Stories tagged with "manufacturing plant"

Report: Norway electric carmaker to build in Indiana by indystar

Norwegian electric car maker Think Global is gearing up to launch its vehicles in the United States and has picked a site in Indiana for its U.S. manufacturing facility, according... – Nov 18, 2009 at 8:31 AM in Business

U.S. Steel posts 3rd straight quarterly loss by indystar

United States Steel Corp. said today it lost money for a third straight quarter as the global economic downturn continued to dampen demand for the metal. But the company said its... – Oct 27, 2009 at 8:21 AM in Business

Zyprexa suit settled for $45M by indystar

Columbia, S.C. — South Carolina’s attorney general said Friday the state has reached a $45 million settlement with drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. over its marketing of an... – Oct 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Door factory to shutter in South Bend, idling 73 by indystar

Mohawk Flush Doors, a subsidiary of Masonite Corp., is ceasing production at its door manufacturing plant in South Bend, laying off 73 employees. The closure is the result of the... – Oct 23, 2009 at 8:55 AM in Business

Lilly has buyer for its drug complex by John Russell

German manufacturer Evonik plans to offer jobs to 700 workers A year after announcing that it might close a huge factory near Lafayette, Ind., drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. has... – Oct 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Health Care & Pharma

Eli Lilly has buyer for Lafayette plant, saving 700 jobs by John Russell

A year after announcing that it might close a huge manufacturing plant near Lafayette, Ind., drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said today that it has found a buyer who will offer jobs to... – Oct 14, 2009 at 1:03 PM in Business

N. Ind. plant closing to cost nearly 80 jobs by indystar

A company that makes sensors for the steel industry plans to close a manufacturing plant in northern Indiana by the end of this year, a move that will eliminate nearly 80 jobs. .... – Oct 08, 2009 at 11:02 AM in Business

Whirlpool to retain 275 jobs in Evansville by indystar

Evansville, reeling from the loss of a refrigerator maker to Mexico, learned today it will retain 275 Whirlpool Corp. jobs. The company’s product development center will remain in... – Sep 30, 2009 at 4:40 PM in Business

4 companies in state to lay off workers by indystar

Columbus» At least four Indiana companies announced layoffs, this week: » Components Group, which makes metal stampings and assemblies, said it will close its plant in... – Jun 13, 2009 at 12:04 AM in Business

Reduced hours to continue by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS The Mitchel Group, an Indianapolis-based holding company with a precision manufacturing division and a sales subsidiary, has notified the Department of Workforce... – May 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Flow International to expand by indystar

Jeffersonville Flow International Corp., which makes high-pressure water-jet cleaning equipment, said Thursday it will expand its operations by the year’s end. It said it... – Apr 24, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Indiana probes Chrysler over bond issue by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana officials are investigating Chrysler for possible securities violations involving millions of dollars in bonds Tipton County spent toward a transmission plant... – Apr 18, 2009 at 12:09 AM in Business

Ketzenberger: Indiana's battery strategy should work, official says by indystar

How are silicon computer chips and lithium ion batteries alike? Texas, which used an alliance of manufacturers to lure chip-making plants, is trying to replicate that strategy with... – Apr 09, 2009 at 1:00 AM in John Ketzenberger

Caterpillar will lay off 439 in Lafayette for 6 months by indystar

Caterpillar today told 439 employees at its Lafayette Large Engine Center of layoffs that will last at least six months, according to a news release from the company. The layoffs,... – Mar 17, 2009 at 10:58 AM in Business

RV builder pulls plug on Crawfordsville plant by indystar

Southern California RV-builder Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The California-based company said Tuesday that its motor home and... – Mar 11, 2009 at 1:03 PM in Business

Allison cutting 43 jobs by indystar

Allison Transmission said it has cut 43 salaried jobs mainly at its Indianapolis headquarters, company spokesman Eric Dickerson said. The move follows early retirement buyouts... – Feb 27, 2009 at 2:56 PM in Business

Plant planned for India by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS » Allison Transmission, a top supplier of commercial transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems, broke ground Wednesday on a facility in Chennai, India. The... – Jan 29, 2009 at 8:38 AM in Business

Indy vitamin-maker to cut 20 jobs locally by Tom Spalding

Indianapolis chemical maker Vertellus Specialties, the world’s No. 2 manufacturer of B3 vitamins, said today it is shedding 50 workers, 20 of whom work at a production... – Jan 07, 2009 at 4:17 PM in Business

$40 check buys middle-class lifestyle by indystar

Eighty-year-old Jim Stansberry was about 5 when a miracle occurred.His father, who labored at a Buffalo, N.Y., glass manufacturing plant, received a letter from the U.S.... – Dec 27, 2008 at 2:08 AM in Opinion

Pfizer puts plant on market by indystar

TERRE HAUTE Drug maker Pfizer is putting up for sale the Terre Haute manufacturing plant where about 800 people once worked. Pfizer said Monday it has hired a real estate... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:10 AM in Business