Acid spill contained at local chemical company
Fire department officials say up to 1,000 gallons of sulfuric acid leaked from a storage tank at a chemical business near downtown Indianapolis.
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Anderson’s former GM plants getting second look
Anderson officials said they are excited that companies have been showing interest in some of the industrial or commercial properties left by General Motors that need or are undergoing environmental cleanups.
Haynes plans $23.5M expansion, 40 more jobs in Kokomo
Kokomo-based Haynes International Inc. plans a $23.5 million project to increase production at a central Indiana factory where it makes specialty metal plates and sheets for the aerospace and other industries.
Jobs go unfilled because workers lack needed skills
A survey of 1,123 manufacturing executives released last year found that 67 percent of companies had a moderate to severe shortage of available, qualified workers. The report estimated 600,000 jobs nationwide were going unfilled because of a lack of qualified candidates.
Medical startup plans 71 jobs, seeks incentives
The city of Indianapolis granted preliminary approval for an eight-year tax abatement to Arcamed Inc., which plans to purchase $1.4 million in equipment to design and manufacture titanium and case-tray systems for surgical instruments.
Baby food maker adding 150 jobs in Lebanon
Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging said it plans to add the jobs by the end of September, about a year earlier than expected, due to increased demand for its products. The company has 100 employees.
Sprayer maker plans Mooresville expansion
Mooresville-based Equipment Technologies, which makes self-propelled sprayers for agriculture, says it plans to hire 56 new people by 2015 as part of an expansion.
State manufacturing heading for slowdown, expert says
An economist at Ball State University warned of another recession at Conexus Indiana's annual state of manufacturing and logistics report Tuesday morning. Both sectors, however, contribute strongly to the state's economy and earned "A" grades in the latest report.
Herff Jones closing yearbook plant with 130 workers
Herff Jones Inc. of Indianapolis has decided to close a yearbook manufacturing plant that employs 130 people in Matthews, N.C., by the end of the year.
Richmond eyes ex-auto supplier site for tech park
Officials will be seeking approval from the eastern Indiana city's Redevelopment Commission to use money from a $5 million state technology park grant to buy 14 acres and two buildings that once belonged to Dana Corp.
Indianapolis firm launching dream-sharing app
Remember.com’s free Dreamt It app will be followed by a paid version with additional features.
Compendium moving its business beyond blogging software
Compendium Software says there’s money to be made in creating a place where marketing content can be centralized and repurposed and sent out via e-mail newsletters, social media channels and—of course—blogs.
Red Gold benefits from consumers’ thrifty ways
Since the recession hit, consumers looking to save a few bucks have embraced canned produce—a trend that has kept Madison County tomato processor Red Gold in the black.
Mishawaka factory retools for new wheelchair car model
The AM General factory in northwest Indiana started building the MV-1 car last year for the Vehicle Production Group.
Web domain requests include .Cialis, .Walmart
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and other corporate heavyweights are applying for Web suffixes including .cialis, .walmart and .jpmorgan under a program to expand the number of Internet domain names beyond .com.
Indianapolis fastest-growing companies run the gamut
This year’s list of fastest-growing private companies in the Indianapolis area is a diverse lot, operating in industries ranging from human resources to office furnishings to construction to home health care and games.
Largest Indiana public companies mostly fared well in 2011
Performance varied widely as industries ebbed, flowed.
Columbus auto parts maker plans to add 50 jobs
NTN Driveshaft Inc. said it will add the jobs by 2013 as part of an $18 million expansion that will include purchasing additional equipment for its 1-million-square-foot facility.
Plastics company nears reopening of central Indiana plant
Officials expect a plastic packaging manufacturer to start production this summer at a former central Indiana auto-parts factory that closed six years ago.
Chrysler investment paying off at Kokomo plant
On the cusp of realizing the end result of a historic, $1.3 billion investment in Kokomo's plants, Chrysler officials here and in Detroit, Mich., are riding high.