Medical equipment maker primed to expand in Greenwood
Advantis Medical Inc., a maker of cases and trays for surgical instruments, plans to add more than 100 jobs in Greenwood over the next five years.
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UPDATE: Schrenker pleads guilty to securities fraud
Former money manager admits to bilking friends, family members and other investors out of millions of dollars before trying to fake his own death. He’ll be sentenced Oct. 7.
Indiana University sets statewide enrollment record
Official figures released Tuesday show that 109,445 students enrolled at IU's eight campuses during fall semester. That's a 2.1 percent increase over last year's mark of 107,160 students, and the third consecutive year that enrollment has topped 100,000.
Cummins awarded $6.9 million Army contract
The three-year deal calls for the Columbus, Ind.-based diesel engine manufacturer to develop a power train that improves efficiency by reducing fuel consumption and noise, and can run on a wide range of fuels and fuel mixtures.
Fishers becomes draw for seniors projects
One skilled-care facility is about to open and another will break ground this month.
Southern Indiana’s Grand Victoria Casino sold for $43M
Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts on Monday announced plans to purchase the riverboat casino in Rising Sun, saying it could improve profitability.
Law firm moving to Carmel City Center
Indianapolis-based Drewry Simmons Vornehm LLP announced Friday it will move 39 employees from Keystone Crossing to a new Carmel headquarters as part of a growth plan that could include a downtown Indianapolis location.
Beck’s Superior Hybrids plans $24.5M expansion
A Hamilton County seed company has plans to expand its facilities, creating as many as 72 jobs over the next five years, state economic development officials said Friday morning.
Federal building to become ISU business school
The State Budget Committee has approved Indiana State University's plans to turn the former Terre Haute federal building into a business school.
New businesses follow the rooftops
Indianapolis and surrounding counties have continued to show growth in the number of businesses during the recession.
Simon, former executive settle fraud suit
Mark Palombaro, a former senior vice president of development, will pay the company $766,000, settling a lawsuit that accused him of getting kickbacks on construction contracts.
Fishers shopping center lands new tenants
Kite Realty Group Trust has landed Goodwill, Dollar Tree and Mexico City Grill for a renovation of its Fishers Station shopping center.
Estridge drops Westfield sports complex, still plans stadium
The Estridge Cos. has withdrawn a proposal to build a massive youth sports complex in its master-planned Symphony development in Westfield.
IU football gains ground as sports program nears financial crossroads
Under Athletic Director Fred Glass, attendance and optimism are on the rise at Indiana University. Soon, he’ll have to decide whether spending millions more on Indiana football is worth the risk.
Hoosier pitches solar-power solution
An Arcadia man has developed a novel way to generate alternating current from the sun.
Eateries cash in on TV appearance
Owners of Edwards Drive In and Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream say they’ve experienced a large uptick in business after being featured last month on the Travel Channel’s popular “Man v. Food” show. Now Indianapolis’ Flying Cupcake and West Coast Tacos are hoping for their time in the spotlight, too.
Logistics firm plans 100-plus jobs in Greenwood
Caterpillar Logistics will lease at least half of a 668,000-square-foot warehouse that has been empty since it was built four years ago.
Family of woman killed by falling bottled-water pallets files suit
The estate of a woman killed when pallets of bottled water fell on her at a Kroger store in Franklin is suing the bottler,
suggesting a new eco-friendly bottle design may have contributed to the accident.
Kokomo firm taps state tax credits to make animated film
Kokomo-based Bach Morris Technologies Corp. will spend $2.4 million to produce “Whoever Heard of a Herd of Fird?”
a movie based on company co-founder Othello Bach’s 1984 best-seller “Whoever Heard of a Fird?” A Ball State
University commercial spinoff will provide production and design services.
Bid deadline looms for former Hilbert mansion
The 25,000-square-foot mansion once owned by Conseco Inc. founder Stephen Hilbert was listed five years
ago at $20 million—and
about half that in recent months. Now the property is being sold in a sealed-bid auction, and offers are due Friday.