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Labor Relations: Community Loan Centers Give Employers Opportunity to Aid Workers

Human resource managers are fully aware that when employees are stressed financially, their health and productivity may suffer. Employers are reporting more financial challenges among employees today than five years ago and are seeing these challenges reflected in the day-to-day operations of their workplace. While the Legislature has debated issues of payday loans and new installment loans in bills [...]

2019-06-14T14:18:41-04:00June 14th, 2019|

Indiana Chamber Comments on Congresswoman Brooks’ Retirement; Listen to Audio From Her on the Pace of Washington

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar on the decision of Indiana Congresswoman Susan Brooks (R-5th District) not to seek-re-election to a fifth term: “Susan Brooks took her vast public and private sector experience to Washington and passionately represented her constituents and all Hoosiers. The Indiana Chamber recognized her tremendous start in Congress in 2014 by naming her [...]

2019-06-14T11:57:31-04:00June 14th, 2019|

Indiana Chamber Scores State Legislators on 2019 Voting Records

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce 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 [...]

2019-06-13T13:25:06-04:00June 13th, 2019|

Girl Scouts Hosts Second Annual S’mores on the Circle (Indianapolis)

Did you know that the first known, published s’mores recipe was credited to Girl Scouts? In honor of National S’mores Day, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana will host its second annual S’mores on the Circle on Friday, August 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The event will feature local chefs who create [...]

2019-06-11T15:24:57-04:00June 11th, 2019|

A Welcome Goodbye to Double Taxation

One element of the Governor’s 2019  successful economic development legislation, Senate Enrolled Act 563, made a significant change to tax policy regarding how Indiana apportions income derived from the sale of a service – aka what is taxable in Indiana. The provisions switch Indiana from what is known as the cost of performance (COP) method to the market-based sourcing [...]

2019-06-11T10:15:44-04:00June 11th, 2019|

Indiana Chamber’s Vision 2025 Report Card Details Unhealthy Economic Threat

(INDIANAPOLIS) — 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 of Commerce’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 [...]

2019-06-06T09:30:34-04:00June 6th, 2019|

Indiana Chamber Concerned About Potential Mexico Tariffs

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar reacts to statements from President Trump that the United States will potentially implement tariffs on goods imported from Mexico: “Using economic threats against our neighbor and one of our country’s largest trading partners to compensate for unfulfilled promises by the administration and Congress on immigration is an irrational – and [...]

2019-06-03T10:24:25-04:00June 3rd, 2019|

State Issues Recovery Guidelines for Employers; New Survey Reveals Ongoing Challenges With Drug Use in the Workplace

(INDIANAPOLIS) — New resources, including important state workforce recovery guidelines and a supporting video toolkit to assist in their implementation, are now available for Indiana employers dealing with drug use in the workplace. In addition, a new statewide survey finds many employers underestimating the impact on their own organizations and are not seeking tools that will help them deal [...]

2019-05-20T11:01:55-04:00May 20th, 2019|

Indiana Chamber: Businesses Suffering From Impact of New China Tariffs

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is cautioning that the recent tariff hikes on Chinese goods could lead to devastating effects for the Hoosier business community. The Trump administration has increased an existing 10% tax on many imports to 25%. China has said it will retaliate with its own similar tax increase on $60 billion in U.S. goods. [...]

2019-05-16T08:43:23-04:00May 16th, 2019|

Very Successful But With Weird Twists and Turns

By Greg Ellis, vice president of energy and environmental policy * PDF version available for printing * The business community had quite a few wins with good legislation coming to fruition and some bad legislation halted. It was clear that most members of the General Assembly read the Indiana Chamber’s legislative agenda and contemplated our members’ wants and needs. [...]

2019-05-15T11:10:40-04:00May 15th, 2019|