Bankruptcy Indiana

In my last Indiana employment update a month or so ago, I shared both good news and bad news about companies that are downsizing their workforce and companies that are hiring workers.  This month's report, brought to you from Columbus, Indiana,  has more good news than bad. Since my four bankruptcy law offices serve many areas of central Indiana, I am always alert for job news from different parts of our state.

In Greenfield, Covance, Inc. will be adding 315 jobs at its laboratories.  These jobs include positions as support staff, technicians, all the way up to scientists and management.

In Whitestown, MVI Veterinary Supply, Inc. is leasing space, creating 30 new jobs by the end of the year.  The company will also be adding to employment by investing money in renovating existing warehouse space.

In Lafayette, Alorica, which operates a contact center, plans to hire 600 people (it now has 100 employees).

In Crane, CACI, a professional services and technology provider for the U.S. government, has opened an office and laboratory facility. CACI supports the U.S. Department of Defense through both its Crane and Bloomington facilities, and employs engineers and logistics professionals to support the Naval Support Activity base in southern Indiana.

A second company, Raydar & Associates, is expanding its workforce and its space in Crane as well.

Trucking firm Schneider National, Inc. is hiring 200 professional truck driver in northwest Indiana, while RV maker Fleetwood is hiring 650 workers in Decatur.

Therametric Technologies, an Indianapolis dental device company, is planning to build a $4 million headquarters in Noblesville and hire an additional 40 people to manufacture the device, which can help detect tooth cavities years earlier than traditional techniques.

Meanwhile, Rushville-based Omnicity Corp. said it plans to create 100 jobs within three years to provide wireless broadband service to rural subscribers across the state.

On the negative news side, in Evansville, American International Group consumer finance unit continues to eliminate branches and to make cutbacks.

Aircraft engine maker Pratt and Whitney will close its Indianapolis plant and lay off all its 100 workers over the next year and a half.

My goal in offering these updates, which I collate from a variety of news sources, is to help as many people as possible find and keep work.  I know only too well that, while bankruptcy offers debtors a chance to make a fresh financial start, one important key to that result is the availability of good jobs.