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Indiana’s Largest Safety and Health Conference Returns February 24

(INDIANAPOLIS) — A full slate of experts is geared up to speak at the 2025 Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo, which runs February 24-26 at the Indiana Convention Center. The three-day event, presented by the Central Indiana Chapter of ASSP and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in partnership with INSafe and the Coalition for Construction Safety, is the largest gathering of its kind in [...]

2025-01-28T10:25:57-05:00January 28th, 2025|

Removing Barriers and Aligning Workforce Training Visions

HB 1515, SB 366 and SB 448 / Chamber Supports Legislative committees have wasted no time with the start of session moving forward on several significant education and workforce initiatives, including deregulation, training and credentials, expanding pre-K capacity and more. The Chamber testified last week in support of authorizing charter schools to be eligible to access STEM teacher recruitment [...]

2025-01-27T14:57:57-05:00January 27th, 2025|

Senate Bill Targets Double Taxation for Business Owners

SB 314 / Chamber Supports The Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee heard testimony last week on Senate Bill 314. The bill seeks to refine the state’s pass-through entity tax (PTET) and eliminate double taxation for resident business owners. Authored by Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-Noblesville), the proposal would allow pass-through entities to exclude income earned by resident owners in [...]

2025-09-15T16:15:31-04:00January 27th, 2025|

Farmland Tax Reform Shifts Burden to Indiana Businesses

HB 1192 / Chamber Neutral The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony last week on House Bill 1192, authored by Rep. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer). This is an Indiana Farm Bureau priority bill that proposes adjustments to Indiana’s farmland assessment formula, including the exclusion of the two highest market value years in the six-year rolling average – effectively making [...]

2025-01-22T09:07:56-05:00January 22nd, 2025|

WRTV Highlights Potential Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsrCo90IIEA Among our legislative priorities in 2025 is advocating for the state to create an Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The vessel for the measure will be House Bill 1172, authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty). WRTV-6 featured the bill and spoke with our Senior Vice President David Ober about its potential impact.

2025-01-21T12:59:41-05:00January 21st, 2025|

School Deregulation Measure Gets Early House Consideration

HB 1002 / Chamber Supports Relieving school districts from some unnecessary and contradictory regulations is the goal of a House Republican priority bill heard last week in the House Education Committee. House Bill 1002, authored by committee chair Rep. Robert Behning (R-Indianapolis), is the first step in a multi-year effort to streamline the state’s school regulatory code. Indiana Code [...]

2025-01-21T08:26:15-05:00January 21st, 2025|

New Indiana Chamber Report on Artificial Intelligence Touts Benefits to Embracing the Technology

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Following up on its AI Leadership Summit at the Rally innovation conference last year, the Indiana Chamber Foundation today released its report, “Seizing the Economic Power of Artificial Intelligence.” The analysis, done by Accenture, highlights the tangible benefits to employers and the state in adopting the technology. “By embracing a people-centric approach to AI, Indiana stands to [...]

2025-01-17T12:34:35-05:00January 17th, 2025|

Honda Civic Hybrid Named 2025 North American Car of the Year

American Honda Zone Manager Josh Beckner holds the 2025 North American Car of the Year™ trophy next to the winning car, the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid, in Detroit on January 10. Congrats to Honda! Its Honda Civic Hybrid, made at the company's Greensburg plant, just won the prestigious 2025 North American Car of the Year award! A [...]

2025-01-13T12:20:48-05:00January 13th, 2025|

Sinders Joins WNIT’s ‘Politically Speaking’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jb9k9hX3Fs Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders joined PBS Michiana -WNIT's "Politically Speaking" show this week. She outlined 2025 legislative goals shaping workforce development, entrepreneurship and Indiana’s business climate. The Chamber also hopes to explore second-chance employment reforms, tax policies and education strategies for future growth. We released our 2025 Legislative Priorities this week as well. [...]

2025-01-10T14:18:12-05:00January 10th, 2025|