Trine University partners with Ohio steel company
Employees of an Ohio steel company will have access to educational opportunities and more professional development through an agreement with Trine University.
Elevate Ventures names pitch competition winners
Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures has named five winners of the second annual Elevate Nexus Statewide Pitch Competition. The winners, located in Indianapolis, Bloomington and South Bend, received a total of $320,000 in pre-seed and seed funding.
Duke Energy chooses properties for Site Readiness Program
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has chosen four Indiana properties for its 2021 Site Readiness Program to prepare the parcels of land for development. The utility says the four properties are located in Carrol, Clark, Posey and Tippecanoe counties.
STEAM competition begins at Fishers High School
Fishers High School students will be competing in a tournament-style science, technology, engineering, arts and math competition for the next two months. The school is partnering with Duke Energy Midwest and POWER Engineers on the competition, which calls for student teams to design a mock transmission line that runs through the campus.
Governor Holcomb makes commission, board appointments
Governor Eric Holcomb has announced several appointments to various state boards and commissions. They include the Fire Prevention & Building Safety Commission, Indiana Wetlands Task Force and the State Fair Commission.
Colts, Irsay family award ‘Kicking the Stigma’ grants
Nonprofits and mental health treatment institutions will receive over $2 million in grants from the Indianapolis Colts and the Irsay family. The Kicking the Stigma fund was created by the Irsay family to raise awareness about mental health disorders and to remove the stigma associated with the illness.
Ceremony to dedicate racial justice historical marker for South Bend attorneys
A ceremony will be held Saturday to commemorate two attorneys who fought for racial justice in Indiana. The Indiana Historical Bureau will unveil a new marker in South Bend on the site of where African American attorneys J. Chester and Elizabeth Allen established a law firm in 1939 to fight for equal housing and fair employment.
Indiana American Water offering jobs in northern Indiana
Greenwood-based Indiana American Water and parent company American Water (NYSE: AWK) have announced fully remote, customer service job openings for Gary and northwest Indiana residents. IAW is working with Gary Mayor Jerome Prince on the initiative.
Allison Transmission to purchase AVTEC portfolio
Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission has signed an asset purchase agreement to buy portions of India-based AVTEC Ltd.'s off-highway business and the company's component maching business. Allison says it will pay approximately $27 million in cash for AVTEC's off-highway transmission portfolio and MEPZ off-highway machining assets.
2021 Golden Hoosier Award winners announced
Twenty-one Hoosier senior citizens were recognized Wednesday as 2021 Golden Hoosier Award winners. The award began in 2008 and annually honors senior citizens for years of service to their communities.