Carmel insurer looks within to find new CEO
Indiana Farmers Mutual picks executive vice president and legal counsel to replace long-time leader Daniel Stone.
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EDITORIAL: Save the archives
State lawmakers are understandably preoccupied with big issues like jobs and education, but before the session ends, they should attack another problem that has nearly been forgotten.
Online used-car marketplace expands into Cincinnati
MaxTradein, which allows dealers to bid on cars, adds former ChaCha executive to pursue roll-out to 30 markets.
PROXY CORNER: Lakeland Financial Corp.
Warsaw-based Lakeland Financial Corp. is a holding company for Lake City Bank, which has about $3.1 billion in assets.
Meat distributor plans plant, 80 jobs in Hancock County
Chicago-based Peer Foods Group Inc., a meat producer and distributor, said Wednesday that it plans to create 80 jobs by 2014 as part of a $5.5 million expansion into Hancock County.
Area home sales rose 8.1 percent in February
Purchase agreements for existing homes totaled 2,034 in February, up from 1,882 in the same month a year earlier, Indianapolis-based real estate agency F.C. Tucker Co. Inc. reported.
Monthly home-building permits still on the rise
Area home-building activity continues to improve as the number of single-family permits filed in February jumped 30 percent from the same period last year.
Medical device maker moving to Noblesville, adding jobs
Fishers-based Nexxt Spine LLC, a manufacturer of spinal implants, is consolidating operations and moving its headquarters and manufacturing facility to Noblesville.
Plainfield distribution facility with 137 workers closing
Pitney Bowes said 137 employees will lose their jobs when it ceases operations at a distribution center in Hendricks County in May.
Indianapolis International Airport named best in North America
It’s the second time in three years the airport has been honored as the best in North America based on customer satisfaction.
Indianapolis software firm plans to add 95 jobs by 2016
Tinderbox said it is boosting its work force as part of a $540,000 expansion of its cloud-based IT business.
Auto parts plant closing in northeastern Indiana
Michigan-based Ficosa North America Corp. has notified state officials that 137 employees will lose their jobs when the plant in Berne closes May 31.
EDITORIAL: City-County Council doesn’t need fixing
As the second half of the legislative session begins to heat up, one of the bills still in play deserves calling out for its blatantly political intent.
NFP of NOTE: Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
Conner Prairie Interactive History Park inspires curiosity and fosters learning about Indiana’s past by providing engaging, individualized and unique experiences.
IPL boosts renewables portfolio with more solar
Farm planned for northeast of Indianapolis Motor Speedway will add to sun/wind capabilities.
Allison adds hybrid systems for broader array of trucks and buses
Production of propulsion system for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles will begin later this year.
Honda shuffling management at Greensburg plant
The changeup is part of a transition throughout Honda North America Inc.’s operations.
Congressman invites Italian gun maker to Indiana
U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman is encouraging Beretta to move its U.S. operations from Maryland, which is considering an assault weapons ban.