EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel joined executives from Berry Plastics Corporation today to announce the company's plans to expand its Evansville, Ind. operations, creating 360 new jobs by 2015. The plastics packaging company, which employs over 1,200 people in Evansville and more than 13,500 worldwide, will invest $150 million to expand its

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA - March 25, 2009: Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide $20 million to an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne to accelerate the development of northeast Indiana's workforce and talent resources, officials announced today. The program, entitled Talent Opportunity Success (TOpS) 2015, will develop education, training and talent initiatives in science,

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (March 13, 2009) - Indiana Secretary of Commerce, E. Mitchell Roob, Jr., joined executives from Carrier Corp. today to celebrate United Technologies Electronic Controls' (UTEC) recognition as one of IndustryWeek's Top 10 Best Plants in North America. UTEC is a subsidiary of Carrier Corp., the world's largest provider of heating, ventilation, airconditioningand refrigeration (

INDIANAPOLIS (March 13, 2009) - Ten sites across Indiana earned the title of 'shovel ready' today, paving the way for businesses to quickly locate new operations on property ready for development. The 10 new sites located in Boone, Carroll, Dearborn, Gibson, Jackson, Orange, Ripley, Spencer and Tippecanoe counties join the list of 38 other 'shovel ready' sites identified by the state since 2006

BUTLER, Ind. (March 12, 2009) - Governor Mitch Daniels joined with executives from exterior door manufacturer, Therma-Tru Doors, today to announce the company's plans to expand its manufacturing operations here, creating more than 150 new jobs over the next two years. The residential steel and fiberglass door systems manufacturer will invest $5 million over the next three years to consolidate its

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - BAE Systems, a global developer of defense, security and aerospace systems, will expand its Fort Wayne operations by adding approximately 200 full-time positions over the next two years."We've created the best conditions for business growth in Indiana so companies like BAE Systems will continue to make positive impacts in our state. This expansion is welcome news during this

Created by the Indiana General Assembly in 1999 and brought under the leadership of the IEDC in 2005, Indiana’s 21st Century Research and Technology Fund (21 Fund) focuses on entrepreneurial ventures that have demonstrated a market potential for commercialization of innovative technologies.The 21 Fund provides financial support to highly innovative Indiana-based companies, helping them make the

INDIANAPOLIS - Lawmakers and motorsports executives joined today to celebrate the date as Indiana Motorsports Day, celebrating the achievements of Indiana's motorsports champions.Representatives of five Indiana-based racing series champions and executives from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy Racing League and the National Hot Rod Association, gathered at the Statehouse for the celebration,

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 27, 2009) - Indiana small business owners will have an opportunity to learn from national experts how to better compete for federal innovation and technology dollars at the Indiana SBIR/STTR Conference April 14 and 15.The Indiana Economic Development Corporation will host the conference, held at the Downtown Indianapolis Hyatt Regency, to teach business owners about the federal

In the past six months, several Indiana companies honored as 2008 Indiana Companies to Watch have made quite a splash, creating hundreds of new Hoosier jobs and positioning themselves for fuThe inaugural class of 50 Companies to Watch came from all corners of the state and represented a wide variety of industries. Honored by the IEDC, the Indiana Small Business Development Centers (ISBDC), and

ANDERSON, Ind. (March 4, 2009) - Governor Mitch Daniels joined Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon and executives from Nestlé today to celebrate the opening of Nestlé's Anderson facility which produces Nesquik Ready-to-Drink and Nestlé Coffee-mate Liquid Products. Nestlé started construction on the $359 million Anderson facility in 2006 with the first phase of its operations now at full production. In