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Purdue sees big Indianapolis expansion potential from IUPUI revamp
September 8, 2022 - Friday, August 12, 2022 06:56 PM EDTUpdated: Sunday, August 14, 2022 08:22 PM EDT By Susan Orr, Indianapolis Business Journal Purdue University President Mitch Daniels speaks during an announcement about the transformation of the IUPUI campus, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (IBJ photo/Mickey Shuey) INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue University says it sees big potential to grow its Indianapolis...
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Purdue trustees approve capital project plan
September 8, 2022 - Friday, August 5, 2022 05:34 PM EDT By Wes Mills, Content Manager (photo courtesy of Purdue University) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday approved the university’s 10-year capital plan, which includes funding requests the university intends to submit to the state. The biggest planned project is...
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Elevate Ventures announces $649K to Indiana companies
August 23, 2022 - Tuesday, August 16, 2022 02:19 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Newberry-based startup Ateios develops customizable batteries used in electronics manufacturing. (photo courtesy of Ateios Systems) INDIANAPOLIS - Twelve Indiana businesses are receiving $649,000 as part of Phase I and Phase II matching awards from the state’s Small Business Innovation Research and...
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Braun pushes for more spending on agriculture research, development
August 23, 2022 - Wednesday, August 17, 2022 09:37 AM EDT By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana Sen. Mike Braun speaks about increasing public spending on agriculture research during a panel discussion Tuesday in Leesburg, Indiana. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) LEESBURG, Ind. - Indiana Sen. Mike Braun said increasing government spending on agriculture research should...
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Purdue leads $2.7M USDA-funded conservation project
August 23, 2022 - Thursday, August 18, 2022 03:14 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Rod Williams (photo courtesy of Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is receiving $2.7 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Purdue says Professors Rod Williams and Nick Burgmeier will use...
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Holcomb on trip to Taiwan, South Korea in search of semiconductor, battery investment
August 23, 2022 - Sunday, August 21, 2022 08:05 AM EDT By Gerry Dick, President, Inside INdiana Business INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric Holcomb and a delegation that includes Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and Purdue University officials are in Asia as part of the state’s amped-up efforts to attract investment from semiconductor and electric vehicle battery...
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Chamber launches ‘one-stop shop’ for talent development, education resources
August 22, 2022 - Tuesday, August 23, 2022 12:56 PM EDT By Alex Brown, Assistant Managing Editor (photo courtesy of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce) INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has launched an online platform to help job seekers with educational and job training opportunities throughout the state. The Talent Resource Navigator was established with...
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Purdue researchers receive $470K for commercialization
August 11, 2022 - Thursday, August 11, 2022 04:08 PM EDTUpdated: Thursday, August 11, 2022 04:31 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Rahim Rahimi’s flexible biodegradable microneedles pierce the biofilm layer of a wound and deliver the medicine to oxygenate the tissue and effectively eradicate biofilm infections on the wound. (photo courtesy of Purdue University/Vincent Walter) WEST...
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SkyWater project critical in microelectronics push
August 10, 2022 - Monday, August 8, 2022 09:14 AM EDTUpdated: Monday, August 8, 2022 03:23 PM EDT By Mickey Shuey, Indianapolis Business Journal Thomas Sonderman (podium) is the CEO of SkyWater Technology. (photo courtesy of Governor Eric Holcomb’s office) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - SkyWater Technology Inc.’s plan for a $1.8 billion semiconductor production facility at Purdue University isnâ€...
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Indiana technology hiring continues at near-record pace despite inflation
August 10, 2022 - Last Friday, August 5, the United States Labor Department released their July jobs data. The U.S. labor force showed robust gains, adding 528,000 workers with unemployment falling to 3.5 percent nationally. Following this data, CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, published their July jobs report, showing...
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