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Nucor Steel Announces Multi-Million Dollar Investment In Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Ind. (WLFI) - Nucor Corporation, the largest U.S.-based steel producer, has announced plans to expand its Towers And Structures manufacturing operations in Crawfordsville. Company officials say the move would create up to 100 new jobs by the end of 2029. Nucor says it will invest $105 million to expand...
WKRC
University team to search for Amelia Earhart's plane
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WKRC) — A Purdue University research team is getting a rare opportunity to search for Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane. The team is partnering with an organization to search a lagoon in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Researchers say satellite imagery has revealed objects...
indianachamber.com
Purdue’s Daniels School of Business Welcomes President and CEO of Trident Systems
WEST LAFAYETTE – Join Purdue University’s Mitch Daniels School of Business in person or virtually for a talk by Trident Systems President and CEO Rupal Thanawala. Thanawala is speaking as part of the business school’s Principled Leadership Insights, a series featuring live, candid conversations that explore our guests’ professional journeys and the values shaping their decisions in high-stakes moments.
Current Publishing
Brownsburg schools project higher tax rate, $3.8M more in cuts as families protest bus walking zones
Brownsburg Community School Corp.’s tax rate is projected to rise next year even though the district is not approving new building projects, and officials say $3.8 million in additional budget cuts is needed. Shane Hacker, assistant superintendent for operations, told the school board Oct. 6. that the district’s streak...
vermilioncountyfirst.com
Local Owner-Operator JD Oaks looks to create opportunities and invest in Danville
DANVILLE, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2026) – A Chick-fil-A® restaurant will begin serving the Danville community at its newest location on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at 6:30 a.m., creating approximately 135 jobs. Chick-fil-A, Inc. selected Oaks to be the local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Danville. Located at 3217 N Vermillion...
CBS4 Indy
Braun: Nucor Corporation to expand manufacturing operations in Crawfordsville
INDIANAPOLIS — Nucor Corporation will soon expand its towers and structures manufacturing operations to Crawfordsville. According to a news release from the office of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, the company is expected to create up to 100 new jobs in Crawfordsville by the end of 2029. Braun’s office called the Nucor Corporation the “largest U.S.-based […]
Current Publishing
Costco plans debated at Westfield Plan Commission
A proposed Costco Wholesale warehouse was the topic of debate for more than 90 minutes during a public hearing at the Westfield Advisory Plan Commission’s Oct. 5 meeting. Plans for the store require an amendment to the Midtown Planned Unit Development at Ind. 31 and 191st Street. The wholesale retailer introduced its application for the warehouse and gas station during a recent Westfield City Council meeting. At that time, some councilors argued against a left turn into the site and expressed concern about the architectural and landscaping design.
WLFI.com
“There’s something there”; Researchers believe they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s airplane
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Amelia Earhart’s airplane went missing nearly 90 years ago. Now, a crew is currently on its way to find her airplane off the shore of an uninhabited island. The Archaeological Legacy Institute is partnering with Purdue University and the Purdue Research Foundation to complete...
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Farmer Sentiment Drops As Concerns About Input Costs Increase
WEST LAFAYETTE – Farmer sentiment declined, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, AEB, Index decreasing from 135 points in August to 123 points in September, see Figure 1. Both subindices declined, with the Index of Current Conditions dropping by 18 points and the Index of Future Expectations dropping by 9 points, see Figure 2.
Current Publishing
Local brothers open Friendly Market store
Business partners and brothers Jesse Mann and Soni Mann cut the ribbon on their new Friendly Market convenience store Oct. 2, alongside Westfield Chamber of Commerce officials and Westfield City Council members. Headquartered in Lafayette, the Friendly Market is a family-owned chain of convenience stores that started in 2006. After...
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Westfield Costco plan raises concerns about traffic congestion
A Costco Warehouse proposed in Westfield would create about 200 jobs, developers said. The company seeks to change zoning to allow for a Costco and gas station to be built on about 23 acres at the northwest corner of 191st Street and East Street. At about 167,000 square feet, the store would be about 15,000-20,000 square feet larger than older Costco stores. About 900 parking spaces would be included. The gas station would feature a total of 16 pumps over four rows. The site would be the fourth Central Indiana location for the membership-only big-box warehouse store chain, which also has stores in Noblesville and in Indianapolis’ Fortune Park and Castleton neighborhoods. The store would serve about 12,000 existing Costco members living within the city, Steve Cross, Costco’s real estate development director, said during the Westfield Advisory Plan Commission’s Oct. 5 public hearing on the proposal on Oct. 5. “We think this is an excellent access for our development,” Cross said about the Westfield site. “The basic benefits are providing local jobs, curbing retail leakage, keeping retail sales within the community itself, and generating taxes and significant disposable income from those employees to spend within the community.” The store would