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11/3/26 PM UPDATE: Peoples Bank acquisition moves forward; Astemo expanding in Muncie; CS PowerTech begins second phase of solar cell plant in Jeffersonville

Inside INdiana Business Radio for the afternoon of Nov. 3, 2026.

The planned $208 million acquisition of Finward Bancorp in Munster, the parent of Peoples Bank, by Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp has cleared a key hurdle. Auto-parts maker Astemo Indiana is investing $11 million to expand in Muncie. CS PowerTech has begun work on the second phase of its massive solar cell manufacturing plant in Jeffersonville. Plus, Indiana's childcare voucher waitlist sees a big drop, and H5N1 hits two Newton County dairy farms.

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