Articles tagged as: manufacturing
January 20, 2017
70 Layoffs Expected At Northern Indiana Factory
Schneider Electric in Peru plans to lay off about 70 workers and move some production to out-of-state factories.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2017
Manufacturers, State Lawmakers Set Sights On Workforce Development
Gov. Eric Holcomb told factory owners Wednesday he knows they're struggling to find enough qualified employees.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2017
N. Indiana Expansion Drives Hope For Banner Year In RV Industry
Forest River will add more than 400 new jobs in LaGrange County in the next two years, as the region's mainstay industry continues to rebound.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2016
Carrier CEO: Indy Investment Will Help Automate Factory
The interview came just days after Hayes agreed to keep 730 factory workers in Indianapolis, in exchange for $7 million in state tax breaks.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2016
CEO: Investment To Automate At Carrier Will Mean Fewer Jobs
In an interview with CNBC, United Technologies chief executive Greg Hayes says a $16 million investment to limit outsourcing will increase automation.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2016
Union Revises Down Number Of Carrier Jobs Spared In Trump Deal
The United Steelworkers says the number of jobs saved is actually 800, not more than 1,100 as President-elect Donald Trump said last week.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2016
Northern Indiana RV Maker To Add 2 Plants, Over 250 Jobs
Keystone RV, a subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc., plans to spend $8.6 million on the plants in Goshen, 25 miles east of South Bend.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2016
Carrier Says It Has Reached Deal to Keep Jobs In Indianapolis
Air conditioning company Carrier Corp. said Tuesday that it had reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence planned to travel to the state Thursday to unveil the agreement alongside company officials.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2016
Carrier, Trump Reach Deal To Keep Manufacturing Jobs In U.S.
Roughly half of the jobs originally slated to move to Mexico will stay at the air-conditioning company's Indianapolis plant. Trump made the company's decision a major campaign talking point.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2016
Racial Divide Made Gary Quick To Decline, Slow To Recover
Manufacturing, underwhelming economic recoveries and race play a role in Gary's slow-recovering economy.
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