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ASU Joins Purdue, Tennessee to Close Nuclear Workforce Gap Amid Reactor Boom
Arizona State University is teaming up with Purdue University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to tackle a shortage of nuclear-literate engineers, forming what the schools call the New Nuclear Academic Consortium. The partnership pairs ASU's massive engineering enrollment with Purdue reactor access and Tennessee's nuclear degree programs, resources the Tempe campus doesn't have on its own, as power companies, data centers and the federal government push for a rapid buildout of nuclear capacity.
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Fertilizer rig snags a guy wire and drops a 481-foot American Tower structure near Danville, Illinois
A guyed communications tower on Kickapoo Park Road northwest of Danville, Ill., collapsed Monday afternoon, Oct. 26, after a fertilizing truck caught part of one of its guy wires, according to WAND-TV, a tenant on the structure. The tower collapsed straight down and landed partly on a building housing transmitter equipment, with no injuries reported.
clintoncountydailynews.com
13 Homes Under Construction on Sunrise Drive in Frankfort
Workforce Housing construction on Sunrise Drive on the east side of Frankfort is making progress with several new homes being built. Construction is going quickly and units may be available for purchase and occupancy very soon. Erick Dircks stopped by to take a look at the new construction and put...
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Indiana EV Battery Plant Turns to Grid Storage Orders
A Kokomo, Indiana battery plant built with federal financing for electric vehicles is now filling grid storage orders. Samsung SDI said on Oct. 26 that it will deliver 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of storage systems made at the StarPlus Energy plant to Alpha Omega Power (AOP) by the end of 2026, according to a company announcement. With an initial contract signed late last year, the two orders total 1.5 GWh.
The Exponent
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Tale of two farmers: Nitrogen prices force strategy rewrite
Securing nitrogen at the right price is like hitting a moving target. Add zero flexibility into the mix without on-farm storage, and you’re at the mercy of the swings in the market. But Brian Scott decided to take control of his nitrogen pricing strategy. Now, he’s laying the groundwork...
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HarperCollins Plans Buffalo Warehouse Closure as Indiana Distribution Center Takes Shape
HarperCollins is preparing a major change to its North American physical distribution network, with plans to close a Buffalo warehouse in early 2028 as operations shift toward a new distribution facility in Brownsburg, Indiana. The move could affect how books travel from a publisher's inventory to retailers, but an announced...
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ISDA, Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing Announce Recipients of Stewardship Award
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing recently announced Mainstay Farming Partnership located in Kewanna, Indiana and Breisch Farms LLC located in Greentown, Indiana, as the winners of the 2026 Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing Stewardship Award. In its second year, the Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing Stewardship Award is...
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Bainbridge Plastics Maker Doubles Down With New Plant, Targets 40 Jobs
Exhibit A Plastics marked the opening of its newly built manufacturing facility on the north side of Bainbridge this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house, celebrating a move that kept the company's local workforce intact while expanding its production capacity. The injection-molded plastics manufacturer held the event Oct. 22 at its new address, 7338 N. CR 200 East, roughly a year after breaking ground on the site.
Current Publishing
Hometown growth: Town council president discusses investment, challenges of preserving Brownsburg’s charm
For Ben Lacey, the Town of Brownsburg’s growth is personal. The town council president was born and raised in Brownsburg, attended high school there and raised three children who graduated from Brownsburg schools. After years of watching the community change, he joined the Advisory Plan Commission before serving on the town council for about six years.