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Franklin Electric: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $33 million. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company said it had profit of 70 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. April 27, 2024. Editorial: Motorists need strategies, not scare campaigns, to reduce driving distractions More than 40,000 people in the U.S. were killed last year in vehicle crashes, according to preliminary data from the National Highway...
Google plans to invest $2 billion to build data center in northeast Indiana, officials say
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana that will help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud business, company and state officials said Friday. The data center planned for Fort Wayne was announced in...
Steel Dynamics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $584 million. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company said it had net income of $3.67 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations....
New Fort Wayne, Indiana, mayor is sworn in a month after her predecessor's death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Democrat Sharon Tucker was sworn in Tuesday as the new mayor of Indiana’s second-most populous city, nearly a month after her predecessor's death. Tucker, who had been a Fort Wayne City Council member, took the oath of office Tuesday morning at the Clyde...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Indianapolis Business Journal. April XX, 2024. Editorial: Voting is crucial to democracy and your way to influence policy On the one hand, it’s hard to understand why so many people don’t vote. Voting is an opportunity to influence the government...
Councilwoman chosen as new Fort Wayne mayor, its 1st Black leader, in caucus to replace late mayor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne city councilwoman was chosen Saturday as the new mayor of Indiana’s second most populous city, and its first Black leader, during a caucus to replace its late mayor, who died in March. Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, a Democrat, will also become...
Indiana House Democratic leader to run for mayor of Fort Wayne following death of Tom Henry
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Democratic House leader state Rep. Phil GiaQuinta intends to run for Fort Wayne mayor in an upcoming caucus to replace the city's late mayor who died last week, an adviser to the lawmaker confirmed Wednesday. Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry died March 28...
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry died Thursday, a day after after experiencing a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer. He was 72. The announcement from his office that the Democratic mayor had “passed away peacefully” came just hours after Henry’s...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Indianapolis Business Journal. March 14, 2024. Editorial: Gubernatorial debates, forums give insight into Indiana issues It was just a few weeks ago that we used this space to call on the candidates for governor to focus more on the issues impacting state government...
