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BioCrossroads Celebrates Catalent Expansion
April 26, 2022 - Catalent Pharma Solutions facility in Bloomington. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The chief executive officer of BioCrossroads, the state’s initiative to grow Indiana’s life sciences sector, says Thursday’s announcement that New Jersey-based Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) plans to invest $350 million to expand its Bloomington operations sends a...
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NSWC Crane to expand presence at WestGate Academy
April 19, 2022 - April 20, 2022 View/share from our web page Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane has signed a lease to occupy 14,000 square feet at the WestGate Technology Academy in Odon, Indiana. (Photo provided) Download image ODON, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane (NSWC Crane), a Navy federal laboratory in southern Indiana, has signed...
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Banks to Host Northeast Indiana Defense Summit
April 11, 2022 - FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Northeast Indiana is home to a robust defense manufacturing sector. Nearly 11,000 people there work in defense and aerospace and there are more than 38,000 engineers in the region. Indiana’s 3rd District Congressman Jim Banks says the inaugural Northeast Indiana Defense Summit April 11 in Fort Wayne will...
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Indy Tech Scene Has Big Name Booster
April 11, 2022 - The Salesforce Towers serves as a backdrop to Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. (IIB photo/Wes Mills) INDIANAPOLIS - The growing technology ecosystem in Indianapolis has garnered the attention of AOL cofounder Steve Case and his venture firm Revolution. According to business publication Forbes, the billionaire entrepreneur’s Rise of...
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Purdue Foundry Invests in Tech Startups
April 3, 2022 - Pluto Aerospace CEO Christopher Nilsen makes a pitch during Purdue Foundry’s Boost program. (photo courtesy of Zach Mogensen, SocialFlip) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Three Indiana-based startups with connections to Purdue University have each received $25,000 as part of the Purdue Foundry’s Boost accelerator program. The program helps accelerate the...
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Purdue Receives $2.8M for AgrAbility Projects
April 3, 2022 - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering AgrAbility Program has received $2.1 million in funding for the National AgrAbility Project. In addition, the university has received $720,000 for the Indiana version of the project from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Institute of Food and Agriculture...
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CICP Foundation Receives $35M from Lilly Endowment
March 21, 2022 - The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership is headquartered at the 16 Tech Innovation District in Indianapolis. (photo courtesy of 16 Tech) INDIANAPOLIS - The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation in Indianapolis has received five grants totaling $34.6 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. The foundation says the funds will be used to support collaborative projects...
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Hoosier Startup Using Data to Predict Water Pipe Breaks
March 21, 2022 - Jackson Bolek is the co-founder and CEO of Utiliz. (photo provided) EVANSVILLE, Ind. - An Evansville-based startup is looking to help water utilities prevent pipe breaks. Utiliz has developed a subscription-based app that can predict which pipes are most likely to fail next by aggregating data from a variety of...
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Resultant to Expand DOC Learning Management System
March 21, 2022 - Indy-based Resultant is an IT consulting firm. (photo provided) INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis-based technology and analytics consulting firm has been hired by the Michigan Department of Corrections to expand its statewide learning management system. Resultant will work with the MDOC to offer offenders access to virtual instruction, certification programs, the...
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New Uplands Foundation to Support WestGate Growth
March 16, 2022 - Friday, March 11, 2022 03:03 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter WestGate@Crane Technology Park (photo courtesy of Regional Opportunity Initiatives) ODON, Ind. - A new foundation has been created to lead the physical development of the WestGate@Crane Technology Park in Odon. The Uplands Science and Technology Foundation aims to grow...
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