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Learn How to Create or Improve a High-Quality Work-Based Learning Program

Are you procrastinating creating a work-based learning program? Has your existing program run out of steam? The Institute for Workforce Excellence's virtual workshop series is for you! Work-Based Learner Today, Employee Tomorrow is a set of three sessions guiding participants through crafting a purposeful program from start to finish. This series starts April 7 and has limited availability. Each [...]

2026-03-26T10:43:10-04:00March 26th, 2026|

Indiana Chamber Names ‘Workforce First Employers’ Leading the Future of Talent Development

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for Workforce Excellence today announced the initial companies to earn their new Workforce First Employer designation, a recognition of Indiana organizations that are setting a higher standard for talent development and delivering measurable, high-impact workforce practices. The first group of honorees are Cimtech from New Albany, The Garrett Companies [...]

2026-04-08T22:11:20-04:00March 24th, 2026|

Chamber Partners with Keramida to Host Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference

Hoosier businesses navigating increasingly complex environmental regulations will have a chance to hear directly from regulators and compliance experts this spring, as the Indiana Chamber hosts its annual Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference April 21-22 in downtown Indianapolis and virtually. The event is designed to help Indiana companies avoid costly penalties from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) [...]

2026-03-26T10:57:24-04:00March 24th, 2026|

Indiana Workplace Wellness Training Academy Launches Statewide

Developed by the Wellness Council of Indiana in Collaboration With the Indianapolis Colts’ Kicking The Stigma Initiative (INDIANAPOLIS) — With workplace mental health and substance use challenges increasingly showing up on the job, the Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) – a subsidiary of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce – has teamed up with the Indianapolis Colts’ Kicking The Stigma [...]

2026-05-04T13:30:20-04:00March 19th, 2026|

Governor Announces Major Investment in Agriculture, Life Sciences

On Tuesday, Governor Mike Braun announced a significant, long‑term investment aimed at strengthening Indiana’s agricultural and life sciences landscape. The initiative seeks to generate 100,000 high‑wage jobs over the next decade while positioning the state as the nation’s leading hub where human therapeutics, animal health, agritech, biotechnology and environmental innovation converge through a robust private‑sector pipeline. Supported by top-tier [...]

2026-03-18T13:50:30-04:00March 18th, 2026|

BizVoice® Highlights Financial World, New Degrees and More

For much of the last half century, the employer-employee relationship around financial security was relatively simple. Compensation covered today. Benefits addressed health. Retirement plans took care of tomorrow. Personal wealth was something employees largely built on their own, outside the workplace. Now, that line has blurred. The current edition of BizVoice® also contains several additional features. They include: On [...]

2026-03-11T15:12:55-04:00March 11th, 2026|

Conversations Continue with Metro Chambers, Economic Development Officials

As we close the book on this legislative session, our attention has shifted to convening to gather perspectives and build momentum that will prepare us to advocate for your best interests during the 2027 General Assembly. We met last week with metro chambers of commerce from across the state. Economic development was front and center with Indiana Secretary of [...]

2026-03-09T17:01:13-04:00March 9th, 2026|

Session May Be Over, But Policy Momentum Continues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iHp-3hf-jc Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shares that the Indiana Chamber will now turn its focus to gathering insights post-session and continue working to enhance economic development, talent and more. The Chamber also will lead on cultivating responsible data center policy and keep members updated on happenings throughout the year. Our Final Legislative Report and Scorecard are [...]

2026-03-06T15:33:24-05:00March 6th, 2026|

Indiana Chamber Partners With KERAMIDA to Host Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier businesses navigating increasingly complex environmental regulations will have a chance to hear directly from regulators and compliance experts this spring, as the Indiana Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference April 21-22 in downtown Indianapolis and virtually. The event is designed to help Indiana companies avoid costly penalties from the Indiana Department [...]

2026-03-20T15:21:46-04:00March 6th, 2026|

Business Victories in the 2026 Legislative Session

Our president and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2026 Indiana General Assembly, which adjourned last evening, was "successful in advancing key Indiana Chamber priorities and building on the state’s momentum to keep Indiana on a positive path and strengthen its competitiveness." Members of the Chamber government affairs team offer their brief commentary below on the most important outcomes [...]

2026-02-28T09:36:18-05:00February 28th, 2026|