SOUTH BEND – Major upgrades and improvements are coming to South Bend International Airport.A company called Corporate Wings plans to renovate the former DHL building. It’s investing $6.5 million to be able to fly private jets from around the world in and out of South Bend. Corporate Wings is a fixed-base operator (FBO), meaning it’s…
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BREMEN, Ind. – Universal Bearings, LLC, a manufacturer of loose needles and needle bearings, announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating up to 78 new jobs by 2017. The company, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Hanwha Group, will invest $39.1 million to construct and equip a new 100,000 square-foot building on its 13-acre…
A national economic development consultant has ranked the Elkhart area as the nation’s second-best small city for job growth. The Elkhart-Goshen metro area ranked second out of 240 small-sized cities, defined as those having less than 150,000 jobs, up from a 65th ranking last year. The area ranked fourth among 398 cities of all sizes….
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WARSAW, Ind. (April 24, 2014) – Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH) (“Zimmer” or the “Company”) and Biomet, Inc.’s parent company (“Biomet”) today announced that their respective Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement under which Zimmer will acquire Biomet in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $13.35 billion, including the…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – St. Joseph County Airport Authority Board President Tom Botkin announced today that South Bend Airport (SBN) is becoming South Bend International. The Airport team, in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is working to build two distinct facilities; a General Aviation Facility and a Federal Inspection Station. Both of…
