Carbon Motors’ prototype cop car is crammed with technology
The specialized vehicle can read license plates, sniff for weapons of mass destruction and see people and animals in
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Judge OKs sale of cemetery, funeral home company
Pennsylvania company is one step closer to purchasing the Indianapolis-based Memory Gardens Management Corp., whose former
owner pleaded guilty to theft and securities fraud.
Indiana Design Center lines up tenants
The $25 million project, which is the cornerstone of Carmel’s Arts & Design District, has signed 11 interior design-related tenants
and a restaurant.
AIG’s American General unit said to be seeking $3B term loan
Bank of America Corp. is arranging a five-year loan that will be sold at a discount of 98 cents to 98.5 cents on the dollar,
according to a source who declined to be identified because the discussions are private.
Noblesville company has high hopes for pomegranate
Verdure Sciences, a botanical-extract distributor, has invested more than $1 million in marketing and research,
and hopes to see its product in more
foods and drinks, perhaps even mouthwash.
$15M loan brings EnerDel closer to launching production
The locally based battery maker serves as collateral on the financing lined up by its New York-based parent, Ener1.
Dawn Food closing 160-worker bakery in Crown Point
Dawn Food Products Inc. says the northwest Indiana bakery will close in phases until being shut down by the end of August.
The Jackson, Mich.-based company says it decided to close the bakery to increase efficiency and that it would expand operations
elsewhere.
Shelbyville insulation company laying off 100 workers
Knauf Insulation will idle employees in June for at least six months, as demand for its building products remains soft.
Bus routes to link 30 cities
The partnership called Hoosier Ride is helped by a $2 million federal grant and will operate at least one trip daily in each
direction using Miller charters along four routes running between Indianapolis and Evansville, Muncie, Seymour and Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Marion mayor making China trip for business deal
Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold told the City Council on Tuesday that he and the city's development director would be traveling
to China with plans to complete a deal bringing a furniture maker to the city.
Carter Lumber plans to hire as many as 100 in Franklin
Ohio-based Carter Lumber plans to open new wholesale lumberyard and truss-making facility in Franklin in June.
Former Shelbyville office manager charged with embezzlement
Federal prosecutors allege man embezzled $1.6 million from a title insurance company.
Fishers approves $19M auto mall development
The town has agreed to create a tax-increment financing district to help fund infrastructure improvements for Butler Automotive
Group’s proposed development.
Purdue engineering degree to be offered at four sites
Starting next fall, Purdue will start offering the degree in Anderson, Kokomo, Richmond and South Bend. The school says the
new effort is intended to give students an opportunity to earn a Purdue degree while staying close to home.
Slower suburban growth tied to poor economy
Marion, Hamilton and Hendricks counties grew faster than any other Indiana counties last year, but among the three, only Marion
County had a higher growth rate than in previous years.
Report: 3 companies eye Tippecanoe for wind farms
Alternative energy developers are looking at potential wind farm sites in Tippecanoe County and portions of neighboring Fountain
and Montgomery counties.
Heralded BioTown project a shadow of its goal
The tiny town of Reynolds had big plans when Gov. Mitch Daniels touted it in 2005 as the location of BioTown USA, the state's
first project to make a community produce enough energy to become self-sufficient.
Edy’s ice cream plant to expand its work force
Edy's Grand Ice Cream expects to fill 120 full-time production positions — paying about $13 an hour — at its
Fort Wayne plant in the next three months because of demand for its popular Nestle Drumsticks.
Tokusen USA planning 135 jobs at new Scottsburg plant
Arkansas wire-maker Tokusen USA Inc. plans to establish a manufacturing plant in Scottsburg, state economic development officials
said Wednesday, touting the nearly 135 jobs expected over the next two years.
Cummins cuts CEO’s pay by nearly one-quarter
Columbus-based engine maker Cummins trimmed Solso’s total compensation by $2.3 million last year; remainder of management
team took
similar pay cuts.