Recently, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) – along with Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) – introduced the Tobacco to 21 Act, which is bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under the age of 21. Senator Todd Young at Carmel High School talking about his [...]
Troy Gilstorf, managing partner of BKD’s Indianapolis and Bloomington offices, is pleased to announce the addition of 16 staff interns to the Indianapolis office for the summer of 2019. These individuals will gain experience and expertise working with BKD audit and tax professionals: Amos Allen is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in financial economics and German at Wabash College, Crawfordsville. [...]
Leadership consulting firm FlashPoint is providing Indianapolis-area organizations a brand-new opportunity to develop internal leaders, improve their leadership pipeline and support and develop managers turned leaders this August 20-21, 2019. The Leadership Challenge® Workshop is a research-based leadership development program designed to enhance the leadership effectiveness of any leader, regardless of position or organization, by focusing on the leadership [...]
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed to deny a petition submitted by the state of New York under section 126(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The petition asks EPA to determine that more than 350 identified sources in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia emit air pollutants that significantly contribute to [...]
Recently, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) – along with Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) – introduced the Tobacco to 21 Act, which is bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under the age of 21. “The nationwide epidemic of tobacco and electronic cigarette use among high [...]
Over the last month, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce has gone public with concerns over tariff hikes with China and Mexico, cautioning they could lead to devastating effects for the Hoosier business community. We have been in communication with Indiana’s congressional delegation and the Trump administration. The Chamber is pleased our federal representatives and senators appear united against the [...]
The advantages that currently help Indiana maintain a competitive economic climate may soon not be enough due to several challenges outlined in the Indiana Chamber’s Indiana Vision 2025 Report Card. While progress is taking place on some of the education statistical measures as part of the long-term approach to future workforce needs, the results are simply poor and getting [...]
The Indiana Chamber has released its annual report scoring state legislators on how they voted on key business legislation in the recent General Assembly. For 2019, lawmakers’ scores ranged from 27% to 100%. “The Legislative Vote Analysis is how we hold lawmakers accountable for their voting records and is an important source of information for employers and citizens across [...]
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has announced a rulemaking to increase its air program fees. The announcement indicated: “IDEM’s Office of Air Quality has completed an extensive evaluation of revenues from Title V permit fees, and after careful consideration, and consistent with the provisions of the Indiana General Assembly’s House Enrolled Act 1278, which directs the Environmental Rules [...]
The Illinois Senate approved a measure on May 29 for the legalization of recreational cannabis. Given the political headwinds on the issue as well as the numbers in the Legislature there and the Illinois Governor’s support, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce changed its position from opposed to neutral with the following caveat and request to lawmakers: Make Illinois’ recreational [...]
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