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Indiana Chamber Comments on New Federal Vaccine Mandate

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar reacts to President Biden’s new directive requiring employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested weekly: “The Indiana Chamber has and will continue to urge all employers across the state to encourage their employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Our stance [...]

2021-09-10T17:56:15-04:00September 10th, 2021|

Greater Lafayette Named the Indiana Chamber’s 2021 NextEra Energy Resources Community of the Year

(INDIANAPOLIS) — At a time when many downtowns are struggling to stay vibrant and cities and towns statewide wrestle with brain drain, Greater Lafayette has seen significant growth on numerous fronts. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has taken notice and is honoring Greater Lafayette as its 2021 NextEra Energy Resources Community of the Year. A wide-ranging public-private partnership has [...]

2021-08-26T16:39:20-04:00August 26th, 2021|

New Statewide ‘COVID Stops Here’ Campaign to Recognize Employers for Vaccination Efforts, Encourage Increased Vaccinations

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana businesses that have achieved widespread vaccination among employees can earn a designation from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI). The newly-launched “COVID Stops Here” campaign will recognize employers that are leading the fight against COVID-19 and playing a role in improving the state’s vaccination numbers. Companies with at least a 70% [...]

2021-08-23T08:00:16-04:00August 23rd, 2021|

TECH TALK: Is Email Dead? Not so Fast

By Anthony Schoettle It would be easy to conclude that with myriad emerging digital communication platforms and devices that email is fast going the way of the land line telephone. And a recent survey conducted by Creative Strategies, a San Jose-based consumer technology research firm, appears to back that notion up. Survey results found that people under 30 much [...]

2021-08-18T10:15:49-04:00August 18th, 2021|

Virtual D.C. Fly-in: Connect With Congressional Delegation, Treasury and Education Departments Plus Japanese Officials

The Indiana Chamber’s annual D.C. Fly-in offers you a unique opportunity to hear and get feedback from Indiana’s entire Washington D.C. delegation – as well as a cadre of other high-ranking officials from the Japanese embassy or consulate, U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The 2021 D.C. Fly-in – which will be held [...]

2021-08-10T09:37:17-04:00August 9th, 2021|

Conference Tackles Tough Energy Issues

Energy management isn’t just about saving your company, organization, city or state money; it can also result in saving lives as recent events have shown. Both are good reasons why you should attend the 2021 Indiana Conference on Energy Management, which will be hosted by the Indiana Chamber Sept. 1 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. The day-long event will [...]

2021-08-02T09:20:00-04:00August 1st, 2021|

IDEM Issues Revised Draft of Remediation Closure Guide

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has revised the 2012 Remediation Closure Guide (now called the Risk-Based Closure Guide) based on an initial round of external comments. The purpose of the instruction is to describe approaches to investigation and risk-based closure of contaminated or potentially contaminated sites, with the goal being for consistent application of the related Indiana [...]

2021-07-22T22:06:36-04:00July 22nd, 2021|

Canada Easing Border Restrictions for Vaccinated Americans

Fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents of the United States currently residing in the U.S. will be permitted to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) travel starting August 9 at 12:01 a.m. EDT. Direct entry to Canada will continue to be prohibited for U.S. travelers who are not fully vaccinated. The change will also allow entry of unvaccinated children under [...]

2021-07-22T21:40:33-04:00July 22nd, 2021|

New Indiana Economic Recovery Dashboard Unveiled

As Indiana works to bring its economy back, the Indiana Chamber and its Foundation have launched a dashboard to keep track of key metrics related to the state’s progress. The Indiana Economic Recovery Dashboard – part of the organization’s new Accelerating Indiana Vision 2025+ initiative – compares on an ongoing basis how Indiana is doing in 10 indicators relative to neighboring and competing states. Among [...]

2021-07-22T21:22:39-04:00July 22nd, 2021|

Talk of a Global Minimum Tax 

If you’re interested in corporate taxes or you’ve been paying attention to world economic news, you’ve heard talk of developments regarding the possibility of a “global minimum tax.” It’s not really a new concept but it has been getting a lot of high-level discussion recently. President Biden and his Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are promoting a complicated proposal developed [...]

2021-07-22T21:18:31-04:00July 22nd, 2021|