UPDATE: DHL to lay off 511 employees at Greenfield warehouse as Walmart takes over
The retail giant confirmed to IBJ on Friday that it intends to rehire DHL workers, who also could have a chance to transfer to other DHL facilities.
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Elanco uncertainty has Greenfield on edge
Since October, when Eli Lilly and Co. announced it was reviewing whether to sell or spin off Elanco, Greenfield city leaders have been wondering what the future holds for the city’s economy.
State senator drops bid for open Indiana congressional seat
Sen. Mike Crider of Greenfield says he doesn’t have the financial support needed to continue his 6th District campaign.
Assessing Elanco options: sale, spinoff or status quo?
Lilly CEO David Ricks says the time is right “to consider a variety of options to maximize future value,” such as an initial public offering. But analysts say an IPO would make more sense if Elanco were performing better.
Owner of Indy-area newspapers merging with broadcast firm
A media group that owns more than a dozen newspapers in Indiana—including publications in Zionsville, Avon, Lebanon and Anderson—has announced it is merging with a company with dozens of TV and radio stations.
University Loft calls out rivals as cheaters, lowers legal boom
Competitors in the business of making low-cost furniture for dorm rooms and military bases keep accusing one another of fraud.
Hancock County leaders sketch out, crunch scenarios on key corridor
A six-month-long study of development scenarios along a 10-mile stretch of Mount Comfort Road is feeding local leaders with data on potential projects and helping guide land-use decisions.
Engineers use shipping containers for new spin on ancient practice of hydroponics
Greenfield-based Rubicon Agriculture turns discarded shipping containers into self-contained, fully enclosed hydroponics units that cost less than $100,000.
Small central Indiana town set to lose its only bank branch
Leaders of a small town east of Indianapolis are trying to find a way to keep the community's only bank open.
Solar farm planned for 17-acre site
The $4 million project east of Indianapolis is slated to have about 11,000 solar panels.
Madison County officials eye transit system to Indianapolis
The county’s long-range transportation plan will include a feasibility study of commuter rail.
GOP president, Congress could dump medical-device tax
For years, medical-device makers in Indiana and around the nation have insisted that the 2.3 percent tax on sales to help fund the Affordable Care Act has hurt business and slowed innovation.
Hancock County, 4-H leaders at odds over $18M fairgrounds
County officials and the local 4-H group disagree over who should control a proposed $18 million project for a new county fairgrounds.
Aviation event hoping to make a comeback
Organizers involved with the popular Indianapolis Air Show, which ended a 16-year run in 2012, are returning this year with a remodeled event called the Indy Air Expo, set for Sept. 17-18.
County council terminates tax-break deal for EnerDel
The once-heralded battery maker with big plans ceased operations in Hancock County last year and doesn’t plan to resurrect them.
County council to decide fate of EnerDel tax break
Hancock County officials are set to terminate a tax incentive agreement with EnerDel Inc., the once-heralded battery maker with big plans that since has vacated its facility in the county.
Feeling nudge from Fishers, Fortville aims to attract more businesses
Fortville in Hancock County has been a sleepy, one-stoplight town for years. But officials suspect that’s about to change, based on Fishers’ swelling population, and are preparing accordingly.
High-profile cases deplete county’s public defender fund
Officials are blaming an increase in drug-related activity and crime spilling over from Indianapolis for draining a suburban county's $500,000 public defender fund.
UPDATE: Software woes mean long waits for some Indiana voters
An election official in Hancock County said software problems that created long waits at some polling places led some people to leave without ever voting in Tuesday’s primary. Meanwhile, heavy turnout is causing long waits at some places in Hamilton County.
Indiana Supreme Court: Fortville cannot annex land
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a trial court’s decision Thursday that evidence did not support the town of Fortville’s contention that it needed the land it wanted to voluntarily annex in the near future.