June 15, 2011
IBJ StaffRolls-Royce Corp. this week was awarded a $34.2 million modification to an engine maintenance contract from the Department
of Defense’s Naval Air Systems Command.
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May 31, 2011
Associated PressThe U.S. House committee rejected efforts by some in Congress to spend more money on construction of an extra engine for the
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
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May 4, 2011
Associated PressA U.S. House panel on Wednesday took a step toward reviving the alternate engine for the next-generation F-35 fighter plane
that the Indianapolis operations of Rolls-Royce Corp. had been working on until a month ago.
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April 27, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinCompetition from a new, state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce factory in Virginia drove contract talks in Indianapolis between the
company and a union representing 1,700 of its workers here.
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April 26, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressCongress and the General Electric/Rolls-Royce group that was developing the engine were notified of the termination decision
Monday. Rolls-Royce had about 130 people, mostly engineers, working on the F-35 project in Plainfield and Indianapolis.
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April 15, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe federal budget crunch already has halted work on a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter being developed by
General Electric and Rolls-Royce—putting thousands of jobs in jeopardy—and it's not the only aerospace program
facing an uncertain future.
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April 2, 2011
Francesca JaroszCity officials’ fear that Rolls-Royce Corp. might pull thousands of jobs out of Indianapolis drove the negotiations
that culminated last month with the company’s committing to move 2,500 of its local office employees to the south side
of downtown.
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March 31, 2011
Associated PressA second person has joined a lawsuit alleging Rolls-Royce Corp. concealed repeated defects at an Indianapolis aircraft engine
plant and fired workers for reporting problems.
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March 24, 2011
Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. Defense Department on Thursday directed General Electric Co. and Rolls-Royce Group Plc to halt work on a second engine
for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter until there is more explicit direction in the fiscal 2012 budget.
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March 22, 2011
Tom HartonThe decision by Rolls-Royce Corp. to occupy Eli Lilly and Co.’s Faris office campus downtown headed off what could have
been a big spike in the central business district Class A office vacancy rate.
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March 15, 2011
Scott OlsonThe British-based company will move the office workers later this year to a downtown Indianapolis office building on South
Meridian Street formerly occupied by Eli Lilly and Co.
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February 16, 2011
Associated PressThe decision on military budget cuts could have a big impact on the Indianapolis operations of Rolls-Royce Corp., the city’s
second-largest manufacturer behind Eli Lilly and Co.
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February 1, 2011
IBJ StaffIndianapolis manufacturer lines up deals with the Navy and Air Force worth a total of $225 million.
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January 27, 2011
IBJ StaffAero Engine Controls plans to invest as much as $8.5 million to expand its operations near Indianapolis International Airport,
adding up to 159 jobs over the next two years.
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January 15, 2011
Francesca JaroszRolls-Royce Corp.’s decision whether to move about 2,500 office employees to a former Eli Lilly and Co. downtown campus
could hinge on three critical factors—parking, incentives and lease terms for the space.
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December 28, 2010
IBJ StaffRolls-Royce Corp.’s Indianapolis operation is finishing the year out the way it started—racking up lucrative military
deals.
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December 23, 2010
IBJ StaffA pair of Indianapolis military contractors scored new government deals worth a combined $154.4 million, the Department of
Defense announced late Wednesday.
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December 17, 2010
IBJ StaffRolls-Royce Corp. landed more than $100 million in new business this week, winning two contracts to provide support for aircraft
engines it makes in Indianapolis for the U.S. Army and Navy.
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December 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressRolls-Royce Corp. concealed repeated defects at an aircraft engine plant in Indianapolis and fired a safety official for reporting
the problems, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
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November 30, 2010
IBJ StaffRolls-Royce Corp.’s Indianapolis operations continue to cash in on military contracts, scoring a $26.8 million deal
to provide 12 spare engines for the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.
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November 23, 2010
IBJ StaffRolls-Royce Corp.'s local operation won a $20.3 million contract extension to provide maintenance services for the helicopter
engines it makes for the U.S. military, the Department of Defense said Monday.
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November 15, 2010
If the manufacturer and drugmaker can come to an agreement, Rolls-Royce would lease the space formerly occupied by Eli Lilly
and Co. and relocate some of its 2,500 employees to the downtown campus on South Meridian Street. Discussions are expected
to last several months.
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October 25, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo female engineers who pursued a gender-discrimination case against Rolls-Royce Corp. for the past four years intend to
appeal a judge's decision in the company's favor.
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September 23, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe local operations of the British aerospace firm has won an Army contract to build 40 more engines for the OH-58D Kiowa
Warrior helicopter.
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September 14, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe decision holds potential bad news for Indianapolis engine maker Rolls-Royce, which produces the engines. Rolls-Royce is
the region's second-largest manufacturer, behind Eli Lilly and Co., with about 4,300 local employees.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.