Hartford City parts plant closing, idling 200-plus
Northville, Mich.-based Key Plastics LLC said Thursday it will move work from its Hartford City plant 15 miles north of Muncie to other North American factories.
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MORRIS: Palladium spotlights a Carmel all can be proud of
As the debut of the Palladium in Carmel has taken center stage, I have been reflecting on the amazing ascent of what used to be a sleepy town.
Pearson Ford buys wholesale car-parts business
Owner John Pearson recently purchased the parts business of Paul Harvey Ford, which is ceasing operations after more than 44 years.
Local Tea Party group takes aim at Carmel mayor
A new Carmel-based Tea Party group, the Constitutional Patriots, has set its sights on Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, taking issue with his spending on projects like the $170 million Center for the Performing Arts.
New Fort Wayne-Lafayette highway could be done early
Indiana highway officials say construction of the $500 million Hoosier-Heartland Corridor connecting Fort Wayne and Lafayette is ahead of schedule and under budget.
Cat Logistics to lay off 84 in Greenfield
Caterpillar Logistics Inc. plans to permanently lay off 84 employees from a facility in Greenfield, where it handles distribution services for Irwin Industrial Tools.
Cummins sells exhaust business to Global Tube
Cummins Inc. will sell its exhaust business, which includes several plants in Wisconsin, to Global Tube, a portfolio company of the Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners.
Life sciences to drive Purdue’s next decade of building
Over the past 10 years, Purdue University has built Discovery Park into a thriving research and business incubation center, launching more than 30 companies and hosting dozens more. Now Purdue will spend more than $164 million to construct a Life and Health Sciences Quadrangle next to Discovery Park.
Steel Dynamics profit drops, but outlook brightens
Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics' fourth-quarter profit tumbled 71 percent, but shares rose Monday after the company predicted that the economic recovery would fuel greater industrial demand.
DINING: Come, sit, eat with Donatello’s Italian family
Located just west of Range Line Road in Carmel’s Art & Design District, Donatello’s Italian Restaurant is a true family affair.
Purdue planning new campus residence hall
Purdue University officials are pushing ahead with plans for a new campus residence hall that would house between 200 and 300 students and include a cafe and retail space.
UPDATE: Biden touts advanced vehicles in Greenfield
Vice President Joe Biden was in Greenfield, about 25 miles east of Indianapolis, on Wednesday morning to visit an EnerDel plant that received a $118.5 million Recovery Act grant in 2009 to expand its lithium-ion battery production.
‘World-class’ sports complex on deck for Anderson
Private investors are planning to develop a $6 million baseball and softball complex on about 70 acres off Interstate 69 in Anderson, officials are set to announce Tuesday afternoon.
Aircraft maintenance firm plans Grissom site, 200 jobs
Officials of Texas-based Dean Baldwin Painting signed a 29-year lease deal last week with Miami County officials for hangar space in the Grissom Aeroplex near the city of Peru.
Senator tries to fix Greenwood merger problems
State Sen. Brent Waltz hopes new legislation on local government mergers will mend fences in his home of Johnson County while saving other Indiana communities a series of headaches.
RV makers are optimistic industry will rebound in 2011
A University of Michigan survey found that recreational vehicle companies are expecting a nearly 4 percent increase in sales this year.
New IU football coach Wilson is focus of marketing blitz
Indiana University has undertaken a multi-pronged media initiative to make Kevin Wilson, its new head football coach, a household name statewide.
Lender tries to sell note for Legacy at big loss
The lead bank on the massive Legacy development along 146th Street in Carmel has put the note up for sale with an asking price of about $15 million—less than half what lenders have sunk into the project.
Sara Lee to lease 281,000 square feet in Plainfield
Sara Lee Corp. has signed a lease for about 281,000 square feet of space at Plainfield Business Center at Airwest. The Illinois-based maker of food products will establish a new distribution center in the space in February.
Kokomo plant closure affects 75 workers
Kansas City-based Milbank Manufacturing Co. said it will close its Howard County plant sometime between March 8 and March 22. Milbank makes electric meter sockets.