State lands $4 million grant to aid autoworkers
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the Indiana Department of Workforce Development a $4 million grant on Wednesday to help
autoworkers transition into alternate careers.
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Chemical-maker Benchmark Products merges with Ohio’s New Surface Technologies
Benchmark Products Inc., a local manufacturer of metal-finishing chemicals, will combine with a Bedford, Ohio, company and
keep its headquarters and production in Indianapolis. The combined company will be renamed Asterion LLC.
Fort Wayne plant closing to leave 118 jobless
Marietta, Ga.-based Graphic Packaging International Inc. has notified the state that it will cut 118 jobs by closing its plant in Fort Wayne.
Military firm could create 500 jobs at former chemical site
Telic Corp., a developer and manufacturer of United States military equipment, announced Thursday it will invest more than
$1.2 million in the former Newport Chemical Depot in western Indiana, creating up to 500 jobs.
Factory orders rose 0.9 percent in September
Orders to U.S. factories rebounded in September, helped by strength in autos, heavy machinery and military aircraft.
Brake manufacturer closure costs 118 jobs
Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction has notified the state that it will close a manufacturing plant in Logansport, resulting in the loss of 118 jobs.
Chrysler returns $5.5M in bonds to Tipton County
Chrysler has returned $5.5 million in bonds to an Indiana county to settle a dispute over millions of dollars the county spent
toward a transmission plant that a Chrysler supplier stopped building last year.
GM to draw government funds for Delphi costs, source says
General Motors Co. will announce later this week that it will draw from its government funding to pay the cost of buying a
chunk of troubled parts supplier Delphi Corp., a person briefed on the company’s finances said Wednesday.
Grill maker to locate HQ in Indiana, hire 300
Waterloo, Ontario-based Onward Manufacturing Co. Ltd. announced Wednesday afternoon that it would locate its first U.S. grill
production center in northeast Indiana, creating more than 300 jobs in Huntington by 2011.
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.
GM invests $364M, adding 230 jobs in Marion
General Motors Co. says it’s investing $364 million in its Marion Metal Center in Indiana and will employ about 230 workers
transferring from plants in Michigan and Ohio.
Accuride restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Evansville-based Accuride Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday as part of a restructuring of debt.
Caterpillar plans about 100 layoffs at Indiana plant
Caterpillar Inc. plans to lay off about 100 workers from an Indiana engine plant where it has already cut hundreds of jobs.
Whirlpool agrees to maintain Evansville operations
Whirlpool Corp. has notified state officials that it will continue to operate its refrigeration product development center
in Evansville that employs nearly 300 people.
Another view of Indiana manufacturing
A Milken Institute study shows Indiana isn’t the only state writhing with angst about the future of manufacturing. The study
frames Indiana in a somewhat positive light.
Renewable-energy firm eyeing Tipton County plant
A renewable-energy firm is considering manufacturing solar panels in an empty Tipton County plant where transmissions were
to be built for Chrysler automobiles, according to the Kokomo Tribune.
New technology sparks growth for plastics welder
Genesis Plastics Welding plans to double the size of its Fortville facilities to 50,000 square feet and add to its staff
of 49 people
GM to add shifts at 3 sites, including Indiana
General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to make up for production lost
due to a large-scale factory consolidation announced earlier in the year.
Two companies adding jobs in Elkhart County
Two companies have announced plans that could mean about 200 jobs at factories in northern Indiana’s Elkhart County, which
has been among the country’s hardest-hit places during the recession.
Honda starts exporting cars from Greensburg
The Honda plant in southern Indiana that started production last year is now building cars for export from the United States.