Warehousing

Substance at Indiana plant sends 32 to hospital

December 12, 2012
Associated Press
Health officials in central Indiana say a material resembling red crushed pepper that apparently sickened 32 workers at an Amazon distribution center in Plainfield was organic and not a threat to anyone's health.
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Ohio-based logistics firm opens first local facilityRestricted Content

November 17, 2012
Spartan Logistics is hiring about 35 people to staff a warehouse on the east side near 33rd Street and Franklin Road.
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Wisconsin firm consolidates into Plainfield, plans 50 new jobs

October 24, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Regal Beloit Corp. said it plans to move operations from multiple Midwestern warehouses into a new, 376,000-square-foot warehouse in Browning Investments' and Duke Realty Corp.'s AllPoints Midwest industrial park.
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Operations start at Amazon's new Indiana warehouse

October 4, 2012
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Officials say Amazon.com Inc.'s new warehouse and distribution center in southern Indiana has started operations with more than 1,000 workers.
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Women's retailer plans $37M expansion, 242 jobs

September 27, 2012
New York-based Ascena Retail Group, whose female clothing brands include Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn, plans to transform its 794,000-square-foot warehouse in Greencastle into an e-commerce distribution hub.
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Mega-warehouse technology subject of Aug. 1 expoRestricted Content

July 28, 2012
The Indy Warehouse Automation Expo will showcase new generation of scanners, cameras and radio frequency ID technology.
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BrightPoint's $840M sale ends wild ride for CEO LaikinRestricted Content

July 7, 2012
Greg Andrews
Bob Laikin started BrightPoint in 1989, when cellular phones were clunky and brick-like and were mostly for the wealthy.
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Local logistics provider FitzMark plans to add 30 jobs

June 14, 2012
Indianapolis-based FitzMark Inc. said it will fill the customer service and purchasing positions by the end of the year. The company was founded in 2007 and has grown to $25 million in annual revenue.
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Growing distributor to expand into Greenwood

April 24, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
A distribution company that specializes in handling food for retailers has outgrown its Plainfield space and plans to take up another 400,000 square feet in Greenwood. Prime Distribution estimates it would add 35 employees by 2016.
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Manufacturer plans distribution center in Plainfield

April 17, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Wisconsin-based Regal Beloit Corp. has hired Browning/Duke Realty to build a 376,000-square-foot distribution center in Plainfield, the company announced Tuesday.
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Amazon plans another Indiana warehouse, 1,000 jobs

March 27, 2012
The online retailer said it will open a new warehouse in Jeffersonville and create up to 1,050 jobs by 2015 as part of a $150 million investment. The distribution facility would be the company's fifth in Indiana.
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Fishers warehouse to close, costing 248 jobs

February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
New York-based Sony DADC Americas will start shutting down its Fishers distribution facility in May and lay off all 248 workers by September, the company said Friday morning.
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Warehouse company expands in Franklin

February 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
A refrigerated warehouse company plans to expand its facility in Franklin, investing $26 million and creating as many as 50 jobs by 2014.
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Harrison, Conexus create logistics degree program

August 5, 2011
J.K. Wall
The associate's programs will begin in September for students at Harrison College, a for-profit school formerly known as Indiana Business College.
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Amazon planning fourth area distribution center

July 6, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
Amazon.com plans to open a second warehouse in Plainfield this year, the company announced Wednesday. The online retailer's fourth location in central Indiana is expected to create hundreds of jobs.
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Merger of cell phone titans takes glow off BrightpointRestricted Content

June 18, 2011
Greg Andrews
Some analysts say investors overreacted to the risk Brightpoint would lose T-Mobile as a customer. Merriman Capital's Scott Searle estimates the earnings impact from losing that client would be “dramatically less than investors originally feared” and “is more than adequately reflected in the stock price.”
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Best Buy closing Franklin warehouse; 301 jobs lost

May 19, 2011
The Minneapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer plans to close the facility by the end of March. Employees will be terminated in phases beginning in July.
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Amazon plans another area warehouse, more jobs

May 9, 2011
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Amazon.com plans to open a third large distribution center in central Indiana this summer that will employ hundreds of workers, the company said Monday morning.
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Distributor closing Plainfield facility, 76 jobs affected

April 27, 2011
Toronto-based Ditan Distribution LLC said it will close the distribution center in three phases beginning June 18 and lasting until Aug. 5.
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Blue Ribbon Transport plans move, new jobs

April 14, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis logistics firm Blue Ribbon Transport Inc. will invest $1 million to move into a larger headquarters, adding as many as 75 jobs over the next three years, economic development officials said Thursday morning.
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J.C. Penney closing warehouse, cutting 230 jobs

April 7, 2011
Associated Press
J.C. Penny Co. says it plans to close a warehouse in Plainfield by September 2012.
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Logistics provider cutting 76 jobs in Brownsburg

February 15, 2011
Pittsburgh-based Genco ATC is vacating its Brownsburg facility after failing to receive the contract to operate the warehouse at 901 Northfield Drive.
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Family Dollar plans 350 jobs in northeast Indiana

January 19, 2011
Scott Olson
A $70 million investment in a new distribution center by the North Carolina-based discount retailer is expected to create up to 350 jobs. The facility should be operational by spring 2012.
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D-A Lubricant moving from Indianapolis to Lebanon

January 5, 2011
Scott Olson
Company will purchase 23 acres and have Duke Realty Corp. build a 225,000-square-foot industrial facility in Lebanon Business Park. The move should be completed by December.
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Logistics provider moves to city’s northwest side

November 30, 2010
FitzMark Inc. relocates to space on Zionsville Road to accommodate growth, much of it resulting from the launch of an online subsidiary called FreightCity Inc.
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