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Update to Unclaimed Property Laws Needs More Revision 

SB 188 – Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act Authored by Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) Repeals the Unclaimed Property Act and replaces it with the Revised Unclaimed Property Act. Chamber position: Oppose in part The latest: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from interested parties. The chair indicated the legislation would be amended and voted on next week. The bill [...]

2021-01-15T12:53:40-05:00January 15th, 2021|

Senate Pensions and Labor Committee Hears Bill Prohibiting Employers From Mandating Vaccinations on Employees

SB 74 – Workplace Immunization Prohibition Authored by Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) Prohibits an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment, an employee or prospective employee to receive any immunization if the immunization is medically contraindicated for the employee or receiving the immunization is against the employee’s religious beliefs or conscience. Allows for a civil action against an [...]

2021-01-15T12:50:28-05:00January 15th, 2021|

COVID Liability Protection Moving Along: Senate Bill Clears Committee, Hearing Held in House

SB 1 – Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 Authored by Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) Provides civil immunity for damages resulting from exposure of an individual to COVID-19 on the premises owned or operated by a person, on any premises on which the person or an employee or agent of the person provided property or services to the individual, or [...]

2021-01-15T13:29:00-05:00January 15th, 2021|

Vision Event Management Is Offering Corporate Wellness Opportunity for 465 Challenge (Indianapolis)

Vision Event Management (VEM) is offering a new corporate wellness program for their second annual 465 Fitness Challenge. Starting at I-65 on the Southside, 465 is a 53-mile loop around Indianapolis. The virtual challenge, taking place from January 1- February 28th, will help provide guidance for those launching their year with a fitness program or motivate the seasoned athlete [...]

2021-01-13T17:12:22-05:00January 13th, 2021|

GUEST BLOG: SEL Expedites Development of Product to Aid Vaccine Storage

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), which recently opened an electric power research facility at the Purdue Discovery Park District with plans to create several hundred jobs, has developed a new product that provides specialized temperature monitoring and logging for the cold and ultra-cold environments required to properly store new COVID-19 vaccines. Washington-based SEL reports: The idea for the SEL-2411TM Temperature [...]

2021-01-04T23:15:36-05:00January 5th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber Commentary on Start of 2021 General Assembly

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar offers commentary on the start of the 2021 Indiana General Assembly today: “The unique circumstances and unknowns will undoubtedly figure into what and how things get accomplished. We are hopeful for a productive legislative session because there are plenty of issues for lawmakers to address that are closely or tangentially [...]

2021-01-21T11:38:19-05:00January 4th, 2021|

Asking for Help at Work

Here are five reasons people don’t seek assistance, followed by an equal number of ways to make a SMART request. They are provided by the director of the Center for Positive Organization at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. People in the workplace wait to ask for help until they’re stuck and completely desperate. Why? Here are [...]

2021-02-01T08:43:02-05:00December 30th, 2020|

Evolution of the VP Role

The role of vice president of the United States is filled with interesting tales. Witness the following, per Governing magazine. On Dec. 19, 1793, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, “my Country has in its Wisdom contrived for me, the most insignificant Office that ever the Invention of Man contrived or his Imagination conceived.” Most vice presidents in [...]

2020-12-23T03:17:27-05:00December 29th, 2020|

When is the Right Time to Buy a Business?

Terry Monroe, founder and president of American Business Brokers & Advisors (ABBA) and author of Hidden Wealth: The Secret to Getting Top Dollar for Your Business, has owned and operated more than 40 different businesses and sold in excess of 800 businesses. Thus, his guidance: The question in the headline is one many people ask themselves for a variety [...]

2020-12-23T03:26:07-05:00December 28th, 2020|

Solar Surge in Georgia City

Our BizVoice® magazine has featured various solar-related projects across Indiana over the years. One involved the potential of roadways generating power. Earlier this month, Georgia introduced what it calls the first solar roadway system: Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by real-world infrastructure and next-generation connectivity – unveiled the city’s new solar roadway system, which [...]

2020-12-23T03:14:08-05:00December 23rd, 2020|