Numerous groups are working to advance both technology adoption and related workforce development in Indiana’s manufacturing industry, especially among the small companies that represent the bulk of Indiana’s manufacturers.
The 295,000-square-foot facility will expand Toyota’s Bartholomew County headquarters and will specialize in electric forklift production.
The company said the site footprint will not expand, but the company will fill in the property with more buildings and equipment. Manufacturing capacity will almost triple there.
Lilly said the new investment will allow it to hire 200 more workers at the complex, including engineers, scientists, and lab technicians, for a total of 900 full-time workers when it is fully operational.
Keystone Group revealed late Wednesday that archaeologists have discovered 87 remains in the excavation of a six-acre portion of the former manufacturing site.
Officials say the tariffs will help thwart China’s efforts to dominate the market for emerging technologies in ways that pose risks to U.S. national security and economic stability.
The pair are teaming to support a growing number of advanced manufacturing companies that are integrating more digital technologies into their operations.
Cummins saw its first quarter revenue drop by 1% on a year-over-year basis. Its profit was way up due to one-time gains from the spinoff of its filtration business.
Production of a new battery electric vehicle at the plant is expected to result in 340 new jobs by the end of 2025, Toyota announced Thursday.
The company plans to develop at least 12 buildings totaling more than 1.6 million square feet. The project is expected to anchor the LEAP Research and Innovation District northwest of Lebanon.
The mix of tariffs and investigations also represent Biden’s sharpest actions to date to prevent China from unleashing on global markets an avalanche of low-cost goods, at a time when demand in its domestic economy is weak.
In January, NHanced cut the ribbon on a facility at WestGate@Crane Technology Park at Odon and is already expanding there with $236 million in planned investment. And in January, NHanced announced a $152 million investment in a former Cook Medical facility in Bloomington.
In return, the state is offering an incentive package of almost $700 million, making it the largest economic development deal in Indiana history.
No specific details have been disclosed, but Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) are expected to join Purdue President Mung Chiang for the announcement.
Most automakers reported strong year-over-year sales increases from January through March, but General Motors, Stellantis, Kia and Tesla all reported declines.
Kokomo Opalescent glass can be seen worldwide, including at the Vatican; the Chicago Cultural Center; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana House in Springfield, Illinois; Disney World and Disneyland; The White House; Yellowstone National Park; Washington, D.C., Metro; and DreamWorks Studios.
The Department of Energy announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector—the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industry to fight climate change.
Some local workplaces’ plans include everything from shifting delivery and staffing schedules to paring back operations to working remotely—or even taking the day off.
Japanese automakers have fallen behind rivals such as Tesla of the U.S. and BYD of China in developing EVs, partly because they have historically been so successful with combustion engine vehicles.
The CEO of Blue Marble says the company is about $22 million in debt and considering its options after three of its creditors moved last month to force it into bankruptcy.
