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How to Get the Most Out of Data Visualization and Digital Marketing

Digital marketing and data visualization are two of the most important tools that businesses use to understand their customers and target their marketing efforts. By understanding how these two things work, you can better tailor your own marketing efforts and improve your chances of success. Data visualization is the process of representing data in a graphical or pictorial format. [...]

2022-08-23T12:16:23-04:00August 23rd, 2022|

Paid Family Leave Key to Workforce Retention

By Jason Bearce, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Education and Workforce Development, and Rob Panos, Sagamore Institute Chief of Staff A recent Pew Research study found that 45% of workers who quit their job in 2021 cited a lack of flexibility as a reason for their departure. Among other motivations were low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement [...]

2022-08-22T14:38:38-04:00August 22nd, 2022|

BizVoice® Digital: The Miracle of Agriculture

From afar, it certainly looks like a miracle, and to be sure in many ways modern farming is just that. But it doesn’t happen on its own. This miracle is fueled by tens of thousands of imaginative, innovative and hardworking Hoosier farmers. These men and women of agriculture have been pivoting since the dawn of time. Now, they’re using [...]

2022-08-22T14:39:21-04:00August 19th, 2022|

Indiana Chamber Statement on State of Indiana, Lilly Endowment Investment to Support Early Literacy

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar offers remarks on today’s announcement and partnership between the state of Indiana and Lilly Endowment to invest $111 million to support early literacy for Indiana students. “This landmark investment to bolster the reading skills of young Hoosiers is right on target and what the state needs given the number of [...]

2022-08-18T11:49:35-04:00August 18th, 2022|

How to Enhance Indiana’s Public Health System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8WQS0H3rg Earlier this month, the Governor’s Public Health Commission released its recommendations on how to improve Indiana’s public health system – through enhanced deliverability, cooperation and programs. Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar offers his reaction to the new report and what steps could be most impactful.

2022-08-22T14:39:37-04:00August 16th, 2022|

Indiana Department of Education Announces Employability Skills Grant Recipients, Resources

The following is a guest post from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE): The IDOE has awarded 58 schools across 40 counties with $10 million in Employability Skills Innovation and Implementation Grant funding. The grant will help students develop in-demand employability skills that prepare them to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s workforce. A complete list of grant recipients [...]

2022-08-22T14:39:46-04:00August 15th, 2022|

What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Mean for Business?

The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5376, more commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act (previously known as the Build Back Better Act and the 2022 Budget Reconciliation Bill), by a vote of 51-50 Sunday with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote.  The bill now moves to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.  This is a massive [...]

2022-08-22T14:40:07-04:00August 10th, 2022|

A Look at the Federal Inflation Reduction Act

Voting along party lines, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday. This measure is a package that encompasses taxes, climate and health care issues. Here’s a breakdown of what this landmark bill entails and how it may impact you/your business: Corporation Alternative Minimum Tax Would increase taxes on corporations by imposing a new alternative minimum tax [...]

2022-08-09T16:07:08-04:00August 9th, 2022|

Indiana Chamber’s New Sustainability Leadership Program Set for September

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has quickly become an essential component of business operations. The Indiana Chamber's new 2022 Sustainability Leadership Conference on September 8 at the Indiana Chamber Conference Center in Indianapolis will help environmental professionals identify opportunities to optimize their company's ESG. Individuals also can attend virtually. “Since ESG impacts a business’ short- and long-term [...]

2022-08-09T10:31:20-04:00August 9th, 2022|

House and Senate Reach Compromise on Inflationary Relief and Support Plans

An agreement was reached Friday between leadership of Republican majorities in the House and Senate to provide a $200 tax refund to an estimated 4.3 million Hoosiers and a $200 refundable tax credit for an additional 469,000 to 626,000 non-filing individuals. Some taxpayers may find that if they itemized deductions on their federal tax return and claimed the state [...]

2022-08-22T14:40:29-04:00August 9th, 2022|