HB 1279 / Chamber Neutral in Part, Opposes in Part According to the bill’s author, Rep. Robb Greene (R-Shelbyville), House Bill 1279 is intended to allow restaurants to stop “third party food delivery services that are dishonest actors” from delivering their food. Senate sponsor Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) empathized with the legislative intent, stating that the damage done to restaurants [...]
SEA 2 / Chamber Supports The Indiana Department of Revenue (IDOR) has unveiled a new web page with a new pass-through entity tax (PTET) form, instructions and an FAQ. As Indiana businesses prepare to file their 2022 return, they can consult the web page to ensure that tax savings aren’t left on the table. Senate Enrolled Act 2 was [...]
INDIANAPOLIS - “Influencing Lincoln, The Pursuit of Black Freedom,” an exhibition that explores the Black community’s fight for freedom and equal rights during and after the Civil War at the national level and in Indiana, opened March 18 and runs through Oct. 29 at the Indiana State Museum. Visitors will learn how members of the Black community – national [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwlBjQlK6Y The following is a guest post from TechPoint: Indiana is prepared to send more robotics teams to the World Championship than any other state after an unprecedented 167 teams at last weekend's State Robotics Championship qualified for the World Championship in Dallas, Texas. In a very short amount of time, these teams have to come up with a [...]
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a federal tax credit for private, for-profit employers to encourage hiring jobseekers who traditionally have difficulty finding employment, such as some Hoosier Veteran groups, individuals who have utilized welfare programs, ex-felons, individuals with disabilities and certain groups of Hoosier youth. To submit your applications, complete and send your IRS Form 8850 and [...]
Melvin L. Burks Minimum pay raised to $17.75 TERRE HAUTE - Hamilton Center’s President & CEO, Melvin L. Burks, announced today that, effective immediately, the organization will not have any employee working in the organization making less than $17.75/hour. This comes after the 2021 announcement of a $15.00 minimum payrate. “We are in a very competitive environment,” [...]
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, in conjunction with the Milan ’54 Museum, unveiled the first bobble of the historic Milan Water Tower in Milan, Indiana. The bobble, which also features a replica of the 1954 State Championship Trophy, honors the high school’s historic 1954 State Basketball Championship. The limited-edition bobble is being released to celebrate the [...]
SB 419 / Chamber Supports When Senate Bill 419 is scheduled for action in the House Ways and Means Committee, expect to see fiscal leaders in the House add a concept that the Chamber and key members have been championing. Beginning in 2022, businesses with investments in research and development (R&D) were required to amortize those expenses over a period [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces billions of dollars every year in combined federal administrative, civil judicial penalties and criminal fines. An Indiana Chamber of Commerce offering next month is designed to help Hoosier companies avoid those hits to their bottom line. The Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference, which takes place April 26-27 in downtown Indianapolis, [...]
Perhaps lost in the higher profile and controversial legislation drawing attention this week is the passage of a Chamber priority that will have meaningful impact on Indiana’s students. Senate Bill 167, authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), passed the House on Tuesday with an 84-9 vote, bringing a five-year struggle to put more students on the path to earning [...]
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