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Arbor Homes: Donates $100,000 to Local Food Banks (Indianapolis)

Arbor Homes is pleased to announce they are donating $100,000 to local food banks in response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s important for us to support and give back to the cities and towns in which we build,” said Arbor President, Curtis Rector. “We realize the urgency of the need and plan to distribute the funds immediately.” Arbor Homes, [...]

2020-05-27T11:35:14-04:00May 27th, 2020|

Indiana Chamber Seeking 2020 Community of the Year Nominations

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Community of the Year Award. This annual honor goes to a deserving Hoosier community for significant contributions to its local business climate and overall image during the past year. The award will be presented at the state’s largest annual gathering of business leaders and elected [...]

2020-05-21T14:38:04-04:00May 21st, 2020|

Walmart to Open COVID Testing Sites in Indiana

Walmart is partnering with eTrueNorth to provide coronavirus testing to anyone who meets CDC, state and local guidelines on who should be tested. Testing will be available at the following six locations: Indianapolis Walmart, 7245 Us 31 S, Indianapolis, IN 46227 Indianapolis Walmart, 3221 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46268 Indianapolis Walmart, 7325 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46240 Camby [...]

2020-05-20T10:20:04-04:00May 18th, 2020|

Chamber Announces Primary Endorsements in Contested Races

The Indiana Chamber has made public its endorsements in contested primary elections for both the General Assembly and Congress. These endorsements don’t automatically carry over to the general election, with those final determinations to be taken up later this summer. The Chamber’s non-partisan political action committee, Indiana Business for a Responsive Government, makes the endorsements. All selections are based [...]

2020-05-15T14:10:16-04:00May 15th, 2020|

Indiana Department of Revenue Announces Additional Filing and Payment Extensions

Recently, the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) announced additional extensions for the filing and payment of certain individual and corporate tax returns to provide further relief during the COVID-19 health crisis. These extensions are in addition to the ones previously announced on March 19, 2020. In conjunction with the additional federal extensions provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [...]

2020-05-15T13:52:03-04:00May 15th, 2020|

Take Advantage of the Various Tax Provisions in the CARES Act

Congress responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a great volume and variety of relief measures in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Small businesses quickly focused on the Paycheck Protection Program and emergency loans. The enhanced unemployment benefits and payroll tax changes were of interest to all. And employee retention credits were widely noted. But the [...]

2020-05-15T14:12:35-04:00May 15th, 2020|

Chamber Scores State Legislators on 2020 Voting Records

Yesterday, the Indiana Chamber released its annual Legislative Vote Analysis scoring state legislators on how they voted on key business legislation in the recent General Assembly. The overall marks are lower this year – ranging from 33% to 90%. The purpose of the report is to show citizens and employers how their lawmakers voted on issues vital to the [...]

2020-05-15T13:20:46-04:00May 15th, 2020|

TOP STORY: COVID-19 Taking a Toll on Indiana Revenues

Indiana’s tax collections are the latest victim of the coronavirus. Foreseeable as it was given the economic shutdown, the report from the state budget agency last week more than confirmed the devastation that is being done to Indiana’s fiscal situation. The hard numbers show that major tax revenues were off by $964 million in April. That’s 44% lower than [...]

2020-05-15T14:34:15-04:00May 15th, 2020|

TOP STORY: Why Is Indiana Saying No to Federal Unemployment Insurance Funding?

The Indiana Chamber has been striving for the past few years to have the state of Indiana implement a work share program. Those efforts have inexplicably fallen on deaf ears. Now, Washington is throwing a lifeline to states that failed to act previously. But Indiana is saying no to the program – and no to the federal funds and [...]

2020-05-15T14:15:46-04:00May 15th, 2020|

Why Is Indiana Saying No to Federal Unemployment Insurance Funding?

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana has failed to enact work share legislation multiple times in recent years. Now, with Washington throwing a lifeline to states that failed to act previously, the state is saying no once again – to the program and the federal funds and economic stimulus that comes with it. “Our state government leaders are showing exemplary leadership in [...]

2020-05-15T09:34:28-04:00May 15th, 2020|