Red Gold moving headquarters to Elwood
The Orestes-based company—the nation’s second-largest tomato canner—on Tuesday announced plans to invest $3.5 million to convert a former Elwood elementary school into a new corporate headquarters.
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Congressmen back Carbon Motors’ loan request
Most of Indiana's congressional delegation is supporting an Indiana company's request for a federal loan they say would help create perhaps 1,500 jobs building high-tech police vehicles in Connersville.
Container maker Arrow to expand, add 65 jobs
Corrugated container manufacturer Arrow Container LLC plans to expand operations at its Indianapolis headquarters, more than doubling its staff over the next four years.
Anderson firm to sell antimicrobial product in big box stores
Coeus Technologies has begun selling its Ultra7 product through HomeDepot.com.
ALTOM: Don’t sweat the cancer risk of cell phones
The evidence strongly shows that, for the business user, cell phones are the least of our worries, unless we’re in the habit of answering them in dense traffic.
Merger of cell phone titans takes glow off Brightpoint
Some analysts say investors overreacted to the risk Brightpoint would lose T-Mobile as a customer. Merriman Capital's Scott Searle estimates the earnings impact from losing that client would be “dramatically less than investors originally feared” and “is more than adequately reflected in the stock price.”
State’s private companies performed unevenly last year
Fewer than half generated revenue increases.
Indiana public companies had banner year
Corporations staged advances across a variety of industries in 2010 as the economy improved.
2010 was great for Indiana’s 100 largest companies
Despite enjoying rising revenues and profits, companies haven’t followed with big increases in job numbers.
Rolls-Royce lands more military work
Rolls-Royce Corp. this week was awarded a $34.2 million modification to an engine maintenance contract from the Department of Defense’s Naval Air Systems Command.
3 years after floods, worries, waiting continue
Indiana communities devastated by flooding three years ago are taking steps to prevent catastrophic recurrences, but many worry that the measures aren’t enough.
Cummins plans expansion, 600 jobs for Columbus
Cummins Inc. announced Friday that it plans to add 600 employees to work in a new $18 million office building the diesel engine maker will build in downtown Columbus.
State manufacturing, logistics sectors score high marks
The grades were part of an annual report released Friday morning by Conexus Indiana, an industry group that is part of Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. A 4.6-percent increase in employment the past year helped the state’s manufacturing sector repeat its “A” grade.
Manufacturing center set to open in Columbus
A $13.5 million center aimed at training workers to fill manufacturing jobs that are growing steadily more complex is opening in central Indiana.
Angie’s List eyes expansion sites outside Indianapolis
Consumer ratings service Angie’s List is scoping locations for hundreds of new employees the fast-growing firm plans to hire. And unlike past expansions, it’s looking beyond its East Washington Street headquarters—and Indianapolis.
Indianapolis ad firm helps Sun King Brewing launch app
Brewery wants relevant platform for its social media outreach.
Mooresville farm equipment maker expanding operations
Equipment Technologies, a manufacturer of agricultural spraying equipment, plans to invest nearly $6.4 million in an expansion of its Mooresville operations, more than doubling its work force by 2015.
DWYER: Hiring costs can be sliced when industry cooperates
Manufacturers and distributors often avoid existing training programs.
GM to invest $49M in Indiana plant, affecting 91 jobs
General Motors Co. is investing $49 million in its Bedford plant, a move that will help to create or keep 91 jobs.
Former tech darling Vontoo acquired by Ohio firm
Vontoo Inc., a once-promising Indianapolis-based technology firm that landed millions in venture capital but failed to meet growth expectations, has been acquired by One Call Now.