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Childcare Summit in D.C. Helps Move Conversation Forward

While much was being discussed Friday about the Presidential debate, I was in Washington, D.C., focused on a different topic – the National Childcare Innovation Summit. Presented in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and U.S. Department of Commerce, organizers expect this Summit will "serve as a call to action, underscoring the pivotal [...]

2024-07-01T08:46:46-04:00July 1st, 2024|

BizVoice Digital: A Different Field of Dreams

Jobs in Indiana are plentiful, and it appears the Hoosier economy is poised for growth. But there’s one big obstacle: a major dearth of housing at all levels. With hundreds of thousands of housing units needed statewide, Indiana is one of the few states in the nation with such a serious shortage. But policymakers, business leaders and homebuilders are [...]

2024-06-27T11:51:15-04:00June 27th, 2024|

Hoosier Huddle Brings Together Indiana Leaders

The Indiana Chamber was pleased to take an active role in the state’s Hoosier Huddle event on Friday at Butler University’s famed Hinkle Fieldhouse. The gathering, which welcomed contingents from all over the state, focused on the key elements of The Hoosier Playbook, a resource guide to build awareness of state programs and initiatives. Among the session topics: solutions [...]

2024-06-25T15:29:08-04:00June 24th, 2024|

Inaugural Women’s Summit Combines Empowerment and Sports

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Confidence and teamwork are as much winning strategies in the workplace as they are on the playing field. A new event, the 2024 Indiana Women's Summit, explores that dynamic and offers a forum for women to empower each other, network and learn best practices that translate to enhanced work-life fulfillment. The inaugural Indiana Women’s Summit takes place [...]

2024-06-20T10:21:45-04:00June 20th, 2024|

Applications Open for Indiana’s ‘Best’ Manufacturing Workplace

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Best Places to Work in Manufacturing® contest returns for a third year to celebrate the state’s extensive manufacturing industry. The survey and awards program, which is presented by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, honors Hoosier manufacturing employers that are making their workplaces great. “Manufacturing has long been one of the pillars of the Indiana economy, [...]

2024-06-10T09:11:33-04:00June 10th, 2024|

Indiana Chamber’s Wellness Council Receives Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Grant for Big Hoosier Well-Being Project

(INDIANAPOLIS) — With mental health challenges on the rise for many Hoosiers, helping Indiana companies promote well-being among their workforces has become imperative. Now a key grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to the Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI), a subsidiary of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, will enable key research for WCI’s Hoosier Well-Being [...]

2024-06-06T09:17:17-04:00June 6th, 2024|

VIDEO: Proposed Overtime Regulations Could Hinder Businesses

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hwVFi1oDQ08 Our VP Ashton Eller shares that the Biden administration recently unveiled significant overtime regulations geared towards shifting workplace dynamics to the detriment of employers. This marks the latest in a string of initiatives by President Biden to leverage the authority of federal regulatory bodies in advancing policy objectives. We agree with the U.S. Chamber that this decision sets [...]

2024-06-04T14:51:51-04:00June 4th, 2024|

New Employment Law Handbook Available

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The past year has seen no shortage of changes in employment law policies. For instance, the latest decisions impacting the legality of employee handbook policies, severance agreements and timelines for union representation elections are sure to shake up the business world. The Indiana Chamber is helping employers navigate these changes with the recently released 19th edition of [...]

2024-05-23T09:26:29-04:00May 23rd, 2024|

Federal Data Privacy Bill a Red Flag

Alarm bells rang last month among the business community when Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) unveiled the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). Both members chair committees (the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, respectively) in which they plan to hear the bill in the coming [...]

2024-05-22T14:02:33-04:00May 22nd, 2024|

Tax Policies, Infrastructure Spending on List of Study Topics

The Legislative Council, a panel of high-ranking legislators charged with managing the business of the legislative branch, met recently, and assigned topics of study to various interim committees. Interim committees will work over the coming months to review the topics and make recommendations for policy changes or legislative actions in 2025. Additional topics were assigned to the Funding Indiana’s [...]

2024-05-21T09:29:44-04:00May 21st, 2024|