JEFFERSONVILLE - Ports of Indiana Chief Executive Officer Rich Cooper says a $10 million federal TIGER grant recently awarded to the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville will help the operation double its cargo-handling capacity. The funding will boost a $17 million project that involves an intermodal facility along the Ohio River, a new ... Read More
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CHARLESTOWN, Ind. (Oct. 26, 2015) – J. Knipper and Company Inc., a supplier of end-to-end samples management services to the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, announced plans today to establish operations here, creating up to 56 new jobs by 2021.
“We are proud to have Knipper joining Indiana’s growing life sciences industry, which ... Read More
October 26, 2015scied
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INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 22, 2015) – Indiana’s business climate ranked eighth in the nation in Forbes’ tenth annual Best States for Business ranking, breaking into the top 10 for the first time. In addition, the state ranked second for its regulatory environment and sixth for quality of life.
According to Forbes, the ... Read More
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Oct2015
COLUMBUS, Ind. (May 20, 2015) – Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies (FECT), a global manufacturer of automotive emissions control systems with North American headquarters based in Columbus, Indiana, announced plans today to expand its operations here with a new production facility. The plan will create up to 131 new jobs.
“Indiana’s robust ... Read More
October 12, 2015scied
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Oct2015
LOUISVILLE - Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann says the expected early completion of the Downtown Crossing portion of the $2.3 billion Ohio River Bridges Project represents a key accomplishment for "national model for collaboration" between states. The bridge is now slated to open to traffic in mid to late-December. Ellspermann tells Inside ... Read More
October 12, 2015scied
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Oct2015
SEYMOUR - One of the signature pieces of a large-scale expansion at Columbus-based Cummins Inc.'s (NYSE: CMI) Seymour operations is set to open this afternoon. The $70 million Seymour Technical Center will be home to more than 400 workers and is part of an approximately $300 million investment in Jackson County ... Read More
October 12, 2015scied
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Oct2015
JEFFERSONVILLE - Jeffersonville-based American Commercial Lines Inc. has agreed to acquire the commercial barge business unit of Ohio-based American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP). ACL Chief Executive Officer Mark previously served as head of AEP's River Operations for 10 years. He calls the proposed combination a "strong strategic fit."
Knoy has been with ... Read More
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Sep2015
GREENSBURG - An auto parts maker in Greensburg has announced a $22 million expansion plan. Valeo says it will upgrade equipment and hire 25 new employees. The move marks the company's second significant expansion in a little over a year. In July 2014, Valeo detailed plans to invest nearly $28 million ... Read More
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Sep2015
NAGOYA, Japan - A Japan-based automotive industry manufacturer is planning to locate a facility in Charlestown. Magnolia Automotive Services LLC, a subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corp., intends to invest $4.4 million into a new operation at the River Ridge Commerce Center and add more than two dozen jobs.
Toyota Tsusho, and its ... Read More
September 17, 2015scied
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Sep2015
JEFFERSONVILLE - The mayor of Jeffersonville says "unprecedented growth" in recent years has prompted the city to update its long-term master plan. Mike Moore says it will center on six major parts of the city to develop over the next 20 years. The plan was last updated eight years ago and ... Read More
September 16, 2015scied