Raytheon lands key Navy contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC in Indianapolis will develop a new bomb rack for U.S. Navy airplanes under a recently awarded $32.4 million contract.
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Indiana food manufacturers ramp up safety precautions
The peanut-borne salmonella outbreak of 2009 raised awareness about the risk of illness from unlikely sources. Unfortunately,
that wasn’t the last time a seemingly innocuous ingredient made people sick, and prompted recalls.
Indianapolis to demonstate plug-in electric vehicles
City will be among first to conduct demonstration of several plug-in electric vehicles prior to their market
launch next year.
TechPoint accepting nominations for Mira technology awards
The awards are meant to showcase Indiana’s high-tech success stories and raise the profile of the tech community.
Conexus gets $3.45 million from Lilly Endowment
Lilly Endowment Inc. is continuing to support the state’s advanced-manufacturing initiative, giving Conexus Indiana a grant to help connect potential workers with the necessary training.
Losses grow for EnerDel parent, but sales rise
New York-based Ener1 reported late Monday that it suffered a third quarter loss of $15.8 million.
A harrowing tale of decline
Telling a story about a company and a union that both feared the future, and fought to a bitter draw.
House OKs defense bill that funds Rolls Royce engine
Despite a vaguely worded veto threat by President Barack Obama, the House on Thursday easily adopted a major defense
policy bill that calls for continued development of a costly alternative engine for the Pentagon’s next-generation fighter
jet.
Raytheon lays off 77 at local avionics center
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC today eliminated 77 jobs at its avionics development center at 6125 E. 21st St. in Indianapolis.
Defense contractor picks southern Indiana site
A defense contractor plans to take over a former Visteon facility in southern Indiana, where it will do work for the nearby
Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Pitching manufacturing careers a challenge amid slump
The message that Steve Dwyer, recently retired chief operating officer of Rolls-Royce North America, is taking to central
Indiana educators is that they still need to train students for careers in manufacturing.
Logistics advocacy group Conexus gears up for statewide pitch
Carol D’Amico, president and CEO of the newly formed industry advocacy group Conexus Indiana, is intent on boosting the visibility
and growth of the logistics industry. Large though it is, it’s also relatively ambiguous and sits in the shadow of the state’s
much-vaunted life sciences industry.
Auto-job slide accelerating
Indiana’s automotive manufacturing employment for the last decade peaked at 142,000 in 1999. Since then, the sector has shed
20,300 jobs-a staggering one-seventh of its total. Another 5,220 are slated to be cut soon. And there’s no end in sight.