By Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO This March won’t be remembered in Indiana for landmark legislative accomplishments. And it was already trending that way before the coronavirus pandemic hit full force and swings in the financial markets and economic fortunes left the nation in flux. What that means is 2021 will be an even more important year for legislative [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — More than 200,000 employed Hoosiers are actively struggling with addiction. Businesses statewide have the opportunity to learn how to assist and retain valuable employees and learn prevention methods by virtually attending free meetings this spring. The first priority for the Wellness Council of Indiana and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce is the safety of employees, members and investors. [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar responds to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision today to issue a statewide stay at home order and for all non-essential businesses to be closed. “The Governor didn’t make today’s decision lightly – it was out of necessity to protect the citizens of Indiana as we fight our way through this [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar urges Congress to pass the “Phase 3” stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic: “Partisanship battles in Washington must give way to doing the right thing for Americans – both the companies that are in danger of closure and their employees suffering the economic impacts. The current [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has created a statewide employer resource page providing information under three umbrellas: Health, Tools You Can Use, and Government and Community Assistance. The group is also taking specific business questions that will be answered by staff and private sector professionals. “The Indiana Chamber has been around for nearly 100 years and we're [...]
The Indiana Chamber’s top priority is the safety of its employees, members, investors and other partners/guests. While there is a large volume of information being circulated about the coronavirus pandemic from a wide variety of sources, we encourage you to utilize the information below in helping make the decisions that are best for your organization. Centers for Disease Control [...]
(PHILADELPHIA) – On the heels of offering new, low-income Internet Essentials customers two months of free internet and raising the speed of that program’s service to 25/3 Mbps, Comcast has announced additional steps to help ensure people stay connected to the internet as more schools suspend classes and companies encourage employees to work from home due to the Coronavirus. [...]
HB 1008 – Occupational Licensure Endorsement Authored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) Requires a board that issues a license for certain regulated occupations to issue a license to an individual who: (1) is licensed in another state or jurisdiction in the regulated occupation; (2) has established residency; (3) has passed a substantially equivalent examination as determined by the [...]
HB 1414 – Retirement of Electric Generation Facilities Authored by Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) Sponsored by Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) and Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) This bill (as sent to the Senate) would prohibit a public utility from shutting down a legacy power generation resource in which the public utility has an ownership interest unless the public utility provides [...]
Senate Bill 223 (Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA), authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) died this week after not receiving a hearing by the House Education Committee. The bill was the casualty of consternation between the House and Senate sponsors on language amended into another bill, but the relevant language remains in play headed into the [...]
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