Greene County Economic Development Corp. leaders say they are now prioritizing housing development to support hundreds of expected high-wage jobs tied to the project. At the University of Notre Dame, internationally recognized biomedical engineer John Fisher will join the faculty Aug. 1 as director of the Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative and as the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. Negotiations are continuing between BP and United Steelworkers Local 71 over a new contract for workers at the Whiting Refinery. A controversial casino relocation bill is headed to the full Indiana Senate after clearing the Appropriations Committee in an 8-5 vote, though lawmakers say concerns remain about key provisions. The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs in a 6-3 decision. Plus, construction is underway on the 1,100-acre National Security Industrial Hub in Bloomfield, where the American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation is leading development of a major defense manufacturing campus.