ELKHART — A vacant section of the old Miles Laboratories campus will be busy once more, as a local RV industry supplier plans to invest $17.6 million in a new facility at the site.
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BRISTOL — Winnebago Industries is expanding its boating business with a $255 million deal to acquire Barletta Pontoon Boats in Bristol, the company announced Tuesday.
Patrick Industries taps Rodino
La PORTE — Patrick Industries Inc. has announced plans to open a new facility in LaPorte, which would create up to 35 jobs in the city by 2025.
The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers, are sounding an unusual note of gratitude this summer:
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ELKHART — One of several local business owners who say they weren’t paid for services at the Concord Mall claims he was told to “bark like a seal” when he sought payment.
ELKHART — Three companies in Elkhart – in funeral services, retail and manufacturing – have been recognized for their longevity and service to employees, community and the state.
Eash joins Nuway as account executive
FORT WAYNE — Indiana Michigan Power is proposing additional investments in reliability, customer experience and new technologies as part of a rate review filing it made Thursday with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
ELKHART — The South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership is seeking to bring up to $50 million in state funding to the area to spur economic development as part of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s READI program.
BRISTOL — A Bristol trailer company has been fined for safety violations related to the use of a table saw in its plywood department.
ELKHART — Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers is bringing its mix of multidisciplinary services closer to home for Elkhart’s children.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Marion County judge ordered Friday that Indiana must continue the federal government's unemployment benefits, putting a temporary stop to Gov. Eric Holcomb's move to drop the state from the program.
Cook joins Community Foundation of Elkhart County
ELKHART — The unemployment rate in the Elkhart-Goshen area rose slightly in May but is still well below the double-digit jobless rate of one year ago, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS — The state unemployment rate was at 4 percent in May, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Wednesday.
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BRISTOL — A local wood manufacturing company is carving out a new and much larger home for itself.
ELKHART — Gov. Eric Holcomb is scheduled to attend this year’s RV/MH Hall of Fame induction dinner, organizers of the event said.
GOSHEN — A year ago, Jenny Frech wasn’t sure her gift shop specializing in handmade soaps would survive the pandemic.
ELKHART — The Builders Association of Elkhart County is hosting its 54th annual Parade of Homes Plus from Saturday, June 19, through Sunday, June 27, at homes throughout Elkhart County.
MIDDLEBURY — A concrete mixing company faces proposed fines of $14,000 for safety violations found after a worker’s death.
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ELKHART — A company hoping to build new homes at Lexington Landing at first faced opposition but later reworked its plan, winning an endorsement from the homeowners association president.
ELKHART — Leading recreational vehicle maker Thor Industries Inc. on Tuesday announced record results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30.
ELKHART — Dollar General’s hopes of building another store in Elkhart, at C.R. 6 and Stryker Street, were crushed at City Hall this week, as a City Council majority voted against a proposed rezoning.
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GOSHEN — The perfect meeting between form and function is the goal when Janus Motorcycles builds a new machine. The old-school motorcycles don’t just look like something out of the 1930s because designs at that time were beautiful. It’s that designs at that time, and today at Janus, let moto…
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SOUTH BEND — Grants have been awarded to eight regional colleges and universities for new programs designed to help the South Bend-Elkhart region advance its workforce skills.
ELKHART — Care Camps gained a new partner this week as Lippert Components Inc. announced its combined financial and volunteer support of the charity that helps children with cancer experience the healing power of the outdoors.
ELKHART — A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would ensure that all types of RVs are treated equally in the tax code.
ELKHART — Wholesale RV shipments set another record, as April 2021 had the most shipments of any April to date.
ELKHART — About 50 job seekers attended a state-sponsored job fair over the weekend – compared with about 40 companies offering hundreds of positions.
Boyer named to Concord human resources post
ELKHART — Kem Krest warehouse manager Tyler Ewing is among 30 young professionals named to the inaugural Conexus Indiana Rising 30 cohort, representing Indiana’s top talent under the age of 30 who will drive Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industries into the future.
BRISTOL — A Bristol-based plastics extrusion company broke ground on a new 83,000-square-foot addition that officials say will expand production lines and create up to 60 new jobs.
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ELKHART — As local coronavirus-related restrictions were undone last week and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendation for who should wear masks and where, fully vaccinated individuals can now leave facial coverings behind in many instances.
GOSHEN — Each year, participants of Get Fit Get Healthy (GFGH), an employee wellness program, are nominated as Champions of Wellness. GFGH is part of Goshen Health’s Business Health Advantage services to help meet the needs of employers in building a healthier workforce and increasing access…
ATLANTA — Winnebago Industries Foundation has announced its national partnership with Habitat for Humanity with a donation of $100,000 to the global housing nonprofit.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents receiving unemployment benefits will again have to show they are actively searching for work as the governor is reinstating a requirement that he lifted soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the state.
ELKHART — The RV Hall of Fame confirmed Thursday that the 2021 Supplier Show will be taking place in-person on Sept. 27-30 in conjunction with the Elkhart Dealer Open House.
SOUTH BEND — Officials with the Indiana Michigan Power, American Electric Power and the University of Notre Dame, along with Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, flipped the switch Thursday on a 20-megawatt solar farm, I&M’s fifth and largest solar farm yet.
ELKHART — Dec-O-Art continued the celebration of 50 years in business by supporting education and development at LaSalle Elementary School.
MIDDLEBURY — RV manufacturer Jayco celebrated milestone anniversaries for team members up to 50 years in March.
ELKHART — Hurricane deck-boats, an innovator in versatile deck-boat designs, announced it has started production in a new facility in Syracuse.
BRISTOL — Skinny Guy Campers, a small truck accessory company that produces self-contained overland truck bed campers, announced plans to locate in Elkhart County, creating up to 50 new jobs by the end of 2023.
ELKHART — LCI Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., announced that its new wholly-owned German subsidiary, LCI Industries GmbH, has acquired Schaudt GmbH Elektrotechnik & Apparatebau, a leading supplier of electronic controls and energy management syst…
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ELKHART — The RV Industry Association announced Monday that the first quarter of 2021 was the best-ever first quarter for wholesale RV shipments, as March – with more than 50,000 units shipped – was the best month of the year so far.
ELKHART — Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary will hold its 2021 commencement service from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1, on the AMBS campus in Elkhart, with limited attendance to follow COVID-19 safety protocols.
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GOSHEN — It’s been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and the need for help has not subsided within the community, according to nonprofit officials.
ELKHART — The jj Babbitt Company Inc. is under new ownership, but the 102-year-old manufacturer of mouthpieces for saxophones and clarinets will remain in Elkhart indefinitely, according to an announcement by Steve Rorie, president and new owner, along with his wife, Debra.
ELKHART — Employment in the Elkhart-Goshen area remained strong in March, with more than 3,000 more people working than one year earlier.
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BRISTOL — A new RV inspection facility is opening in Bristol and will bring more than 100 jobs to the area, according to the Michigan-based RV dealer General RV Center.
LaGRANGE — Interra Credit Union celebrated the opening of its LaGrange office Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening event.
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