Economic Development

Chrysler plans 400 more jobs, $212M expansion in Kokomo

December 17, 2012
Dan Human
Chrysler Group LLC on Monday night said it was planning to spend as much $212 million on another expansion in Kokomo that could add more than 400 jobs.
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Chrysler plans $162 million plant, 850 jobs in Tipton

December 17, 2012
Dan Human
Tipton officials approved a 10-year tax abatement worth $2.5 million to help the company launch production in a nearly 800,000-square-foot plant at U.S. 31 and State Road 28, about 25 miles north of Carmel.
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Signs suggest CICP will pick inside candidate to replace MilesRestricted Content

December 15, 2012
Dan Human
The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership might announce a successor to CEO Mark Miles as early as Dec. 18, just a month after Miles said he was leaving to become CEO of Hulman & Co.
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IEDC seeks $30M fund to stoke life sciences firmsRestricted Content

December 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is looking to renew its commitment to life sciences by creating a $30 million venture fund. The amount dedicated to one sector would be equal to the state’s allocation for all high-tech startups over the past two years.
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Carmel poised to gain HQ of new public company

December 14, 2012
Scott Olson
Ingersoll-Rand PLC said it plans to spin off its commercial and residential security unit, which is headquartered in Carmel, into a separate public company. The security division has $2 billion in annual revenue and 1,300 employees in the Indianapolis area.
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Chrysler seeks tax incentives on Kokomo plant

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
Chrysler Group LLC is seeking tax incentives for its transmission plant in Kokomo at the same time it's asking Tipton County officials for similar incentives on a vacant plant.
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Yakey takes new role at Lilly Endowment

December 11, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The Lilly Endowment has named former Indianapolis Economic Development Corp. president Wallace "Ace" Yakey Jr. as the vice president for community development, the Indianapolis grant maker announced Tuesday.
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UPDATE: Chrysler may find use for vacant Tipton plant

December 11, 2012
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The automaker has requested incentives to launch production in a nearly 800,000-square-foot plant that's been vacant since being built four years ago.
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Indianapolis technology companies pledge 1,500 new jobs

December 11, 2012
Three fast-growing Indianapolis technology companies—Angie's List, ExactTarget and BidPal—plan to add up to 1,500 jobs collectively over the next half-decade, officials announced Tuesday morning.
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Medical software firm plans to expand, add 25 jobs

December 10, 2012
Indianapolis-based RND Group Inc. said it plans to spend $1.3 million to update and equip its 13,510-square-foot headquarters. The company has 27 employees.
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Tourism generated $4B for city last year, study says

December 6, 2012
A study released Thursday says the tourism industry in Indianapolis had an economic impact of nearly $4 billion in 2011, a 10-percent increase from the previous year.
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Study: Motorsports industry contributes 23,000 jobs

December 6, 2012
Scott Olson
Purdue University says jobs created by the racing sector in Indiana pay an average annual wage of nearly $63,000, well above the $39,700 state average.
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Indiana county giving $50 million boost to food company

December 6, 2012
Associated Press
The Wayne County Council on Wednesday approved a $50 million bond issue as part of Sugar Creek Packing Co.'s plans to expand and refurbish the former Really Cool Foods plant near Cambridge City.
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Manufacturer of pet supplies adding 80 jobs in Indiana

December 4, 2012
Rockville-based Scott Pet Products Inc. announced Tuesday morning that it plans to relocate its manufacturing and distribution operations in Tishomingo, Okla., to Newport in western Indiana, creating up to 80 jobs by 2014.
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Cancer treatment firm adding 27 jobs in Indianapolis

December 3, 2012
J.K. Wall
A North Carolina-based maker of cancer-fighting ultrasound machines plans to create 27 jobs paying an average of $36 an hour at its Indianapolis facility over the next three years.
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Record number of companies grow Indiana operationsRestricted Content

December 1, 2012
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said 220 businesses have expanded or started here, and the number could grow before the end of the year.
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Auto parts supplier expanding Indiana operations

November 30, 2012
Associated Press
Tenneco Inc. plans on spending $18.5 million to expand its northeastern Indiana operations after winning a contract to supply emission-control parts to Chrysler. The manufacturer said it will hire an additional 100 workers.
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Iron ore processor plans $350M Indiana project

November 27, 2012
 IBJ Staff
A Minnesota-based mining company plans to spend as much as $350 million to build a iron ore pellet plant in Indiana, creating up to 100 jobs by 2015, the company announced Tuesday morning.
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Speedway, IndyCar owner names Miles as new CEO

November 20, 2012
Hulman & Co., which owns Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series, has chosen board member and local economic development leader Mark Miles as its new CEO, the firm announced Tuesday morning.
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Indianapolis receives $39M loan guarantee from HUD

November 20, 2012
The city will use the funding to establish a Community and Economic Loan Pool to provide financing for economic development and housing rehabilitation initiatives to benefit people of low and moderate incomes.
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Diagnotes takes top prize in health care challenge

November 16, 2012
Diagnotes LLC's On Call software, which delivers patient medical records to smartphones of an on-call doctor, won the inaugural Hoosier Healthcare Innovation Challenge.
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LEADING QUESTIONS: Community guru preps new HQ

November 16, 2012
Mason King
LQ_bill_taft_watchvideo_LISCHow did the leader of one of Indy's top neighborhood development groups help save part of the City Market? How did he help spark the Super Bowl legacy project? Any advice for home rehabs? Bill Taft has answers.
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Truck-parts supplier expanding in Plainfield, adding 82 jobs

November 13, 2012
Troy, Mich.-based Meritor Inc., a global supplier of commercial truck parts, said it will consolidate North American remanufacturing operations by moving production from Ontario, Canada, to its facility in Hendricks County.
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Local scientific software firm plans to add 63 jobs

November 12, 2012
Scott Olson
Indianapolis-based Indigo Biosystems Inc., a scientific software provider, announced Monday morning that it plans to add 63 jobs by 2015 as part of a $1.4 million expansion.
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ADM planning $29M expansion on city’s southeast side

November 5, 2012
Scott Olson
Decatur, Ill.-based ADM Milling Co. is seeking tax incentives related to its plans to construct a six-story building to increase its milling capacity. The expansion will help it retain 53 workers.
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