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Auto parts supplier lays off 200 in northeastern Indiana

March 1, 2013
Contech Castings LLC has suspended certain operations at plants in Auburn and Pierceton and laid off more than 200 employees after losing a customer to a competitor.
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Union workers at Goshen's Cequent plant take severance deal

February 23, 2013
Associated Press
The trailer-hitch manufacturer plans to close the 450-employee plant and move operations to Mexico. Union workers voted Friday to forego arbitration and accept a severance agreement that will pay the most senior employees $36,000.
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Allison Transmission cuts 2013 sales outlook

February 19, 2013
Dan Human
Allison Transmission Inc. predicted 2013 sales declines after it closed 2012 with an inflated $514.2 million annual profit and a massive slide in sales for a key market during the fourth quarter.
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Remy International reports $138M annual profit

February 19, 2013
Dan Human
A one-time tax benefit more than doubled Remy International Inc.’s annual profit to $138.6 million, the Pendleton-based manufacturer reported late Monday.
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Greensburg auto-parts plant plans expansion, 200-plus hires

February 12, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Automotive supplier Valeo expects to invest $15.5 million in new machinery for its Greensburg facility as part of its plans to expand operations in the plant and bring more than 200 workers onto the company payroll by 2014.
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Remy International CEO Weber stepping down

February 1, 2013
Dan Human
Remy International Inc. President and CEO John Weber will resign at the end of February after leading the company for seven years, the Pendleton-based automotive supplier announced Friday.
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Fishers auto supplier moving to Anderson

January 16, 2013
Keihin North America Inc. plans to relocate between 130 and 175 management, engineering and development jobs to the Flagship Enterprise Center.
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Tipton manufacturer with 173 workers says its closing

January 3, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Steel Parts Manufacturing Inc. says it plans to close its plant in Tipton, ending employment for 173 workers. The company told the state the closure and layoffs will begin Feb. 28 and end by March 14.
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Chrysler expansion fueled by optimistic sales outlookRestricted Content

December 22, 2012
Dan Human
Chrysler Group LLC is betting on huge sales gains to justify the more than $374 million it is considering investing in Kokomo and Tipton to make a new line of nine-speed transmissions.
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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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Glass factory's safety under state's lens yet againRestricted Content

November 24, 2012
Dan Human
Union leaders say working conditions are improving at the Pilkington glass factory in Shelbyville, but an employee’s injury in October has led to another visit from state safety officials and possibly more fines.
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Toyota supplier plans 116 jobs in Hancock County

October 11, 2012
Japan-based Tsuda Industries Co. Ltd. plans to spend $56.2 million to build a facility at Mount Comfort Air Park East, which should create 116 jobs by 2016, the company said Thursday.
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Cummins shortens work week at Columbus factory

October 5, 2012
Associated Press
The engine maker says that slowing demand led to the decision to scale back hours for the 350 workers at its Columbus Fuel Systems Plant. The new four-day workweek will continue indefinitely.
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U.S. Department of Commerce recognizes Indianapolis exporterRestricted Content

September 29, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Hoosier Gasket Corp. received the Export Achievement Award for its recent success in Eastern Europe and China.
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Indiana auto-parts supplier set to add jobs

September 18, 2012
Associated Press
An auto-parts supplier in northeastern Indiana plans to expand its operations and create as many as 95 new jobs.
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Cummins distributor plans to add 75 jobs in Indianapolis

September 5, 2012
Indianapolis-based Crosspoint Solutions LLC, a manufacturer of electric auxiliary power units, plans to hire the workers by 2016 as part of a $935,000 expansion.
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Florida firm takes majority ownership in Remy

August 20, 2012
Dan Human
A Florida title insurer and mortgage service has increased its ownership of Pendleton-based manufacturer Remy International Inc. to 50.2 percent.
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Violations persist after fatality at Shelbyville glass factory

August 18, 2012
Dan Human
A Shelbyville glass factory has had almost two years to address safety violations resulting from a worker’s death, but the state says the plant still has a lot of the same problems. Pilkington North America faces $150,000 in fines after an Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection in March and April.
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Allison reports $413M quarterly profit, but lowers forecast

July 30, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Allison Transmission Inc. on Monday reported earnings of nearly $413 million in the second quarter after losing $17.2 million in the same period a year ago. The Indianapolis-based manufacturer cut its full-year sales-growth forecast.
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Elkhart factory to close by 2013, costing 210 jobs

July 26, 2012
Associated Press
Auto-parts maker Gunite Corp. plans to move its manufacturing operations to Rockford, Ill., phasing out Elkhart workers beginning in late September.
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Auto parts manufacturer plans 325 jobs in Anderson

July 24, 2012
Automobile parts supplier Greenville Technology Inc. plans to open a $21.4 million plant in Anderson, creating 325 jobs by 2016, economic development officials announced Tuesday morning.
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Columbus auto parts maker plans to add 50 jobs

June 12, 2012
NTN Driveshaft Inc. said it will add the jobs by 2013 as part of an $18 million expansion that will include purchasing additional equipment for its 1-million-square-foot facility.
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Chrysler investment paying off at Kokomo plant

June 8, 2012
Associated Press
On the cusp of realizing the end result of a historic, $1.3 billion investment in Kokomo's plants, Chrysler officials here and in Detroit, Mich., are riding high.
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Cummins hires ex-Indianapolis mayoral candidate

May 16, 2012
Melina Kennedy has joined the diesel engine maker's corporate communications team and will be responsible for executive communications, research and speechwriting for CEO Tom Linebarger.
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Local automotive supplier in line for new city incentive

May 11, 2012
Scott Olson
A shorter-than-usual abatement plan during which no property taxes are paid for three years is expected to help Van's Electrical Systems invest $427,000 to purchase and rehab a vacant building on the city's west side.
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