Survey say Indiana manufacturers see improvements
Most of Indiana's small- to medium-size manufacturers have weathered the recession and are expecting modest growth through 2015, a survey released Thursday found.
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Allison Transmission profits surge on global sales
The manufacturer was more profitable in the first nine months of this year than all of last year.
Social media hot topic at TechPoint summit
Zuckerberg’s sister gives tips for exploiting Facebook as a marketing tool.
Rise of pouch packaging to lift new Lebanon plant
Toronto-based Skjodt-Barrett Contract Packaging opened its first U.S. plant in Lebanon to meet demand from major consumer brands for baby food and fruit snacks in flexible pouches.
Sign-company owner builds full-service firm on trust
Beverly Miller has built a successful sign company by providing clients full service, from helping them navigate city code regulations, to designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing their signs.
Allison Transmission still chasing initial public offering
Allison Transmission Inc. hasn’t given up on going public, despite nearly eight months passing since its initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fledgling doughnut maker Virginia Kay’s calls it quits
Virginia Kay's, a year-old Indianapolis-based doughnut manufacturer that opened a cafe at 2402 N. Meridian St. in September, has gone out of business.
EnerDel parent dismantles executive team
Ener1 Inc., the struggling parent company of Indianapolis-based advanced-battery maker EnerDel, continued its tumultuous year by naming a new CEO, president and chief financial officer.
Remy International reports lower third-quarter profit
The Pendleton-based company filed plans in March to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering.
Auto supplier plans to add 100 jobs in Logansport
Federal-Mogul Corp. said it will add the jobs next year as part of a $2.7 million expansion to purchase new machinery and equipment for its 170,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and 15,000-square-foot technical center.
Vigo County brick factory steps up production
The plant is targeting far-off customers while it waits for the Midwestern economy to rebound.
Lawmakers looking for solutions to online sales tax issue
At least one Indiana lawmaker plans to file a bill requiring the state to collect sales taxes from online retailers like Amazon.com. Other state lawmakers are working on a federal solution.
Electronics manufacturer sees increasing demand
A 65-year-old Indianapolis firm, Carson Manufacturing Co., is expanding its capabilities in printed circuit boards.
NASCAR deal comes at good time for C&R Racing
The company will lose $2 million next year in IndyCar-related business, but company founder Chris Paulsen has no fear.
Indianapolis’ tech sector getting some Silicon Valley cred
TechPoint’s 13th annual technology summit might be more notable not for who is on the formal agenda but for who is in the audience.
Cummins plans to build giant engine in Seymour
Work on the new engine is expected to start next year and build to full production in 2015. About 200 engineering and production jobs are expected to be added over that time.
Ener1 becomes latest energy aid recipient in trouble
Electric-car battery maker Ener1 Inc., whose shares were delisted from the NASDAQ stock market Oct. 28, is the latest recipient of U.S. Energy Department aid to run into financial trouble and draw congressional scrutiny.
Honda to cut U.S., Canada production by half
Parts shortages from three months of catastrophic flooding in Thailand have forced Honda to cut U.S. and Canadian factory production by 50 percent for the second time this year. Honda, which employs 2,000 in Greensburg, said it will not lay off any workers.
Heartland Sweeteners plans $10M upgrade to Indy plant
Heartland Sweeteners LLC plans to spend nearly $10 million to upgrade its Indianapolis plant and potentially boost its work force there by 39 employees in the next five years.
Bright Automotive signs AM General to build hybrid vans
The northern Indiana factory where AM General once made H2 Hummers could be building plug-in, hybrid cargo vans under a deal with Anderson-based Bright Automotive announced Friday.