Caterpillar seeks tax abatement for Franklin plant
Caterpillar Reman Powertrain is requesting the tax break to offset costs related to a $13.6 million investment the company says will help retain 338 factory jobs.
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Greencastle auto supplier cutting 202 employees
International Automotive Components Group said the layoffs will occur in two stages—on Nov. 10 and again on Dec. 13. Expiring contracts are responsible for the cuts, said a company spokesman, who added that the employees could be recalled.
Science, creativity key ingredients for Sun King brewer
Since its first tapping about 13 months ago, Indianapolis- based Sun King Brewing Co. has generated a noticeable buzz—pun intended—in the craft beer community.
E-mail marketer ExactTarget taking more downtown space
The company has inked a deal to take the entire seventh floor of the Century Building at 36 S. Pennsylvania St., and may take additional space on two other floors.
Machine-tool maker Hurco hopes trade show sparks sales
The Indianapolis-based maker of computerized metal-cutting tools piled up record profits in fiscal years 2005 through 2008, but now is trying to leave behind a second year of losses.
Fort Wayne hoping to keep some Navistar jobs
Fort Wayne officials say they aren’t giving up hope that Navistar International Corp. will keep some jobs in the city despite the company’s decision to consolidate operations in suburban Chicago.
INSIDE DISH: Sun King brewery blazes past initial sales goals
Founded in 2008, Indy's first production brewery in decades already has blitzed five-year goals and plans to ramp up capacity to as much as 12,000 barrels per year, says co-owner Clay Robinson.
EnerDel parent lines up more financing
The parent company of lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel Inc. has raised another $65 million to help finance operations and ramp up its manufacturing operations in the Indianapolis area.
Facebook, others try to cut in on ChaCha’s answer service
Tech entrepreneur Scott Jones says the accuracy of his company’s answers will set ChaCha apart from its social-media rivals.
Quest Information Systems software powers online voter registration in Indiana
Indiana voters are getting a hands-on opportunity to use software created by a Castleton company that works in the minefield that is government contracting.
Indianapolis software firm RealMed acquired
Health care software firm RealMed Corp. will keep its base of operations in Indianapolis after being acquired by health information exchange provider Availity LLC of Jacksonville, Fla. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed.
Delphi plans Kokomo lab as part of $25M project
The new engineering lab and a smaller utility building will help consolidate all of Delphi’s 1,400 employees in Kokomo.
Would-be buyer urging GM workers to vote on pay cuts
A businessman seeking to buy General Motors Co.'s Indianapolis metal-stamping plant met with workers Sunday at Lucas Oil
Stadium to urge them to accept pay cuts allowing the sale.
Indiana universities nearly double research spending
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.
RV maker buys northern Indiana plant to build luxury trailers
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.
Remy rides home new contract from electric motorcycle maker
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.
Durable goods orders tick up, but business spending slides
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.
ExactTarget acquires Australian distributor
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.
Herff Jones buys globe maker Replogle
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.
Do manufacturers ever get to rest? (No.)
Manufacturers continue to wring more from less. But have the gains been worth the human cost?