(INDIANAPOLIS) — Today, Indiana Department of Labor Commissioner Rick Ruble presented the Governor’s Workplace Safety Award to seven Hoosier companies. These 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 2015 Indiana Safety and Health Conference and Expo at the Indiana [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — David Gregory knows the political scene at the highest level. He was the White House correspondent for NBC during the George W. Bush presidency. More recently, he was host of Meet the Press for six years (2008-2014). Gregory brings his insights to Indiana on March 11 as the keynote speaker at the Indiana Chamber’s 2015 Legislative Dinner. Opening remarks will be presented by [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar on the decision of House Republicans to pursue House Bill 1019, which would repeal the state’s common construction wage statute. The bill passed the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee early this afternoon: “The Indiana Chamber, although surprised to learn of the addition of this issue to the [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier companies wanting to boost employee productivity and morale need look no further than the state’s largest workplace safety and health conference. On March 16-18, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Safety and Health Conference & Expo – Safety is Your Pot of Gold features more than 60 educational sessions and 100-plus exhibitors. The conference takes place at the [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana INTERNnet has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to be a “catalyst for internship opportunities statewide.” The organization is charged with expanding its cooperative efforts with the business sector, education institutions and state government, and inspiring new sources of support and partnership. An affiliated program of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services giving the green light to the Healthy Indiana Plan expansion (HIP 2.0), which is in lieu of traditional Medicaid expansion required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “We are very pleased that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on Governor Pence’s State of the State address: "We agree with the Governor that many accomplishments over the last decade have distinguished Indiana as a place for companies to relocate, bring jobs and make investments. But more importantly, we agree that there is a lot more work to do to both keep pace and to stand out from [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — How will the money be prioritized? That’s the overriding question as lawmakers return to the Indiana General Assembly next week to start work on a new two-year state budget. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce will be pushing for more dollars for an expanded education-based preschool program for low-incomefamilies. “Prudent financial decisions are necessary in budget sessions but so too [...]

(INDIANAPOLIS) — A new report commissioned by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation finds that school counselors are not able to meet the range of postsecondary needs of students, due in large part to a stagnant system and a variety of situations often out of their control. “What we have is a counseling issue, not an issue with the [...]