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Interest in ICHRAs Builds for Employers

A byproduct of the pandemic saw health insurance premiums largely stable with claims down as elective surgeries and even more serious diagnoses sat on the back burner for many. Now, as attention to both has returned, a steep cost correction continues for health insurance. That’s especially true for employer group plans with 50 or more total employees, which is [...]

2024-02-27T16:42:13-05:00February 27th, 2024|

Quality of Place Initiative Stalls Out

SB 61 / Chamber Supports House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) announced last week that Senate Bill 61 would not be considered by the committee. The bill would allow a community to consider a petition to create a tourism improvement district (TID) and levy assessments from within the district to support local tourism. Until recently, there [...]

2024-02-26T13:15:16-05:00February 26th, 2024|

Nearly 200 Companies Named ‘Best Place to Work in Indiana’ for 2024

Rankings Announced at May 8 Best Places to Work Event (INDIANAPOLIS) — A multitude of industries from across the state are represented on the 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana list – with a record number 193 Hoosier businesses recognized, including more than 90 newcomers from last year. This marks the 19th edition for the Indiana Chamber of [...]

2024-05-07T10:15:57-04:00February 26th, 2024|

Legislation Addressing Nursing Shortage Passes Senate

HB 1259 / Chamber Supports Earlier this week, the Senate passed House Bill 1259, authored by Rep. Brad Barrett (R-Richmond), which helps address our lack of nurses, which is a growing crisis in Indiana. This challenge could become a severe impediment to access to health care, which is an important metric in the Chamber’s Indiana Prosperity 2035 plan. Indiana faces a growing [...]

2024-02-26T08:10:20-05:00February 26th, 2024|

Work and Learn Indiana Honors Excellence With 2024 Impact Awards

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Fearless. Creative. Original. These are among the qualities that helped define excellence at the 2024 Indiana Work-Based Learning Conference, featuring the 18th Annual Impact Awards. The event, hosted by Work and Learn Indiana (WLI), honored Hoosier work-based learners, employers, innovative programs, work-based learning supervisors and career development professionals today. A crowd of nearly 500 gathered for the [...]

2024-02-22T09:18:25-05:00February 22nd, 2024|

Indiana Chamber Calls on Business Community to Take ‘Pledge,’ Play Role in Improving Hoosier Health

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Wellness Council of Indiana are urging businesses and organizations to engage with their local health departments as a statewide push begins to get Hoosiers healthier. Health First Indiana, passed by the 2023 Indiana General Assembly, provides $225 million in funding over two years to county health departments to prioritize public [...]

2024-02-22T08:22:47-05:00February 22nd, 2024|

Hamilton Wins Platinum AVA Award

INDIANAPOLIS – Hamilton was named a 2024 Platinum AVA Award recipient in the Interactive Digital Video category for their work on Baxter’s Innovation Cubes. AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication. AVA digital [...]

2024-02-21T15:08:36-05:00February 21st, 2024|

netlogx’s Jaelin Roseman Selected as Indy’s Best and Brightest Finalist

Junior Achievement of Central Indiana honors 100 of central Indiana’s most outstanding young professionals INDIANAPOLIS — netlogx, a leading management consulting firm that helps public and private organizations navigate operational challenges effectively, is proud to announce Jaelin Roseman, consultant, has been selected as a finalist in the category of Manufacturing, Retail & Services for Junior Achievement of Central Indiana’s [...]

2024-02-21T10:02:28-05:00February 21st, 2024|

Deann Lehman Joins Northwest Bank as LPL Licensed Relationship Manager

BLOOMFIELD – Northwest Bank, a full-service financial institution offering a complete line of business and personal banking solutions, welcomes Deann Lehman to the Northwest Investment Services team as an LPL licensed relationship manager. In her role, Lehman will work alongside Larry Moss, CFP, LPL Financial Advisor, to provide a broad range of investment products and services tailored to the [...]

2024-02-21T09:53:30-05:00February 21st, 2024|