May 17, 2013
Associated PressState officials have withdrawn incentives for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are
doing enough at their overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
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May 15, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisFormer state Department of Commerce Chief Tim Monger took the reins of the economic development group after financial woes
forced the organization to reevaluate priorities. He plans an aggressive approach.
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May 13, 2013
IBJ StaffCNH Parts & Service, the product-support division of international manufacturing giant CNH Global NV, plans a $13.3 million
expansion in Lebanon.
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May 10, 2013
Mason KingFounded in 2007 by Purdue University students, Weeks Communications has established a new headquarters in Broad Ripple and
plans to invest $4.1 million as it aggressively hires new employees.
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May 7, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGov. Mike Pence asked the Indiana Economic Development Corp. in early April to review its decision to grant $345,000 in performance-based
economic incentives to Mainstreet Property Group LLC, a company started by a top Republican lawmaker and his son.
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May 7, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressSubaru plans to expand its Lafayette factory and add hundreds of workers to build the Impreza small car there, a source briefed
on the matter says.
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May 7, 2013
J.K. WallThe appointment is the first high-profile post that Braly, 51, has accepted since she was ousted from the top spot at the
Indianapolis-based health insurer in August.
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April 18, 2013
Associated PressGrand Design RV in Middlebury on Thursday said it plans to locate its headquarters and manufacturing operations in the Elkhart
County town about 30 miles east of South Bend.
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April 9, 2013
Associated PressNorthern Indiana's recreational vehicle industry is getting a boost with the relocation of RV components producer Drew
Industries Inc. to Elkhart and its pledge of up to 800 new jobs by 2017.
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April 8, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence asked the Indiana Economic Development Corp. on Monday to review its decision to grant $345,000 in economic
incentives to a company started by a top Republican lawmaker and his son.
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April 3, 2013
The Statehouse FileTwo resolutions, including one that passed the House on Tuesday, aim to attract gun manufacturers to Indiana by touting the
state's tax climate and gun-rights laws.
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March 26, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe state House of Representatives sent Gov. Mike Pence a bill Tuesday that requires the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
to make job-creation reports transparent to taxpayers and policy makers.
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March 26, 2013
Jeff NewmanThe Indianapolis-based trucking firm first announced plans for the driver-education center in January, but has since expanded
the project and employment projections while seeking state incentives.
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March 25, 2013
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based trucking carrier Celadon Group Inc. and the state are set to make an announcement Tuesday morning "regarding
hundreds of new jobs." A source familiar with the deal said the announcement involves a previously announced driver education
center.
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March 15, 2013
Associated PressThe State Ethics Commission has advised Indiana's top business-recruitment official to separate himself from any decisions
related to tax credits that could benefit a company he co-owns.
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March 13, 2013
Chicago-based Peer Foods Group Inc., a meat producer and distributor, said Wednesday that it plans to create 80 jobs by 2014
as part of a $5.5 million expansion into Hancock County.
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March 12, 2013
Tinderbox said it is boosting its work force as part of a $540,000 expansion of its cloud-based IT business.
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March 4, 2013
J.K. WallCarmel-based NextGear Capital plans to add 169 jobs at a new office in Carmel, the company announced Monday morning.
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February 27, 2013
IBJ StaffAn Ohio-based trucking logistics company plans to expand its operations in Indianapolis and add up to 25 jobs this year, primarily
in sales.
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February 26, 2013
Associated PressSenators voted 49-1 Tuesday in favor of requiring the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to prepare an annual public report
on tax incentives provided to businesses and the number of jobs created by their projects.
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February 5, 2013
Indianapolis-based Hahn Systems LLC said it will add 20 jobs by 2016 as part of a $900,000 expansion that includes purchasing
and equipping a 27,000-square-foot facility.
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February 1, 2013
Marty Vanags, CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council in Illinois, will start work March 1 at The Indy
Partnership.
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February 1, 2013
Associated PressState officials have suspended their support for a proposed southwestern Indiana fertilizer plant while they investigate a
Pakistani company involved in the project.
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January 29, 2013
Indianapolis-based Pearl Pathways, founded by two former Eli Lilly employees, plans to move into new space in March and add
the jobs by 2016.
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January 29, 2013
Associated PressAccelerated Tanks and Trailers, a division of a Carmel-based company, plans to open a Fort Wayne manufacturing plant that
could bring about 300 new jobs to northeast Indiana by 2016.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.