Endocyte pulls trigger on European drug submission
Endocyte Inc. will submit its ovarian cancer drug EC145 for European market approval in the third quarter of this year after the European Commission granted it orphan drug status.
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Bloomington officials narrowly OK I-69 extension
A Bloomington planning panel voted narrowly Friday to back off its opposition to a section of the Interstate 69 extension from Indianapolis to Evansville that would pass through Monroe County.
Cummins thinks global with executive appointments
The company said its new internal structure is to ensure that Cummins maintains high ethical standards as it grows throughout the world.
Ball State begins final phase of ambitious geothermal project
Eventually, the system will heat and cool 5.5 million square feet of buildings and save $2 million a year in operating costs.
Manufacturer plans to add 70 jobs in Wells County
Haven Manufacturing in Ossian, south of Fort Wayne, makes orthopedic instruments, industrial parts and special tooling for the medical, furniture, aerospace and transportation industries.
Columbus manufacturer to begin solar panel production
Nusun Solar says an endorsement by Underwriter’s Laboratories should lead to mass production of its commercial and residential panels.
IDEM: I-69 construction affecting streams
The Indiana Department of Transportation and a contractor on the Interstate 69 project downstate have been cited for more than a dozen deficiencies in preventing erosion and the flow of sediment into streams.
Community agrees to absorb Howard Regional
Kokomo’s Howard Regional Health System has signed a letter of intent to join the Community Health Network less than four months after it broke off a merger deal with Indiana University Health.
Pet specialty retailer plans 135 jobs in Indiana
Pet Supplies Plus said it will add the positions by relocating its warehousing operations from Michigan to Seymour, 60 miles south of Indianapolis.
Toyota’s Columbus plant named among magazine’s top 10
Industry Week will honor the Indiana factory and others from across the country at an April conference in Indianapolis.
Vanpool commuter service expands, gets cars off the road
The latest route launched by Central Indiana Commuter Services runs from Carmel to Kokomo.
GM to idle Fort Wayne plant for nine weeks
General Motors Co., preparing to introduce new pickups in 2013, has scheduled 21 weeks without production at three U.S. full-size truck plants next year to update the factories for building the new models.
Far-flung areas court Super Bowl spending
Downtown will be the focal point of Super Bowl XLVI, but communities from Zionsville to Columbus are aggressively pursuing some of the money visitors are expected to shower on the region.
State unlikely to revive natural-gas grandeur
Indiana was once the world’s capital for natural-gas production, but recent advances in drilling and resource-recovery technology are not likely to revive those glory days anytime soon because of a combination of human-made and natural obstructions.
Auburn foundry plans $35 million expansion
Officials at Metal Technologies Auburn have asked the Auburn City Council to approve tax breaks for a planned expansion that would create more than 40 jobs.
Delaware County’s ban on smoking in bars upheld
Tavern owners in Muncie maintain that their profits have dropped sharply since the new ordinance went into effect in August.
Northern Indiana building products factory to close
Atlanta-based Georgia Gulf Corp. has told state officials it expects in March to shut down the Royal Building Products factory in the Kosciusko County town of Milford, costing 70 people their jobs.
Honda reworking Civic in plan to boost sales
Honda Motor Co. is sprucing up its Indiana-made Civic sedan, which received poor ratings, after less than a year on the market as part of a plan to boost U.S. sales by 24 percent in 2012 for its namesake brand.
Drugmaker eyes ex-Pfizer plant in western Indiana
Officials say an as-yet-unnamed drug company is looking to take over much of the former Pfizer Inc. complex near Terre Haute that had about 800 workers before it was shut down.
Is China headed for ‘soft-landing slowdown’
An oasis of growth for some Hoosier manufacturers, China’s economy is headed for a slowdown. That affects both Indiana companies that have outposts in China, and the firms that export to the Asian powerhouse.