Local hackers team up to tackle transit issues
In a contest, college students created tools to find links between crime and mass transit and to encourage use of both IndyGo and the Indiana Pacers Bikeshare service.
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New state law allows distilleries to sell carryout 7 days a week
The new law lifts the ban on carryout sales for artisan distilleries, putting the businesses on par with wineries and craft breweries, which already sell alcohol on Sundays.
With new Carmel HQ, tech firm aims to move beyond rocky past
Publicly traded Determine Inc. generated fanfare when it announced it was moving its headquarters here and adding 24 jobs to the 35 already here. But many investors have been betting against it for years.
Japanese manufacturer plans $50M plant, 70 jobs in Indiana
Japan’s largest steel producer announced plans Tuesday to open a subsidiary in Shelbyville in a plant that is expected to be fully operational by spring 2018.
Subaru of Indiana recruits soldiers from Kentucky
An Indiana auto assembly plant and economic development officials have turned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to find employees.
Regulators test emissions at Kokomo glass company
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has begun testing around Kokomo Opalescent Glass to determine if the art-glass manufacturer is emitting hazardous amounts of potentially toxic materials.
E-cigarette players fume over favored security firm
The state has effectively put a single private firm in charge of deciding which companies can seek a permit to manufacture e-cigarette liquids sold in Indiana.
GE plans to close Bloomington refrigerator plant, end 329 jobs
The company announced the planned closing Wednesday, citing falling demand for the side-by-side refrigerators manufactured at the plant.
U.S. industrial output declines on falling auto production
Falling auto production fueled a broader decline in U.S. industrial output in May, a potentially worrying sign that manufacturers face economic challenges.
Indiana gains ground in Fortune 500 amid shuffle among elite
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. and Warsaw’s Zimmer Biomet Holdings vaulted back among the top 500 this year, while local oil refiner Calumet Specialty Products Partners plummeted.
Tech firm moving HQ from Silicon Valley to Carmel
A publicly traded Silicon Valley-based technology company is moving its headquarters to Carmel, where it plans to add 24 “high-wage” employees by the end of 2019, state and local officials announced Monday afternoon.
High Alpha Studio launches education-tech startup
ClearScholar Inc. is the first portfolio company High Alpha built from scratch. It plans to make student-engagement software for colleges and universities, starting with Butler University this fall.
WWII-era Navy plant modernizes, expands
The local operation of multibillion-dollar defense contractor Raytheon Co. has become the sole location for some key Raytheon programs, including modernizing outdated military vehicles.
ExactTarget alums sell software company after just 13 months
Branding Brand, a Pittsburgh-based retail software company with a few ExactTarget alums of its own, has scooped up Indy-based Waysay, founded last year by two former ET’ers.
Program donates tech to those in need in Hamilton County
A technology exchange is trying to connect low-income individuals to computers and other gear needed to apply for jobs, take online courses and create resumes.
Digital marketing startup Torchlite plans to add 140 workers
The Indianapolis-based firm, which connects client companies to freelancers, inked an incentive deal with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. that will provide up to $2.8 million in tax credits.
Former Finish Line execs help sports-software firm score $1M
Indianapolis-based Upper Hand Inc. got an assist from investors including Finish Line Inc. co-founder Larry Sablosky.
Vertellus Specialties bankruptcy sets stage for sale
The Indianapolis-based maker of Deet insect repellent and a slew of specialty chemicals already has an offer worth $453.8 million.
Hurco turns quarterly profit on higher revenue
The Indianapolis-based manufacturer received a $4.5 million bump in sales from the businesses of Milltronics Manufacturing and Takumi Machinery Co., which Hurco acquired in July 2015.
CTS to end production at Indiana HQ, cut 230 jobs
CTS said the end of Elkhart production is part of a corporate-wide simplification strategy dating to 2013.