(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier organizations with a strong workplace environment were recognized tonight at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. Before a crowd of 1,200, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce unveiled rankings for the 100 companies that made the 2016 Best Places to Work in Indiana list (released in February). Winners were selected in four categories. Taking top honors: [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce announced today the 2016 recipient of the Ogletree Deakins Human Resources Professional of the Year award. Lisa Price, executive vice president of human resources at KAR Auction Services in Carmel, was honored during a luncheon at the 52nd Annual Human Resources Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. The HR Professional [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — R. Mark Lawrance will return to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in May as vice president of engagement and innovation policy. Lawrance served as director of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute from 2014 until earlier this year, guiding the comprehensive Thriving Communities, Thriving State initiative that was released in March and other important research and programs. [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has a new director of college and career readiness initiatives. Shelley Huffman previously worked for the Indiana State Budget Agency, Office of the Governor, under two administrations and was responsible for the funding oversight for the Indiana Department of Education. Huffman is also a former business development strategist for Heritage Christian School [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber is endorsing Congressman Todd Young (R-IN, 9th District) in his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. The announcement was made today at a press conference at Indiana Chamber headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. “We believe Todd Young is the most qualified and most economic-minded individual running for the Senate seat,” said Indiana Chamber President and CEO [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced today that the preferred route for Interstate 69 section 6 between Martinsville and Indianapolis is the State Road 37 corridor. Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and Hoosier Voices for I-69 Chairman Kevin Brinegar offers his comments: “We support INDOT’s decision that the State Road 37 corridor is the best alternative [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Today, Commissioner Rick J. Ruble presented the Governor’s Workplace Safety Award to eight Hoosier companies. The companies were honored for their proactive efforts to eliminate and reduce worker exposure to occupational safety and health hazards. The Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards Luncheon took place at the 2016 Indiana Safety and Health Conference and Expo at the Indiana Convention [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Monica Chamberlain has joined the Indiana Chamber of Commerce as its new membership manager for the north central and northeastern regions of the state. Chamberlain had spent the last seven years increasing revenue and enrollment at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, serving as the associate vice president of enrollment management. She was the institution’s director of admissions [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Employers don’t achieve outstanding safety records by accident. The Indiana Chamber says one way Hoosier organizations can equip their team with successful strategies is by attending the 2016 Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo on March 21-23 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. Presented with the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Society of [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — In testimony today, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce voiced its support for teachers and giving them a choice regarding their pension plans, as well as praised other efforts to attract and keep talented educators. Caryl Auslander, the Indiana Chamber’s vice president of education and workforce development policy, expands on some of her remarks on House Bill 1004. [...]
