facility has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by the U.S. Army to
develop a digital engine control for one of its helicopters.
Truck-parts plant’s closure to put 225 out of work
Accuride Corp. says its Gunite Corp. factory in Elkhart will be closed by May 1. Its production will be moved to factories
in Rockford, Ill., and Brillon, Wis.