Indiana Solar Manufacturing, Rural Health and Creative Economy

Indiana solar manufacturing takes a major step forward as CS PowerTech opens a nearly $1 billion Jeffersonville cell factory expected to create 1,200 jobs. Rusty Schmit, president of CS PowerTech, explains how the River Ridge Commerce Center facility will produce advanced HJT photovoltaic cells for panels deployed across the United States. He discusses the decision to change technologies during development, the specialized workforce needed for production, and the company's role in rebuilding a domestic solar supply chain. The program also tracks major investment across Indiana. Indiana Michigan Power proposes a natural gas generating facility at its Rockport site as coal units move toward retirement. A defense industrial campus near Crane expands to more than 1,500 acres, Columbus opens a center for machine and vehicle technology, and Purdue Research Foundation acquires an Indianapolis research building. IBJ Media's Indiana 250 gathering brings together leaders from across the state to assess the economy, regional growth and the outlook for investment. Kylie Veleta reports on Margaret Mary Health's new $125 million hospital in Batesville, one of the state's first fully electric hospitals. Additional health and life sciences stories include Dan Malarek's appointment to lead Roche Diagnostics North America, new ownership and expansion plans at Fort Wayne Metals, and Langham Logistics' pharmaceutical cold storage growth in Plainfield. The broadcast closes with Amplify Hancock's workforce training campus and Polina Osherov's case for treating Indiana's creative industries as an economic sector. Osherov, executive director of Pattern Inc. and founding board chair of the Creative Economy Leadership Alliance, says the group will advocate for policy, investment and infrastructure supporting private-sector creative businesses. Inside Indiana Business is presented by Elevate Ventures, Indiana University, and the Indiana Association of Realtors.