Sleeping-products event a real eye-opener
About 3,200 visitors are in the city as part of the International Sleep Products Association’s biennial event, which showcases the latest technology in mattress manufacturing.
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Analysts lukewarm to Allison ahead of market debut
Shares of Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. are expected to begin trading Thursday, but the early reaction to the IPO from analysts is lukewarm. The locally based company’s private-equity owners are offering 21.7 million shares for $22 to $24 apiece, which could raise as much as $522 million.
Hurco shares surge after quarterly profit soars
Hurco Companies Inc. said its fiscal first-quarter profit soared 200 percent over the same period a year ago, driven by strong sales increases in Europe.
Allison’s private-equity owners to get IPO spoils
When Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. a year ago filed plans to go public, it said some of the proceeds would go toward reducing billions of dollars in debt. But, in an updated filing with the SEC, the company reversed course, saying all of the more than $500 million that’s expected to be raised would go to its private-equity owners.
ExactTarget looks to raise $145 million with IPO
Indianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc., which announced an initial public offering in November, said it is seeking to raise as much as $145 million. The company is offering 8.5 million shares for $15 to $17 apiece, according to a regulatory filing made Wednesday.
Manning’s move may help Nike as it takes NFL contract
Peyton Manning’s change of address is likely good news for Nike Inc., which replaces Reebok International Ltd. next month as the maker of National Football League-branded apparel and uniforms.
Honda looks to dealers to boost natural gas station network
Honda Motor Co. wants to double sales of its Indiana-made Civic Natural Gas sedans, but doing so
requires more fuel stations. The car maker wants some of its dealers to install pumps to sell the fuel.
Green movement a boon for Cummins Emissions
Cummins Emissions Solutions, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary last week, began with 11 employees within the Indiana-based company's filtration business. Today, the emissions group employs 1,400 people around the world, including 400 in Columbus.
Rolls-Royce plans $42M local investment, more jobs
Rolls-Royce Corp. plans to invest $42 million to set up a new manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and create 100 jobs by 2014, the company announced Tuesday morning.
Maker of truck bodies plans to add up to 350 jobs in Goshen
Supreme Industries said it will invest nearly $8 million to refurbish and equip facilities on its 100 acre-campus in Elkhart County.
BrightPoint making local employment cutbacks
BrightPoint Inc. has laid off an undisclosed number of its local employees and decided not to fill another 120 open positions, the Indianapolis-based company acknowledged Thursday.
Ener1 reorganizing; Bright Automotive folds
Both firms appeared a few years ago to be poised to hire thousands of workers. But they slid into a tailspin as anticipated funding failed to materialize and the market prospects for hybrid and electric engines dimmed.
Anthem seeking state rule change allowing doctors to practice online
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has renewed its push to bring online care to the Indiana market, including video. It has asked the state’s Medical Licensing Board to relax a 2003 rule that stands in its way.
MainGate chasing NFL apparel deal
Indianapolis-based MainGate Inc. is in hot pursuit of the NFL’s exclusive Super Bowl on-site merchandise contract. And it might not be the only local company pursuing the multimillion-dollar deal.
Local associations emerging to nurture small tech firms
Hamilton County and Bloomington are among places that are nurturing small technology firms in their own back yard. Local tech-focused organizations like theirs could stoke competition among Hoosier communities vying for coveted jobs.
Allison Transmission seeks $522M in initial public offering
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Holdings Inc., the former parts unit of General Motors Co., is seeking to raise as much as $522 million for its private-equity owners in an initial public offering.
Greencastle plant key in Ford’s environmental movement
Supplier to begin producing door part made from kenaf, a plant similar to bamboo but related to cotton.
Trucking firms shunning costly clean-burning engines
Trucking fleets, already buckling under higher costs for insurance and fuel, are finding ways around new rules that nearly eliminate nitrogen oxides and particulate matter but also sent prices of new trucks soaring.
Local packaging company plans to add 101 jobs in Brookville
MBC Group plans to add the jobs by 2014 at its plant in southeastern Indiana as part of a $4.1 million investment to add four production lines.
Court OKs EnerDel parent’s bankruptcy plan
A court has approved Ener1's plan to emerge from bankruptcy, the parent company of locally based EnerDel announced Wednesday.