The facility will be responsible for global distribution of medical devices and will also accommodate light manufacturing.
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Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Packer Fastener, which supplies fasteners, tools, welding supplies and other products to manufacturers, contractors and fabricators, has entered the Indiana market.
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He spoke with IBJ about that journey, his time in music and the ramifications of a U.S. Supreme Court case on the third-party logistics industry.
Hancock County-based SLE Technologies Inc. recently landed a multistate distributorship deal which it says will help it unlock big growth opportunities in the collision repair market.
The Trump administration and companies such as Amazon had argued that letting the suit go forward would expose logistics companies to liability under a “patchwork” of state laws.
The company said it would offer extra compensation to U.S. and Canadian drivers as part of a temporary program to offset a sharp increase in gas prices due to the Iran war.
Cummins said it “was strategically aligning its distribution network following the opening of the Indianapolis Distribution Center in Whiteland, Indiana, and the Chicago Regional Distribution Center.”
The company, which provides engineering, repair, and logistics services for the communications industry, said Thursday it plans to build a 400,000-square-foot facility.
The logistics firm took occupancy of 25,000 square feet in the building on April 1 after subleasing space in Circle Centre Mall since 2022.
Amazon said the 248,000-square foot facility would create hundreds of jobs and allow it to offer one-hour and three-hour deliveries across the Indianapolis area.
The law makes driving a commercial vehicle with a “false” CDL — or a foreign one, without additional entry documents — a Level 6 felony. An individual driver is subject to a civil penalty of $5,000, with employers at $50,000.
The acquisition comes in a fast-growing and high-margin segment that will likely mean thousands of restaurants will rely increasingly on Sysco for day-to-day needs.
Chris Susott of Carmel bought the Hancock County vehicle equipment company now known as SLE Technologies Inc. He has has diversified the company’s customer base, made several acquisitions and grown its employee count from 20 to 72.
The company accuses the employee of breaching his employment agreement by working for a competitor and soliciting customers and an employee to join him.
The company told the Indiana Department of Workforce Development that its Plainfield facility is expected to close by May 31.
The deal, if approved, would combine the largest and the fourth-largest U.S. self-storage companies by market capitalization.
The supply chain optimization company said the closure is due to “declining sales, current and projected business needs, and business priorities.”
The Postal Service’s net losses for the 2025 fiscal year totaled $9 billion, even though total operating revenue increased by $916 million, or 1.2%.
Over the past few years the global supply chain has faced other major disruptions like COVID supply shortages and other recent Mideast conflicts and has become more nimble.
The bill also creates new penalties of up to $50,000 for training schools that certify drivers without proper credentials.
As part of its settlement with the FTC, Walmart is required to implement an earnings verification program to ensure that drivers are paid the promised earnings and tips, among other orders.
Based on the company’s job-creation plans, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. has approved $1.75 million in incentive-based tax credits for the project.
