Roche plans $300 million in Indiana upgrades

Indiana

Authorities: House fire set after dispute

LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a man was critically injured in a central Indiana house fire that was intentionally set a couple hours after police had been called there for a domestic dispute.Today 7:10 am

Indiana Toll Road rates increase for some July 1

GRANGER – The cost of driving on the Indiana Toll Road is going up for motorists not using transponders to pay. ITR Concession Co.Today 4:07 am

Covered bridge poised to reopen

A 140-year-old covered bridge in northeast Indiana heavily damaged last fall when a too-tall semitrailer drove through it should be reopening to traffic soon.Today 3:00 am

INDIANAPOLIS – Roche Diagnostics Corp. says it plans to spend $300 million over the next decade on projects at its North American headquarters in Indianapolis.

Company executives announced Wednesday that work would start this fall on building a center for training customers on the use of its medical products. Roche also plans to refurbish existing buildings, buy manufacturing equipment for new diabetes care test strips and upgrade its computer equipment.

The subsidiary of Swiss-based Roche now has about 3,000 employees in Indiana and says it expects adding up to 100 jobs at the Indianapolis headquarters by 2017.

Roche Diagnostics president Jack Phillips said the company is proud to be part of a growing life sciences industry in central Indiana and that the investment shows that Roche is committed to Indianapolis.