Nearby states hope to benefit from the cluster of suppliers that industry experts say is bound to develop around the Ohio site. Indiana officials also have made semiconductor manufacturing a critical element in economic development strategies.
On average, recipients of the state’s Manufacturing Readiness Grants added five new jobs as a result of the technology investments.
Indianapolis-based Aearo Technologies LLC’s recent bankruptcy filing won’t shield its corporate parent 3M Co. from the massive flood of product-liability lawsuits over Aeros’ military earplugs, a judge has ruled.
Holladay Properties says a “global company” is interested in occupying the whole 180-acre park proposed in rural Westfield and wants to move quickly.
A joint venture between General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution has filed a tax abatement application for a facility in New Carlisle that—based on similar projects elsewhere—could bring more than $2 billion in investment and more than 1,000 jobs to northern Indiana.
Tuesday’s industrial production report showed output of motor vehicles rose 6.6%, the most in four months. An easing of bottlenecks on semiconductor supplies is affording automakers more room to increase output.
Compared to coastal competitors, Ikelite Underwater Systems enjoys the affordability and the manufacturing concentration in Indiana.
A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward final approval in Congress. But the auto industry is warning that the vast majority of EV purchases won’t qualify for a tax credit that large.
Metal hardware has been in short supply the last couple of years, and one item in particular has bedeviled Amish craftsmen: drawer slides.
The Columbus-based manufacturer says its strong second-quarter was due mostly to its North American market, where revenues grew 15%.
Cummins is investing in VoltStorage, a Munich, Germany-based company that develops and produces batteries based on redox flow technology, a more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
The effort involves manufacturers around the state capturing data about their energy use, then sharing that information to create a “data lake” which businesses and researchers can access.
Ontario-based Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging LLC plans to expand its Boone County plant by 340,000 square feet.
Unilever, which owns 400 consumer brands ranging from Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to Dove skin care, raised prices by more than 11% between April and June as inflation surged around the world.
Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics Inc. says a newly announced joint venture with Minnesota-based biocarbon company Aymium will help it meet its goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The project stands to receive more than $70 million in state economic development incentives and will hinge on whether it lands federal funding though the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors, or CHIPS, program.
Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels are scheduled to join executives from SkyWater Technology to make the announcement.
Jennifer Rumsey, who was named the first woman CEO in Cummins’ 103-year history, said addressing climate change remains a key priority for the company.
Linebarger will be replaced by Cummins President and Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Rumsey, who has been with Cummins for 22 years, including the last 16 months as COO.
The company and Gov. Laura Kelly announced the new project Wednesday, just hours after Kelly and eight top leaders of the Kansas Legislature signed off on a package of incentives worth $829 million over 10 years.
