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Rep. Karickhoff Receives Award at 2023 Philanthropy Leads Dinner

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana State Rep. Mike Karickhoff (R-Kokomo) was honored Tuesday, October 10, at the 2023 Philanthropy Leads Dinner for authoring and championing House Enrolled Act 1212 to passage. The new law secures the privacy of nonprofit donors from government-forced disclosure. In presenting the IPA Public Policy Champion of Philanthropy Award to Karickhoff, IPA Board of Directors Chair Maggi [...]

2023-10-12T13:17:40-04:00October 12th, 2023|

Indiana DWD Introduces Premier AG Ivy Tech Simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdfyZuT_R8 The Indiana Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship introduces Ivy Tech Community College's cutting-edge training program designed for Premier Companies Spray System Operators, certified by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development as a State Earn and Learn! For more information about this incredible opportunity, reach out to Ryan Priest at Premier Companies marketing@premierag.com.

2023-10-12T09:02:54-04:00October 12th, 2023|

Skyline Club Indy Welcomes Local Community for Annual Charity Event

Annual Open-to-the-Public Event and Fundraiser Benefits Grateful Rescue & Sanctuary and Invited’s Employee Care Foundation INDIANAPOLIS - Skyline Club Indy announced today it will continue its tradition and commitment of giving back and making an impact in the Indianapolis community. Plans are underway to host the 2023 Charity Classic, an annual philanthropic fundraising event taking place on November 18th [...]

2023-10-10T15:16:37-04:00October 10th, 2023|

Committee Discusses Streamlining Occupational Licensing

The Interim Study Committee on Employment and Labor, chaired by Sen. Linda Rogers (R-Granger), met last month and heard testimony concerning occupational licensing. The Chamber has long advocated for reducing the barriers to employment for licensed professionals, but the focus of the committee’s meeting was a concept called “universal license recognition,” which 20 states have passed in one form [...]

2023-10-05T12:10:47-04:00October 5th, 2023|

Road Funding Task Force Kicks Off Two-Year Review

The Funding Indiana's Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow (FIRSST) Task Force convened last week, kicking off an effort to review and update a road funding plan that was enacted by the Legislature more than five years ago. The panel, which is made up of legislators and lay members representing various industry stakeholders, heard from the Indiana Department of [...]

2023-10-04T09:22:57-04:00October 4th, 2023|

U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Overtime Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) proposed a new overtime rule last month that would raise the salary threshold for exempt workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new proposed threshold is $1,059 per week, or approximately $55,000 annually. The current threshold is $684 per week, or $35,568 annually. The USDOL also proposed automatic increases every three [...]

2023-10-03T14:05:13-04:00October 3rd, 2023|

2023 D.C. Fly-in Recap

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce held its 2023 D.C. Fly-in last week. This year, we held the first day's meetings at the Embassy Suites at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. In addition to the outstanding group of speakers from executive branch agencies, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Indiana's congressional delegation, we had a great group of very engaged [...]

2023-09-28T16:53:10-04:00September 28th, 2023|

Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame Relocating to Butler University’s College of Communication

Extensive archive headed to Fairbanks Center for Communications INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler University College of Communication (CCOM) will serve as the new home to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame’s (IJHF) day-to-day operations and archives. The IJHF will lease space on Butler’s campus in the Fairbanks Center for Communications, home of CCOM, allowing the non-profit organization to not only [...]

2023-09-26T10:32:37-04:00September 26th, 2023|

Jim Kelley, J. Douglas Boles Named to STAR Bank Board of Directors

FORT WAYNE - STAR Financial Group is pleased to name Jim Kelley and Doug Boles to the STAR Bank Board of Directors. “Doug and Jim will bring great perspective to STAR through the growth and projects they have led,” said STAR Chairman and CEO Jim Marcuccilli. “This is an exciting time for STAR and I value their leadership as [...]

2023-09-22T10:21:01-04:00September 22nd, 2023|