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Lucas Oil promotes Furgiuele to COO
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Indiana congressional leaders push for ‘Premier Test Range’ designation at Hoosier bases
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Bloomington Economic Development Corp. names next CEO
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Hobart launches online economic development platform
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Bluffton, Fowler receive $350K grants to help homeowners
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Saint Francis lands $1.5M gift for scholarships, student travel
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University of Evansville expands financial aid offerings
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Columbus Regional Health names new CFO
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Moonshot Pitch Challenge awards $5,500 to student entrepreneurs
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Private Academic Library Network of Indiana leader to retire
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Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology to close Bluffton clinic
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Purdue marks opening of engineering technology labs
Listen to this story Loading audio file, please wait. Speed 1.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 Officials from Purdue University, Rittal and Eplan dedicate new lab space in Dudley Hall that will prepare students for careers in advanced smart manufacturing. (Purdue University photo/John O’Malley) Purdue University this month celebrated the opening of two learning labs in conjunction with a pair of industry partners tied to a Germany-based industrial holding company.
Noblesville-based Pegasus Supply Group acquired
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Bloomington-based InfoSentience acquired by New York company
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UE receives $1 million gift for ‘strategic support’
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Conexus opens advanced manufacturing, logistics job board
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Senior director named for Sports Terre Haute initiative
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STAR Bank parent launches fintech platform for small businesses
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New fintech firm focusing on helping improve farmers’ access to capital
Listen to this story Loading audio file, please wait. Speed 1.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 Fallow AG CEO Naveed Iqbal speaks at his company's launch at The Pantheon in Vincennes. (Photo by Tim Meyers/Knox County Indiana Economic Development) A financial services technology company that aims to streamline the risk assessment behind farm lending launched this week in Vincennes. Fallow AG says it translates farm risk into a standard that lenders can underwrite.
Michigan City-based Dunebrook names new exective director
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UE signs dual-credit agreements with multiple high schools
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AnalySwift receives second NASA award for robotic technology research
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Research lab at Purdue earns international quality certification
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Grow Wabash County adds strategic initiatives leader
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Marian lands $5M to support Indiana Women’s Prison partnership
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Purdue joins PhD Scholars Program
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Fort Wayne redevelopment director to step down
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Valpo student-managed investment fund sees continued positive returns
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Columbus-based SIHO details rebranding
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Homes for the Future program expands to Montgomery County
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DNR acquires additional land for Martin State Forest
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Monroe County farmers receive rural preservation award
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Wabash partners with Oregon company to serve West Coast customers
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Franciscan Alliance details partnership with Florida physician group
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Plumbing apprenticeship center opens at former Marsh site in Beech Grove
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Plumbing apprenticeship center opens at former Marsh site in Beech Grove
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University of Evansville partners with Medicaps University in India
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Grow Wabash County selects leader for entrepreneurship initiative
Listen to this story Loading audio file, please wait. Speed 1.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 Beth Driscoll (Photo courtesy of Grow Wabash County) Grow Wabash County has chosen an associate professor at Manchester University who also is an Indiana University and Ball State University alum to lead its new effort aimed at helping small businesses.
Goshen Health expands mobile garden program
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DNR acquires land to add to Austin Bottoms Conservation Area
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Purdue startup PaveX receives $305K federal grant
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TechPoint Youth launching AI, computer science initiative for students
Listen to this story 0:00 0:00 Loading audio file, please wait. 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 (Adobe Stock Photo) INDIANAPOLIS - TechPoint Youth and Lego Education are teaming up to bring hands-on computer science, artificial intelligence and science education into Indiana classrooms for young students. Beginning this coming school year, the learning initiative will be introduced in 18 schools to about 6,000 Indiana students in grades 3–8, TechPoint Youth said.
Purdue receives $19M to develop AI-enabled labs
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Purdue touts early success of Guaranteed Work Experience program
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Conexus launches catalog outlining AI efforts by manufacturing, logistics companies
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2 Indiana metros ranked among country’s most competitive for defense, aerospace investment
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Hancock Health expands ‘Food is Medicine’ program
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Braun launches State of Owner Readiness Survey
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Notre Dame IDEA Center awards commercialization grants
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Carroll County launching inaugural business pitch competition
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