Inside INdiana Business

RT @GerryDick: Business & Beyond #PODCAST: Indiana’s First Lady Maureen Braun talks about her journey from Jasper to the governor's mansion and a nearly 50-year entrepreneurial quest that has defined much of her life. LISTEN: @IIB @GovBraun

RT @16Techinnovate: The World Food Championships are back in Indy! 🍽️ Our very own Cindy Hawkins returns to defend her World Food Dessert Champion title against chefs from around the world! Hear more on @IIB:

RT @Conexus_IN: @SEL_News has announced plans to expand its manufacturing operations at its West Lafayette location. The $25 million project will allow it to complete more manufacturing processes and will create about 130 jobs at the location. Learn more via @IIB:

RT @IndianaChamber: MUSIC TO OUR EARS! Fort Wayne-based music and audio equipment retailer @SweetwaterSound held a topping out ceremony for its distribution center expansion Tuesday. The $36.7 million project will add nearly 170,000 square feet of warehouse space, bringing the total size of the facility to around 14 acres. Learn more via @IIB:

RT @317lindquist: Chick McGee of “The Bob & Tom Show” marks his 50th anniversary as a professional broadcaster today. I caught up with Chick and learned why he’s still happy to speak into a microphone. Details at @ibjnews:

Purdue University and Elanco broke ground Tuesday on the One Health Research Institute, which will be located adjacent to Elanco's global headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. @GerryDick will have more with Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons Sunday on IIB.

RT @SenatorBanks: .@IIB: “Indiana Senator Jim Banks wants to bring the U.S. Space Academy to Indiana.” “In a letter, Banks urged the Presidential Commission to select Grissom Air Reserve Base and the surrounding Grissom Aeroplex as the site for the academy.”

Digital Realty's total investment is not yet known, but Mayor Tyler Moore said in an email to Inside INdiana Business that it is estimated to be between $1.4 billion and $1.7 billion.

Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary have launched the public phase of the $135 million “Created for More” campaign, billed as the largest fundraising effort the school’s 89-year history.

RT @GerryDick: Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott, Jr. on border battle for @ChicagoBears. More this weekend, @IIB. @NFL @NWIForum

RT @GerryDick: "Bob was truthful, honest. If you were Bob's friend, you were Bob's friend always. He had that great laugh, and yeah, he's definitely missed." @chickmcgee1 reflects on 50 years behind the mic on the Business & Beyond #podcast. LISTEN: @IIB @q95 @iHeartRadio

RT @GerryDick: NEW: "We're in a competition...Illinois is fighting back." Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott, Jr. talked with the @ChicagoBears this morning. More this weekend, @IIB. @nwi @nbcchicago @NFL

As farmers around Indiana enter the peak fall harvest season, major financial challenges are hitting their operations and putting the squeeze on the state’s $35 billion agricultural sector.

BREAKING: Amazon is planning to invest $100 million to establish an advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood and create 300 jobs.

Data centers could support economic activity across northwest Indiana, create thousands of jobs during construction and generate billions of dollars in economic output, while also creating opportunities for local businesses, according to a new study.

RT @Redwire: Redwire's newly opened facility in Georgetown, Indiana is advancing space research and manufacturing. 🛰️ @IIB recently toured the facility with Rich Boling, Senior Vice President of Redwire Space, to see how that work comes together. From the new Payload Operations Control Center, the Redwire team supports hardware aboard the International Space Station, including PIL-BOX platforms for pharmaceutical research and systems for bioprinting in microgravity. Watch the full feature: ▶️

RT @IndianaChamber: Thanks to our friend Gerry Dick of Inside INdiana Business for attending and participating in our D.C. INsider event in the nation's capital last week! While there, Gerry interviewed Senators Jim Banks and Todd Young on issues like AI, data centers, microelectronics and defense investment at Crane. Watch and listen: #ICCINsider

Indiana University announced Wednesday that it has received a record-setting $100 million gift that will expand graduate education at the Kelley School of Business in Bloomington and Indianapolis.

BREAKING: Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance has selected Michael Englehart to serve as its next president and CEO, the health system announced this afternoon.

RT @PresidentMearns: Thank you to @GerryDick and @IIB for exploring the transformative impact of @BallState's revitalization of The Village in this latest episode of Inside INdiana Business: