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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
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 Purdue students in Indianapolis are taking advantage of working experiences early in their college tenures. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood) INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue University says it is seeing early signs of success from a work experience program rooted in Indianapolis as placement rates appear to be eclipsing the nationally ranked achievement of the main campus.
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
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 (Photo courtesy of the IDEA Center) SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The innovators behind an engineered wood substitute, a cancer treatment that relies on electromagnetism, and an effort to turbocharge drug delivery at a cellular level are the winners of the latest round of grants that aim to accelerate the real-world impact of Notre Dame research.
Carroll County launching inaugural business pitch competition
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La Porte recycling equipment company acquired
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Indiana solar company completes systems for Handsome Brook Farms
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Indiana Finance Authority approves $25M in housing loans for six communities
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IU receives $5 million grant to ‘reimagine’ Eskenazi Museum of Art
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Notre Dame, MTI receive federal grant to develop new rail welding technology
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) SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A partnership between the University of Notre Dame and Manufacturing Technology Inc. has been awarded a $4.6 million federal grant to develop a new welding technology that aims to extend the life of railroad rails while reducing their maintenance needs.
Aisin USA continues Seymour growth with new manufacturing line
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 Aisin USA cut the ribbon on the new cooling plate production line at its Seymour facility in July 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Jackson County Industrial Development Corp.) SEYMOUR, Ind. - Auto components maker Aisin USA Mfg. Inc. has launched a new line of cooling plates at its Seymour manufacturing facility, its latest investment in supporting makers of battery-powered vehicles.
Deaconess opens first Pediatric Infusion Center
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Indiana Chamber, Aspire Johnson County partner on work-based learning efforts
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VA to implement new electronic health record system in Indy, Fort Wayne
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Construction contract approved for $7M Fort Wayne pedestrian bridge
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Vincennes professor named Indiana Master Farmer
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River Ridge reserves land for Clark County 911 expansion
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Ports of Indiana lands $25M federal grant for Jeffersonville port
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AgVocacy Coalitions names new president
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Notre Dame awards $400K in support of inaugural arts festival
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Butler receives $1.1M to support Jordan College of the Arts
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Zimmer Biomet acquires rights to medical device for $140 million
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ISDA launches program to support soil, water conservation efforts
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Med-tech company in Fort Wayne nears launch of brain monitor device
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Northern Indiana state forests now under Indiana State Parks control
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Prime Beverage Group to establish production facility in Shelby County
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Premier Capital Corp. names executive director
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Iconic downtown Terre Haute bar to get refresh
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Madison marks opening of Clifty Connector Trail
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University of Evansville names new Harlaxton College leader
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Grant to support Josiah White’s community service program
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Survey shows impact of soil conservation effort by Indiana farmers
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Allison supplying transmissions for trucks used by French military
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AgriNovus taps former Purdue director to lead innovation efforts
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Purdue, Xbox team up for gaming-focused concentration in Indy
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Bolder Industries hiring for Terre Haute tire recycling plant
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