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Indiana Chamber Survey: Vaccines Critical to Economic Recovery

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana business leaders view vaccines for COVID-19 as a primary ingredient in the state’s economic recovery. They also provide a mixed outlook on the prospects for their own organizations in the year ahead. The latest informal Indiana Chamber of Commerce economic survey, taking place online December 3-10, generated responses from 845 Chamber members and investors. Asked about [...]

2020-12-15T09:45:58-05:00December 15th, 2020|

Indiana Chamber’s 2021 Legislative Directory Connects Hoosiers to Lawmakers; Available Now in App, January for Booklet

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is offering Hoosiers a connection to lawmakers during the upcoming General Assembly session. The 2021 Legislative Directory provides contact information, committee assignments, bios and more for all 150 state legislators – including those newly sworn in. The publication is available as an app for Android and Apple users, plus in the traditional [...]

2020-12-09T09:50:49-05:00December 9th, 2020|

Reid Health: First Class of Reid Health Officers Graduates From Police Academy (Richmond)

The Reid Health Police Department reached a new milestone this week with the graduation of its first class of officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy on Tuesday. Sgt. Brian Jackson, Sgt. Brian Bolin, Officer Mike Hurst, and Officer Ryan Gerber were sworn in back in early September and began their eight weeks of training at the academy in [...]

2020-12-04T10:54:26-05:00December 4th, 2020|

Indiana Statewide CDC: State Bank in Lizton Is ‘Small Business Lender of the Year’ (Indianapolis)

State Bank  is Indiana’s Small-Business Lender of the Year for 2020. Headquartered in Lizton, it has six locations in Hendricks and Boone counties. The award was made by Indiana Statewide Certified Development Corporation and is for loans made by State Bank  to small-business owners using the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 loan program. Ryan Murphy and Kevin Hall were [...]

2020-12-04T11:49:12-05:00December 3rd, 2020|

Rose-Hulman: Launches Four-Year Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Pairing (Terre Haute)

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is launching a new combined bachelor’s and master’s degree pairing in which students can put their eligible credits earned before attending the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) college to work, and obtain two degrees in just four years at no additional cost. This pilot program, named Rose Squared (R2), allows eligible students to earn [...]

2020-12-04T10:51:25-05:00November 30th, 2020|

Business, Teacher Organizations: Sacrifice Now to Accelerate Hoosier Recovery

(INDIANAPOLIS) — As Indiana grapples with a renewed surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) are urging Hoosier organizations and individuals to redouble virus mitigation efforts. The strategies to accomplish this imperative are not new. They are the same methods government and public health officials [...]

2020-11-24T09:03:37-05:00November 24th, 2020|

Bray Names Indiana Senate Committee Chairs; Taylor Selected as Senate Democratic Leader

On Monday, Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) announced the Senate standing committee chairmanships for the 122nd Indiana General Assembly. Note that five committees have new leadership; those are denoted with an *. 2021-2022 Senate committee chairmanships: Senate Committee on Agriculture – Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) Senate Committee on Appropriations – Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) Senate Committee on [...]

2020-11-20T11:06:46-05:00November 20th, 2020|

New Indiana Chamber Study Provides Needed Direction for State Energy Plan

Five potential scenarios for the evolution of Indiana’s crucial electricity sector and a series of principles and recommendations for the state to follow are featured in a new Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation study, which was released yesterday. Powering Indiana’s Economic Future is a comprehensive look at energy usage and related issues past, present and future. It was produced [...]

2020-11-20T10:44:59-05:00November 20th, 2020|

Chamber’s Top 5 Legislative Priorities for 2021 Focus on Economic Recovery

The Indiana Chamber is asking the state General Assembly to take steps in 2021 to reinforce Indiana’s status as an economic leader in order to help businesses and their workers emerge from the prolonged pandemic. We unveiled the specific policy actions that will have the most impact on Indiana’s economic recovery at our 2021 Indiana Legislative Preview on Monday: Enhanced legal [...]

2020-11-20T11:14:32-05:00November 20th, 2020|

Indiana Chamber Comments on State’s First Secretary of Education

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce comments on Gov. Eric Holcomb today selecting the state’s first secretary of education, Katie Jenner, who currently serves as his senior education advisor. Jason Bearce, Indiana Chamber vice president of education and workforce development: “The Indiana Chamber has long supported making Indiana’s top education official an appointed position so the Governor has [...]

2020-11-19T11:39:20-05:00November 19th, 2020|