Texas-based Corsicana Mattress announced plans Wednesday to open a factory in LaPorte and hire up to 350 workers there by the end of 2023.

Indiana manufacturers are now eligible for on-site technical assistance and training from the Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

The expansion will create space for the automotive manufacturer to assemble transmissions in-house and increase service part production.

More than 1 in 4 workers experienced unemployment last month in several Indiana counties. Data released Tuesday from the Department of Workforce Development shows which areas of the state were hit hardest.

The RV industry in northern Indiana is preparing to reopen in early May. Manufacturers and dealers are brainstorming ways to keep employees safe as the coronavirus crisis continues.

As in World War II, automakers today represent manufacturing, engineering, and philanthropic capabilities that can be tapped for everything from face masks to ventilators and food programs.

More than 120,000 Hoosiers filed for unemployment insurance last week according to the Department of Workforce Development.

The recreational vehicle and boat manufacturer has production facilities in Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota and Florida.

Several auto manufacturers announced Wednesday temporary shutdowns at facilities in response to the novel coronavirus.

Honda said Wednesday that it will shut down plants in North America, including one in Greensburg, for a week starting Monday. On Tuesday night, Detroit's three automakers agreed to rotating temporary production suspensions.