(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. [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana INTERNnet, the statewide resource for internship opportunities managed by the Indiana Chamber, has helped connect students and employers across the state since 2001. Today, the organization honored excellence among interns, employers and career development professionals at the 10th annual IMPACT Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College. The theme for the luncheon was “Homegrown: Cultivating [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar reacts to the demise of Senate Bill 344, which contained civil rights protections for sexual orientation: “Compromise should not be viewed as a four-letter word. Extremely passionate advocates and opponents on this issue have deemed compromise of any kind a bad outcome – when compromise is typically how things get done in [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Charlie Cook, one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S. elections, will be the keynote speaker at the Indiana Chamber’s 2016 Legislative Dinner on February 9. Cook is the editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes state and national elections. He frequently appears on “Meet the Press” and “This Week” [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce reacts to the details of House Bill 1001 on transportation funding, as well as the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s call to overhaul ISTEP: House Bill 1001 Cam Carter, the Indiana Chamber’s vice president of economic development and federal relations: “Strategic thinking is needed to address Indiana’s nearly $1 billion annual transportation funding [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — A new report released today by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce encourages the state to implement a voluntary work share program, labeling it “a clear stabilizer during a business cycle.” Work share would enable employees to stay on their job at reduced hours during tough economic times and collect partial unemployment compensation. The policy – currently in [...]