T-shirt printer plans 105 jobs in Lawrence
ooShirts said it will invest $1.2 million to equip a 26,000-square-foot building that will house more than 25 automatic and manual presses.
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GM to invest $1.3 billion in five factories
An Indiana plant will get $29.2 million to make parts for 10-speed transmissions and for six-speed transmission components. The Bedford facility has about 600 workers.
Pence: State vying for Boeing airplane facility
Indiana is among 15 states competing for a $10 billion Boeing airplane manufacturing and assembly facility that could employ up to 8,500 workers by 2024.
Cummins plans wellness center for employees
The facility in Columbus would be the first of its kind for the company. Should the concept prove successful, Cummins will consider similar arrangements in other areas with Cummins plants, said Dr. Dexter Shurney, chief medical officer for Cummins.
Logistics call center plans to hire 40 veterans
Flagship Logistics Group has begun hiring for a customer support center it opened downtown this month, in a historic building at 429 N. Pennsylvania St.
Carmel-born Yowza!! app acquired by Arizona company
Yowza!!, a coupon phone app co-founded by a Carmel software developer, will be acquired by Arizona mobile commerce company Spindle Inc.
Unintentional entrepreneur parlayed consumer-electronics savvy into PR firm
Arland Communications, run by former Thomson Consumer Electronics spokesman Dave Arland, is the only area firm focused entirely on the $200 billion-plus annual consumer electronics market.
Interactive Intelligence’s early bet on cloud paying off
The maker of call center software has seen its stock price rocket from about $20 to $62 over the last 25 months. The runup has swelled the company’s market value from $400 million to $1.3 billion.
Car parts maker to expand operations, hire 120
Mayco International LLC will invest $2.9 million and significantly boost employment at its Hartford City plant, due to new client orders for interior sunshades.
Shoe maker targets Indiana for 184 customer-service jobs
The maker of Stride Rite, Sperry Top-Sider, Hush Puppies and Keds footwear plans to expand operations in Richmond, creating 184 jobs by 2017 and retaining 130 workers in the city about 65 miles east of Indianapolis.
Security firm’s job-creation plans draw state incentives
Allegion PLC’s plans to add employees at its North American headquarters in Carmel could earn the global security firm as much as $2 million in tax credits from the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Calumet acquires New Jersey lubricant maker
Bel-Ray Co. deal brings East Coast ports to Indianapolis-based Calumet.
GM taps female CEO; ex-Cummins chief named chairman
General Motors Co. named Mary Barra to succeed Dan Akerson as chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO in the global automotive industry. Former Cummins Inc. CEO and chairman Tim Solso was named GM's chairman.
Government sells remaining stake in General Motors
The U.S. government ended up losing $10.5 billion on the General Motors bailout, but it says the alternative would have been far worse.
Toyota begins production of 2014 SUV in Indiana
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. says because of the Highlander it has invested another $430 million into the automotive plant in Princeto. Toyota also plans to add 600 more jobs at the factory by the end of 2014.
Cyber Monday still growing despite earlier online sales
Shoppers bought online at the heaviest rate ever Monday, according to research firm comScore Inc. The strong performance was in contrast to Black Friday weekend spending, which fell an estimated 2.9 percent.
Software startup lands state incentives, plans growth
AppealTrack, which makes software that manages property tax appeals, expects to double its staff to 14 by 2016.
Spinoff firm with Carmel HQ plans to hire 150
Allegion PLC, an international firm that made its debut as a public company on Monday, plans to hire another 150 people within six months between its Carmel corporate hub and Indianapolis manufacturing facility.
Northern Indiana benefitting from resurgence of RVs
An industry report shows that RV shipments to retailers last month were up 29 percent from September and nearly 17 percent more than during October 2012.
Peyton Manning wears ankle brace designed by local entrepreneur
Rick Peters, founder of Carmel-based Ultra Athlete LLC—a small manufacturing firm with a reputation for state-of-the-art ankle braces—sent his latest brace to the Denver Broncos head trainer on a whim, and saw Manning wearing it three days later.