In the last 10 years, Indiana’s major research universities—Indiana and Purdue—have nearly doubled their
science-based research budgets, to a total of $895 million. Yet Indiana’s public universities still run in the middle
of the pack nationally.
Thor Industries subsidiary Redwood RV announced Tuesday its purchase of a factory in Syracuse that was formerly owned by Ameri-Camp
RV, which shut down in 2008.
MotoCzysz sees the Remy motor as part of an electric motorcycle-based drive system—tailored to automobiles. The companies
collaborated on the winning electric bike at Isle of Man race.
Without the volatile transportation sector, orders dropped 3.8 percent—the steepest decline since January. Businesses
spent less on equipment and machines. Orders for capital goods fell 8 percent.
E-mail marketing firm’s purchase of mPath gives company a presence in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The acquisition is
the third for ExactTarget in the past year.
Replogle is one of the world’s largest globe manufacturers and dates to the 1930s. The company as of 2004 had 225 employees
and sales of $18 million.
Manufacturers continue to wring more from less. But have the gains been worth the human cost?
Both Unica and Aprimo are leaders in the realm of marketing software and services.
The Greenfield furniture-maker has an acrimonious history with California-based Furniture by Thurston.
Lightbound LLC plans to construct 50,000-square-foot data center near Kentucky Avenue on the city’s southwest side. The abatement
should save the company $2.5 million.
The owner of Illinois-based JD Norman Industries came to Indianapolis to make a personal plea for United Auto Workers Local
23 to allow a vote on his proposed five-year contract.
The mandate from a U.S. bankruptcy judge will supply retroactive benefits to more than 6,000 Visteon Corp. retirees who lost
insurance coverage after
the
Michigan-based auto-parts maker filed for bankruptcy in 2009, including 2,100 workers in Indiana.
JD Norman Industries advertisement tells employees that its proposal to buy the plant would guarantee
their GM transfer rights without having to close the facility.
Precise Path Robotics completes round of funding on the heels of signing contract with two companies that control more than
100 U.S. golf courses.
Pendleton-based company reported both higher profit and revenue, helped by a 20-percent increase in hybrid-motor sales.
Indiana Commerce Secretary Mitch Roob said he was completely surprised by local General Motors workers’ refusal to vote on
a proposed contract by JD Norman Industries, a decision that appears to set up the plant for certain closure.
UAW Local 23 bargaining chairman Gregory Clark says members won’t vote on the proposed contract, which would cut base wages from $29 per hour to $15.50.
Fliers circulating at General Motors' Indianapolis plant show that union members will be offered cash payments of $25,000
to $35,000 and an opportunity to keep a foot in the door with GM, if they agree to work for JD Norman Industries.
Perfect Fit Industries, a supplier of bedding accessories such as mattress pads, pillows and comforters, will shut down its
facility in southwest Indiana by the end of the year.
The UAW in Detroit said Local 23 will vote Monday on Illinois-based JD Norman's proposal to buy an Indianapolis stamping
plant where more than 600 work, but a local rep says workers don't want to negotiate.
