Crane Expansion, Guardian Bikes, and Big Bets on Southern Indiana
Update: 2025-04-20
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In this episode of Inside INdiana Business with Gary Dick, military might meets rural transformation. A $600 million private investment is on the horizon near the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana, as 16 companies commit to a new munitions campus in Bloomfield. The project could bring thousands of jobs to southern Indiana and redefine economic growth in the region.
Plus:
- A deeper look at how Crane is anchoring a national security innovation hub.
- Why the town of Bloomfield may be Indiana’s next economic development boomtown.
- Guardian Bikes goes big: The Seymour-based company launches large-scale U.S. frame manufacturing to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers.
- Fort Wayne’s L3Harris opens a $125M payload facility to support the future of missile defense.
- River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville hits $3B in economic impact.
- Notre Dame opens the tap—alcohol sales now allowed in general seating at football games.
Also in this episode:
- Yelp’s Brittany Smith shares the top budget-friendly bites across Indiana, from cinnamon rolls in Nashville to burgers in Anderson.
- Fisher’s native Vince Dixon returns home to premiere a powerful short film based on his family’s battle with addiction.
- Caitlin Clark teams up with Gainbridge in a new national ad as Fever tickets officially sell out for the season.
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