IT management firm BlackInk plans downtown expansion
Technology management firm BlackInk IT plans to expand its downtown headquarters, adding 30 workers by 2017, the Indianapolis-based company announced Friday morning.
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Car parts maker to expand operations, hire 120
Mayco International LLC will invest $2.9 million and significantly boost employment at its Hartford City plant, due to new client orders for interior sunshades.
Shoe maker targets Indiana for 184 customer-service jobs
The maker of Stride Rite, Sperry Top-Sider, Hush Puppies and Keds footwear plans to expand operations in Richmond, creating 184 jobs by 2017 and retaining 130 workers in the city about 65 miles east of Indianapolis.
Downtown plan proposes street changes, parks, lighting
A not-for-profit’s proposal for downtown Indy focuses on making it more comfortable and dynamic for urban dwellers.
Indy downtown promoters to pay busted youth group
A not-for-profit that promotes downtown Indianapolis has apologized to a youth group whose cookie sale was shut down in a sweep of unauthorized food vendors.
Newegg lands incentives from state for distribution center
Online electronics retailer Newegg Inc., which reached an inducement deal with the city in September to open a distribution center in Indianapolis, has landed even more incentives from the state, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday.
Health care cloud firm expanding, adding 62 jobs
The Zionsville-based firm said it will spend $1.4 million to lease and equip a 16,626-square-foot headquarters facility at Northwest Technology Park to allow for the expansion.
Ex-Japanese biz exec to lead state’s Asian strategy
Rick Pease was hired by the state after a 30-year career at Columbus-based Enkei America, the North American division of a global automotive supplier.
Review recommends stronger oversight of state contractor
An independent review of Elevate Ventures found the state contractor needs more oversight even though it is "substantially compliant with its investment and operational requirements,” Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's office said Friday.
Illinois manufacturer to move headquarters to Indiana
Tec Air Inc. plans to transfer its current workforce of about 150 employees to its new headquarters and hire about 100 more by 2016.
Firm plans $16 million revival of Kokomo plant
A maker of porcelain products plans to invest $16 million to purchase, renovate and equip a vacant pottery production plant in Kokomo and create as many as 140 jobs by 2014.
Auto parts maker shifting work from Michigan to Indiana
Quebec-based Exo-s US says it will spend nearly $7 million on the factory in the LaGrange County town of Howe. It expects to open the factory next year and hire up to 250 workers by 2016.
Two manufacturers target Indiana city for expansion
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced two economic development deals Tuesday morning that will bring more than 200 jobs to Whitley County in northern Indiana.
UPDATE: Cabinet company to hire 309 in Connersville
A cabinet company announced Friday that it will hire more than 300 people over five years at a vacant former auto parts plant in eastern Indiana.
Pallet manufacturer plans 115 jobs in Indiana
Indiana-based manufacturer Calumet Pallet Co. plans to expand by spending $2.7 million to buy and equip a new facility in northern Indiana.
Insurance broker growth part of Fort Wayne project
An insurance brokerage will relocate its Fort Wayne headquarters to a new $71 million downtown mixed-use project and create 115 jobs by 2017, Mayor Tom Henry said Monday.
City votes to end tax break for tech staffing firm
The Metropolitan Development Commission voted Wednesday to cancel a tax abatement for Indianapolis-based tech staffing firm BCForward, since it didn’t hit job-creation targets laid out in a 2009 economic development agreement.
Recycled paper mill plans 137 jobs in Indiana
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said Tuesday that Pratt Industries will invest $260 million to build the recycling plant next to its existing box-making plant in Valparaiso.
City set to end tax break for tech staffing firm
Indianapolis-based technology staffing company BCForward won’t fight a Department of Metropolitan Development move to discontinue tax breaks for the firm’s Market Street headquarters.
Online retailer Newegg plans big distribution center
Newegg.com is considering a $15 million distribution center in Indianapolis that would employ 150 people by the end of 2015.