Express Scripts Inc. on the west side of Indianapolis and Zipp Speed Weaponry in Speedway are scheduled Wednesday afternoon
to announce the
creation of hundreds of new jobs.
No immediate layoffs are planned at the two Indiana factories that build Toyota models included in the company’s production
halt as it looks to fix sticking gas pedals.
Toyota is halting production at six North American car-assembly plants—including Indiana facilities in Princeton and
Lafayette—beginning the week of Feb. 1 to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause acceleration without warning.
Edy’s Grand Ice Cream says the new jobs are part of a company consolidation after an expansion of the Fort Wayne plant. The
hiring will increase the facilty’s workforce to about 600 people.
A report by an influential Republican pollster could send a disruptive ripple through Indiana.
Converting the U.S. trucking industry to natural gas will benefit manufacturers including Columbus-based Cummins Inc., T. Boone Pickens says.
Lithium battery maker EnerDel will need more business than its existing relationships with Think and Volvo to justify the $237 million investment
it announced Thursday.
The awards are meant to showcase Indiana’s high-tech success stories and raise the profile of the tech community.
BlueLock is among several companies owned by Collina Ventures, an investment firm created by local tech entrepreneurs Mark
and Karen Hill.
Lithium battery-maker will get incentives worth $53.1 million for expansion into Hancock County.
Some observers see a parallel to the state’s seeking Japanese investment following recession in the early 1980s.
Lithium battery-maker had requested a Hancock County zoning exemption to establish a manufacturing operation in the Mount
Comfort business park.
Battery maker EnerDel could land $3 million in federal disaster-recovery money that would help bring 200 more jobs to its
facilities on the north side of Indianapolis and in Noblesville.
Knauf Insulation in Shelbyville appoints a company executive to its newly created position of CEO of North American operations.
The locally based maker of nursing-education software will use the infusion to accelerate growth.
Dorel Group wants to expand its development and production operations in Columbus, creating 98 jobs by 2013.
Policy management firm PolicyStat lands venture investment from HALO Capital Group, the angel investor network managed by TechPoint. HALO has invested a total of $12.5 million in firms statewide in the past 20 months.
Lilly Endowment Inc. is continuing to support the state’s advanced-manufacturing initiative, giving Conexus Indiana a grant to help connect potential workers with the necessary training.
Beleaguered Elkhart took another hit this week when Illinois-based Gunite Corp. announced plans to move 110 manufacturing
jobs to Rockford, Ill., and Brillion, Wis.
Dozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
