By DAN MCGOWAN Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business INDIANA — A national financial news and opinion publication has included seven Hoosier metropolitan areas on a list of American Cities Adding the Most Jobs. 24/7 Wall St. compared unemployment data over the last four years to compile the top 50 rankings. … Read More
By Dan McGowan Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business WARSAW — An Illinois-based medical device supplier will cut the ribbon Thursday afternoon on its first Indiana operation. Banner Medical detailed its move to Warsaw late last year. The new material processing center is expected to employ about 75 people in … Read More
By DAN MCGOWAN Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business INDIANA — Ten banks throughout the state are being recognized for profitability, capitalization and asset quality. Bank Director magazine has released its 2016 Bank Performance Scorecard and banks headquartered in South Bend and Jasper finished highest in the state in their … Read More
By DAN MCGOWAN Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business INDIANA — A national website focusing on quality-of-life data has ranked three Indiana cities in the top 10 for lowest cost of living in the nation. The Niche.com list is based on metrics including home value, property taxes, rent and gas … Read More
By Dan McGowan Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business INDIANAPOLIS — After 37 years, eight as chief executive officer, John Lechleiter has announced plans to retire from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. at the end of the year. The pharmaceutical maker says Senior Vice President Dave Ricks will take the … Read More
By Alex Brown Multimedia Journalist, Inside Indiana Business COLUMBIA CITY — Angola-based Chapman’s Brewing Co. is expanding into Whitley County. The company is adding a brewery and taproom in the former Watering Can and CC Deli building in downtown Columbia City. Founder Scott Fergusson says the new location will … Read More
By ANDY OBER Assistant Managing Editor, Inside Indiana Business FORT WAYNE — The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority is recommending two more projects for Regional Cities Initiative money. The funding would cover some of the costs for multi-million dollar projects at Fort Wayne’s Embassy Theatre and the YMCA of … Read More
By ALEX BROWN Multimedia Journalist, Inside Indiana Business INDIANAPOLIS — Two Indiana subsidiaries of New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. are closing their facilities in Indianapolis and Yorktown. In notices to the state, Indianapolis Haulage LLC and Indianapolis Logistics LLC say 186 employees will lose their jobs as … Read More
By Dan McGowan Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business HAMMOND, WESTVILLE — The unification of two Purdue University campuses in northwest Indiana is official. Purdue University Northwest includes around 15,000 students and is comprised of the former Calumet campus in Hammond and North Central campus in Westville. Officials say when … Read More
By Dan McGowan Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business CLAYPOOL — A high school senior from Kosciusko County is a runner-up for a high-profile national honor. Maggie Liu launched MXL Outfitters, a clothing company targeted at trendy girls. It has already brought in tens of thousands of dollars and shipped … Read More
By Dan McGowan Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business WARSAW — A new video from Indiana’s orthopedics industry initiative focuses on telling the story of the sector’s global reach and its heavy ties to the state’s economy. OrthoWorx says it is the first step in an effort to better define … Read More
By ANDY OBER Assistant Managing Editor, Inside Indiana Business INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education has announced the recipients of the Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program grants. The effort aims to help schools boost immersion programs in languages including Spanish, French and Mandarin. The Dual Language Immersion … Read More
By ANDY OBER Assistant Managing Editor, Inside Indiana Business FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne economic development leaders say a $180 million redevelopment plan for the old OmniSource property could help inspire students to pursue jobs in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The proposed STEAM Park is part … Read More
By DAN MCGOWAN Writer/Reporter, Inside Indiana Business ELKHART — In the hours before President Barack Obama returns to Elkhart County, the once-troubled recreational vehicle industry he profiled in 2009 is continuing to come back. In its most recent monthly report, the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association says RV shipments are … Read More
By ALEX BROWN Multimedia Journalist, Inside Indiana Business WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University will name the headship of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering after the late Dane Miller, a co-founder and former chief executive officer of Biomet Inc. The move is the result of a gift from Miller’s wife, … Read More
By ALEX BROWN Multimedia Journalist, Inside Indiana Business EVANSVILLE — Evansville-based Shoe Carnival Inc. is reporting first-quarter net income of $10.7 million, up from $10.4 million during the same period last year. The company says the increase is due to record first quarter net sales of $260 million. … Read More
