Earlier this month, the Indiana Chamber held its annual D.C. Fly-in event. This year was heavily agency focused, as a number of high-level administration and international speakers discussed issues. Indiana native Ted McKinney, United States Department of Agriculture undersecretary of agriculture for trade and foreign agriculture affairs, opened with remarks on agribusiness and the impacts of tariffs on agriculture. [...]
A School Accountability Panel created by state lawmakers during the 2019 legislative session approved a set of recommendations this week that could lead to significant changes in how Indiana grades the performance of its local high schools moving forward. Co-chaired by two members of the State Board of Education, the 15-member panel was charged with looking beyond the traditional [...]
Review the monthly revenue collections over the last several years and you will note that they tend to fluctuate above and below the budget projections. Typically, they balance out and come pretty close to the annual projections by the end of the fiscal year. That said, three months into this fiscal year, collections are up – by $113 million [...]
The Interim Study Committee on Fiscal Policy recently met to hear testimony regarding Regional Development Authorities (RDA), which are separate bodies formed to assist in the coordination of local efforts concerning projects of regional importance and provide funding for those projects. Indiana law provides that an RDA may be created by one or more adjacent counties and qualified cities [...]
On October 17, the Indiana Chamber took a contingent of members from its environmental and energy committees to Chicago for a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator, Cathy Stepp, and her staff, along with Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Commissioner Bruno Pigott and other key IDEM staff. The purpose of the trip was to [...]
There was some pretty big news recently in the legal world for a certain business segment. For the franchising industry, a federal appeals court held that McDonald’s cannot be held liable as a joint employer of the employees of its franchisees. Writes Barnes & Thornburg: In Salazar v. McDonald’s Corp. , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — While nearly half of employers are still leaving jobs unfilled, dramatically fewer are listing workforce/talent needs as among their biggest challenges. Instead, they are adapting to the ongoing shortage of qualified applicants in several different ways. These findings and more are part of the 12th annual employer workforce survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Keynote speakers Donna Brazile and Dana Perino of Fox News will deliver a message of unity during the Indiana Chamber’s 30th Annual Awards Dinner, presented by Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, on November 7 in downtown Indianapolis. Brazile, former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, has been a leading voice for her party for many [...]
Indiana employers are invited to join Apex Benefits and global pharmaceutical and health industry leaders for “A Prescription for Managing the Impact of High Cost Medications” on November 13, 2019. The free program will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Biltwell Event Center, 950 S. White River Parkway W. Dr., Indianapolis and is part of [...]
Building on consecutive years of double digit growth, Cascade Asset Management is on track to exceed a third year of rapid expansion targets in the ITAD industry. While downward trends in commodity values have challenged other providers, Cascade’s focus on meeting the needs of its target market with its Safe & Sound management practices, has led to a sustained, [...]
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