U.S. industrial production rises despite hurricanes
Manufacturing of automobiles, home electronics and appliances advanced in September in a positive sign for consumer spending.
Manufacturing of automobiles, home electronics and appliances advanced in September in a positive sign for consumer spending.
A locally-based subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Industries Corp. plans to spend $8 million to build a 90,720-square-foot factory east of U.S. 31 near 196th Street.
Sutton-Garten Co. has found a way to change with the times while staying true to its roots.
Orders at U.S. factories increased by 1.2 percent in August, driven by strong gains in aluminum and other metals, industrial machinery and autos.
Seventeen of 18 manufacturing industries reported growth in September, led by textile mills and machinery.
The California-based company will cease production at the facility by the end of the year, laying off about 70 employees. Its performance racing division will remain in Brownsburg, however.
In its quest to send people to Mars, NASA’s road to the Red Planet passes straight through central Indiana.
20/20 Custom Molded Plastics says it will start operations Tuesday at the Wells County facility, formerly occupied by Buckhorn Inc., and hire 100 workers by the end of the year.
The Lafayette factory produces a brand-new fuel-efficient engine that is locked in a fierce battle for customers with a new engine produced by Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney.
The Indianapolis-based manufacturer’s current chief financial officer will succeed Lawrence Dewey following Dewey’s retirement next year.
Sen. Joe Donnelly’s reelection campaign says he signed over his stock in the company on Aug. 11 for $17,410 and plans to donate the proceeds to 10 different charities across Indiana.
Competitors in the business of making low-cost furniture for dorm rooms and military bases keep accusing one another of fraud.
The complaint seeks more than $800,000 in damages and penalties from Greenfield-based University Loft, one of the nation’s biggest suppliers of college dorm room and military base furniture.
The new owner of a former BorgWarner auto transmission factory in central Indiana plans to demolish much of the facility.
Despite the layoffs and the loss of several major contracts at the east-side manufacturing plant, Adidas officials say they intend to continue operating and investing in the facility.
Packers, equipment operators, quality assurance technicians—and a host of other positions held by 243 people—will be eliminated by Sept. 30, according to a notice sent to the state.
Packaged food company TreeHouse Foods plans to lay off about 375 workers overall and close factories in Indiana and Minnesota in an effort to cuts costs.
It will be the first U.S. production facility for Kimura Group, which makes castings for automotive and industrial customers.
Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn’s plan to build a display panel factory in the United States has sparked a flurry of lobbying by states vying to land what some economic development officials say is a once-in-a-generation prize.
Westfield-based manufacturer IMMI announced plans on Monday to hire more full-time workers to keep up with demand for lap-and-shoulder belts for school buses.