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Indiana Chamber Says 2024 Legislative Session Included Important Steps Forward for Workforce, Businesses

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2024 Indiana General Assembly session, which adjourned tonight, was successful in advancing key priorities. She offers, “We’re pleased to see the Legislature pass notable bills that help expand childcare options for parents, improve literacy rates of Hoosier students and cultivate our talent pipeline. These are key [...]

2024-03-09T07:31:35-05:00March 8th, 2024|

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

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 health and [...]

2024-03-05T13:57:32-05:00March 4th, 2024|

Wake-up Call for Workforce: Responding to State’s Literacy and Reading Challenge

By Jason Bearce, Indiana Chamber vice president of education and workforce development Reading and literacy are the foundation of a highly skilled workforce. That’s why it’s so troubling – especially in today’s talent-driven economy – that nearly one out of every five Hoosier adults lack basic literacy proficiency and roughly the same number of Indiana students struggle to read [...]

2024-02-20T11:34:40-05:00February 20th, 2024|

New Agenda Now Available; Key Talent Pipeline Priorities Move On

By Vanessa Green Sinders, Indiana Chamber president and CEO The second edition of our 2024 Legislative Agenda is now available. This document details bills introduced in the Indiana House and Senate that the Indiana Chamber has taken a position on and the reason for that stance. It’s been updated to remove dead bills and edit those that have been [...]

2024-02-13T14:05:00-05:00February 13th, 2024|

Policy Center Keeps You Informed

There will be much to keep track of over the next two months in the Indiana General Assembly and the Indiana Chamber is here to make sure you know what’s happening on issues most critical to your organization and employees. An integral piece of our ongoing public policy communications is the weekly Legislative Report, which highlights Statehouse activity through written [...]

2024-01-16T12:55:53-05:00January 16th, 2024|

Empower Your Team With ‘Stigma-Free’ Toolkit

As study after study has shown, in today’s workforce it’s imperative for employers to create a healthy work environment for their employees and cultivate positive outcomes for them. This not only includes building a safer physical work environment but also creating a stigma-free workplace culture. A new complimentary resource, “A Mental Health Stigma-Free Workplace Culture Toolkit” from the Wellness [...]

2023-11-27T14:52:28-05:00November 27th, 2023|

Calling on ‘Super’ Workplaces to Enter 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana Program

Hoosier companies can show off what makes their workplaces stand out by applying to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s annual Best Places to Work in Indiana program. The initiative – in its 19th year and themed “Show off your superpower!” – honors top organizations in the state as determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. Apply through Friday, [...]

2023-11-13T14:29:12-05:00November 13th, 2023|

Employer Survey Reveals Optimism, But Workforce Challenges Remain

The Indiana Chamber released findings of its 16th annual statewide employer survey last week (conducted in partnership with our Institute for Workforce Excellence). Over 1,000 employers from various industries and all regions of Indiana took part in the research, which concluded in August. While employers again indicated by a wide margin that finding/retaining talent was their biggest challenge, that [...]

2023-10-30T09:45:50-04:00October 30th, 2023|

National Recognition: Indiana Chamber Selected Top State Chamber

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce was named the 2023 State Chamber of the Year by the National Association of State Chambers at the group’s annual conference in late August – held this year in Anchorage, Alaska. “It’s such an honor to earn this recognition by our peers and it’s a fitting commentary on the hard work of our staff, [...]

2023-10-24T11:53:02-04:00October 24th, 2023|

Indiana Chamber STILL Stands With Automakers in UAW Strike

Hoosier businesses, workers and their families are the ones most negatively impacted as the strike initiated by the United Auto Workers (UAW) against the “Big Three” Detroit automakers – Ford, General Motors and Stellantis – drags on for a fifth week. And at this point, unfortunately, it shows no sign of ending or the UAW willing to negotiate in [...]

2023-10-17T11:49:43-04:00October 17th, 2023|