Seymour officials question trooper post closing
Officials in Seymour are protesting the announced closing of an Indiana State Police post in their city.
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Task force endorses regional taxes for mass transit
After 30 years of government
studies of a regional transportation system, a private-sector group on Wednesday is set to unveil its own
plan that includes commuter rail and toll lanes added to congested interstate highways.
Shelbyville tech park keeps tax incentives
State officials are giving Shelbyville’s struggling Intelliplex business park another chance to use tax incentives to land
new companies
and high-paying jobs.
Covered bridge project draws special attention
A plethora of experts like
Dan Collom are restoring the Moscow bridge, built in 1886 and destroyed by a tornado in 2008.
New emissions standards drive up Cummins profit
Columbus-based diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. posted its most profitable fourth quarter in company history, thanks to a
rush on engines that won’t have to conform to new emission standards.
Mobile lab maker Biologics to create 50 jobs in Brownsburg
A startup that makes mobile laboratory and manufacturing facilities will locate its headquarters, design and manufacturing
operations in Brownsburg, creating at least 50 jobs by 2013.
City of Greenwood might fund launch of insulin maker
Greenwood-based Zimmerman Biotechnologies LLC hopes to become the first company in the United States to make generic insulin,
a long-awaited development in diabetes treatment. The Greenwood Common Council on Feb. 1 will consider an $8.4 million deal
that would finance construction of an insulin factory, as well as help Zimmerman with FDA-approval and equipment expenses.
Independent bookstore in Carmel ends seven-year run
The Mystery Co. in the Arts & Design District plans to host a farewell party Jan. 30, and close for good a few
days later.
Litigation slows entrepreneur behind laser weapons, flying scooter
Anderson entrepreneur Pete Bitar has been slowed by litigation but still plans to spearhead a team in the competition to
put a rover on the moon.
Apartment developer investing $100M in Hamilton projects
Carmel-based developer J.C. Hart Co. is making a $100 million bet that luxury apartment communities will continue to thrive
in Hamilton
County, particularly along 146th Street.
Bioanalytical Systems’ CEO announces retirement
Struggling West Lafayette life science contract research firm will search nationally for a new permanent leader.
IU-Kenya Partnership gets $5M USAID grant
A partnership between Indiana University School of Medicine and a medical school and hospital in Kenya has received an additional
$5 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to expand health care services in the African nation.
Bluefish Wireless set to announce up to 150 new local jobs
A Zionsville firm that manages employers’ wireless devices plans expansion, new jobs. Clients
include
such Fortune 500 companies as Intel, Oracle, Ford Motor Co.
Toyota suspending production at two Indiana plants
Toyota is halting production at six North American car-assembly plants—including Indiana facilities in Princeton and
Lafayette—beginning the week of Feb. 1 to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause acceleration without warning.
Report says Indiana home sales, prices on rise
Home sales statewide rose 4.1 percent in December compared with the same month in 2008, although Marion and Hamilton counties
reported sizable slides.
Greenwood mayor pushes for I-65 interchange
Greenwood Mayor Charles Henderson says his city is willing to pay up to $8 million toward construction of a new Interstate
65 interchange in order to speed up the project.
Farmland once targeted for housing still being plowed
Farmers who might have worried about losing their livelihood
to new homes or retail have gotten a little breather.
Rising credit card fees eroding retailers’ profits
Businesses say the money they must pay to provide customers the convenience to use plastic adds up. For example, Ricker Oil
Co. paid a whopping $3.9 million in 2009, according President Jay Ricker.
EnerDel has more deals in the works
Lithium battery maker EnerDel will need more business than its existing relationships with Think and Volvo to justify the $237 million investment
it announced Thursday.
EnerDel hopes to hire 1,100 at new manufacturing plant
Lithium battery-maker will get incentives worth $53.1 million for expansion into Hancock County.