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Subaru to invest $400M in Lafayette plant, hire 900
May 8, 2013
IBJ Staff, Associated PressThe Japanese car maker already employs about 3,600 people at the plant and builds the Legacy and Outback cars and the Tribeca
SUV. With the new investment, it will boost capacity by 100,000 cars and begin making the Impreza.
MoreFactory workers struggling to bounce back
February 23, 2013
Dan HumanThousands of Indiana’s rank-and-file factory workers have seen their earnings lose ground to that of white-collar workers.
The gap has grown even as manufacturers expect their assembly-line workers to have more skills and more advanced education.
MoreSubaru targets more growth at Indiana plant
January 15, 2013
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe maker of Subaru cars is targeting a 6-percent increase in global sales this year, spurred by the introduction of a new
Forester SUV model. The company will use its plant in Lafayette to increase output.
MoreJapanese automakers help drive economy
December 8, 2012
Dan HumanA deal struck 25 years ago brought Subaru-Isuzu to Indiana. Toyota followed in 1996, and Honda came in 2008. The three Japanese
automakers now collectively employ 10,000 and support thousands more jobs at suppliers across the state.
MoreSubaru still considering Indiana plant expansion
December 5, 2012
Bloomberg NewsFuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru unit is studying whether to expand its Indiana auto-assembly plant as the Toyota
Motor Corp. affiliate seeks to boost U.S. output to curb currency losses and meet growing demand for its models.
MoreCaterpillar laying off 167 workers in Lafayette
August 3, 2012
Associated PressCaterpillar Inc. says it's laying off nearly 170 workers at its Lafayette Large Engine Center in response to a drop in
demand.
MoreSubaru to add 100 jobs as part of $75 million expansion
May 16, 2012
IBJ StaffSubaru already employs 3,600 at its Lafayette facility, with 600 workers added in the past three years. The expansion will
ramp up production from nearly 171,000 cars a year to at least 180,000.
MoreEconomy still tough, but a few Hoosier industries on upswing
August 20, 2011
J.K. WallTwo years into the economic recovery, bright spots in the Indiana job market are still hard to find. The insurance industry
is one of the few glimmers of light on Indiana’s horizon. Others include engine makers, nursing homes and temp agencies.
MoreMike's unveils new design for new carwashes
July 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo new carwash facilities in Anderson and West Lafayette will bring the Indianapolis-based chain to 39 stores.
MoreLafayette Life leaving in June; 159 jobs affected
March 30, 2011
All 159 employees of the insurance company will either relocate to Cincinnati or lose their jobs, according to a spokeswoman
for Lafayette Life's parent company. Lafayette Life was founded in 1905.
MoreWabash National adding 200 jobs at Indiana plant
March 18, 2011
Associated PressTrailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. is adding 200 new jobs at its north-central Indiana plant to support a new contract
to build bulk storage fluid tankers for another Indiana company.
MoreState auto jobs creeping up again
October 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinEmployment in Indiana’s auto industry has stabilized, and manufacturers even are hiring in small numbers. Hoosier automakers
and parts suppliers added 10,000 workers this year through August, bringing total employment in the sector to 100,400.
MoreGerman company to buy Eli Lilly's Lafayette plant
October 17, 2009
J.K. WallEli Lilly and Co. will sell its manufacturing plant in Lafayette to a German company in its first major move toward reducing
its work force by 5,500 employees and cutting its operating expenses by $1 billion.
MoreSubaru plant ushered in new era
March 16, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana's $86M incentive package to establish the Subaru plant in Lafayette was initially controversial.
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