Electric car maker to start work at former RV plant
Think North America plans to start production work on electric cars at a Middlebury-area factory before the end of this year.
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Economy too much for century-old lumberyard
A lumberyard and hardware store that survived the Great Depression and two World Wars has fallen victim to modern economic pressures and will close after more than a century.
German American Bancorp acquires Bank of Evansville
American Community Bancorp Inc.’s subsidiary bank, Bank of Evansville, will become part of Jasper-based German American Bancorp Inc. in a deal valued at nearly $30 million.
Heightened competition puts mayors on hot seat
Elected officials are struggling to know how to respond to the weak economy and constituent demands for jobs.
Indiana University aims to raise $5B in a decade
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie says the university is in "constant campaign mode," and private philanthropy is vital for enhancing student financial aid, endowed faculty chairs, specialized buildings and academic initiatives.
Reopening set for Moscow covered bridge
Organizers are planning a weekend ceremony to dedicate a rebuilt covered bridge in central Indiana that was destroyed by a tornado more than two years ago.
Indiana University sets statewide enrollment record
Official figures released Tuesday show that 109,445 students enrolled at IU's eight campuses during fall semester. That's a 2.1 percent increase over last year's mark of 107,160 students, and the third consecutive year that enrollment has topped 100,000.
Federal building to become ISU business school
The State Budget Committee has approved Indiana State University's plans to turn the former Terre Haute federal building into a business school.
Kokomo firm taps state tax credits to make animated film
Kokomo-based Bach Morris Technologies Corp. will spend $2.4 million to produce “Whoever Heard of a Herd of Fird?”
a movie based on company co-founder Othello Bach’s 1984 best-seller “Whoever Heard of a Fird?” A Ball State
University commercial spinoff will provide production and design services.
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.
IU enrollment at all-time high
Indiana University says the statewide fall enrollment at its eight campuses should set a new record with
about 109,000 students
in the IU system.
Opponents expected at hearing on I-69 project
Opponents of the Interstate 69 extension from Indianapolis to Evansville are warning that a 27-mile portion of the highway
could inflict significant ecological damage on a sensitive, cave-filled region of the state.
Kirr Marbach & Co. mutual fund among nation’s best performers
Among value funds that include companies of varying sizes, the performance of the Kirr Marbach Partners Value Fund ranks No.
2 out of 357 similar funds.
IU sees big jump in private funding
Indiana University announced Monday that it has seen a 38 percent increase in private-sector grants and contributions from
a year ago, when such revenue declined during the recession.
Senator asks Zimmer for info about product complaints
Inquiry stemmed from an article in the New York Times about a dispute between the Warsaw-based maker of artificial hip and knee joints and two of its consultants.
Upgrades planned for Auburn classic auto auction
The new owner of a long-running classic car auction in northern Indiana has announced plans to finish $1.5 million in improvements
to the facility before running its traditional Labor Day weekend sale for the first time.
Brown County getting state’s largest nature preserve
A state panel has set aside a 3,300-acre tract of Brown County State Park for the largest nature preserve owned by the state.
Kokomo GM plant ‘assessing’ business operations
GM spokesman Kevin Nadrowski says officials at the Kokomo Integrated Circuit Fab plant met with 375 workers Wednesday to
say they're "assessing the business model at the plant based on recent business developments."
Farm with 2 million chickens planned in eastern Indiana
An application with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management calls for a six-barn confined animal feeding operation
near the Jay County town of Bryant.
Indiana University considers extending pay freeze
Officials say most of the university's nearly 20,000 employees statewide didn't receive any pay increases last year.