KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (Dec. 16, 2008) - Taylor Made Group, a manufacturer of original equipment and aftermarket products, announced today it will expand its operations here, doubling its 50-person workforce in the next two years.The company, which currently makes windshields for marine equipment manufacturers, will invest more than $737,000 to relocate its Springfield, Tenn. heavy equipment

It should come as no surprise that Northern Indiana is a major medical products manufacturing center. For more than a hundred years, the region has been an economic powerhouse, attracting first-tier business giants in the automotive, steel, electronics, appliance, and recreational vehicle industries. Close to the Midwestern metropolis of Chicago, the region is graced with an ample cadre of

Site Selection Magazine is joining Forbes, Standard and Poor's and CNBC when it comes to saying good things about Indiana. The publication has ranked Indiana the fifth best state to operate a business in its November issue. Governor Mitch Daniels says as the country heads into a difficult time this ranking means we are well positioned to stand out and attract new jobs and investment. The state

ITT Corp. this week announced that its Communications Systems business, headquartered in Fort Wayne, has won a five-year contract to provide engineering and communications services to the Navy.The contract could be worth as much as $160 million to the company.Tim White, an ITT spokesman, said there will be no direct employment impact in Fort Wayne.The company employs about 150 people to fulfill

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A team of engineers and scientists here are on the verge of a technology breakthrough that could put the power of a supercomputer on the belt of America's military.Bloomington-based MNB Technologies Inc. announced today the Department of Defense awarded the company an $85,000 grant to further develop its wearable supercomputer, a 16-ounce device that packs the computing power

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A small development firm here focused on creating cooling technologies for applications ranging from the space shuttle to nuclear reactors could hold the key to unlocking the power of new consumer technologies.Mudawar Thermal Systems announced today the Navy awarded the company a grant for up to $1.5 million to create a new software system to accelerate the development of

Grant to Accelerate Development of Application's Web, Mobile FeaturesCARMEL, Ind. (Dec. 2, 2008) - Customer service software developer Interactions Corporation announced today the launch of its new cost efficient conference call technology that eliminates the need for PIN numbers and reservations and could create more than 100 new high-tech jobs here. Branded "Hey Otto 1.0", the interactive

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (Nov. 25, 2008) - Perkins Specialized Transportation, a contract trucking firm, announced today its plans to expand its operations here, creating up to 20 new jobs.The nearly century-old company, which provides long-haul and regional truckload distribution throughout the 48 contiguous states, will invest more than $14.9 million to improve its 40,000 square-foot headquarters in

Company will focus hiring efforts on military veteransINDIANAPOLIS - National debt recovery agency Premiere Credit of North America announced plans today to expand its national headquarters here, more than doubling its 250-person workforce.The firm, which specializes in recovering unpaid government debt, plans to invest more than $4 million to expand its eastside headquarters and to locate a

INDIANAPOLIS - A national survey of real estate executives and a review of Indiana's record-breaking success in economic development scored the Hoosier state a top five finish nationally in Site Selection magazine's 2008 business climate survey.Revealed in the November 2008 issue of the magazine, Indiana was the top place finisher in the Midwest and was the most improved state in the nation,