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2021 Annual Award Winners

OVERALL AWARD PRESS RELEASE  Ogletree Deakins Business Leader of the Year: Jeffrey Harrison Read the BizVoice cover story and press release on Jeffrey Harrison, CEO of Citizens Energy Group in Indianapolis. Birch Bayh-Richard Lugar Government Leader of the Year: State Sen. Mark Messmer Read the BizVoice cover story and press release on State Sen. Mark [...]

2021-11-10T14:09:52-05:00November 9th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber Applauds Passage of Historic Infrastructure Package, Says It Will Better Lives of Hoosiers

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and delayed consideration of the multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce applauds the bipartisan action to pass the long-sought infrastructure reform and continues to oppose the partisan reconciliation measure. Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar on the [...]

2021-11-06T12:31:49-04:00November 6th, 2021|

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Rule Final: Effective Early January But Some Compliance Needed by December 5

*** REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER 11 WEBINAR: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW *** The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine rule mandate for employers with 100 or more employees is now final. The White House released a fact sheet this morning. The good news is that some of the most pressing concerns by the business community were favorably [...]

2021-11-05T11:17:26-04:00November 4th, 2021|

Waiting Game Latest on OSHA Vaccine Mandate Rule

UPDATE: Per a U.S. Labor Department statement: "On November 1, the Office of Management and Budget completed its regulatory review of the emergency temporary standard. The Federal Register will publish the emergency temporary standard in the coming days."  It’s been three weeks since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed COVID-19 vaccine rule mandate for employers with 100 [...]

2021-11-02T22:44:47-04:00October 31st, 2021|

Legislative Preview Event to Outline 2022 Priorities

Find out what top lawmakers and your Indiana Chamber view as key objectives for the upcoming General Assembly session during the 2022 Indiana Legislative Preview on November 15. Held for the first time at the Conrad Indianapolis, the extended luncheon program runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Business leaders will have the opportunity to hear from legislative caucus [...]

2021-10-23T16:10:44-04:00October 23rd, 2021|

Hoosier Businesses Rush to Help Set Up Computer Lab for Afghan Refugees

By Anthony Schoettle Rupal Thanawala, founder and owner of Fishers-based IT consulting firm Trident Systems and president of the Asian American Alliance Inc., is spearheading an effort to equip and set up a computer lab for Afghan refugees – especially the 3,000 under age 18 – at Camp Atterbury. More than 6,600 Afghan refugees have been given temporary housing [...]

2021-10-27T15:08:48-04:00October 23rd, 2021|

Celebrate Internship Excellence

Over the past year, perhaps an intern helped you fill your workforce gap and did an amazing job in the process. Or the one who supervised the young talent had such a strong game plan that it elevated the learning experience and positive impact on the company. Now is the time to give them kudos! Work and Learn Indiana [...]

2021-10-18T09:30:53-04:00October 17th, 2021|

IN Chamber Podcast Set for Return

The IN Chamber podcast is back this week for season five. There are new voices and a streamlined focus on the issues that shape business success. Longtime host, Tom Schuman, retired in July and rode off to the sunset of Arizona. The retooled format features co-hosts, with two members of the Chamber’s communications team behind the microphone per episode. [...]

2021-10-11T09:58:52-04:00October 11th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber Calls on Hoosier Manufacturers to Enter Coolest Thing Made in Indiana Contest

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The gauntlet has been thrown down. Entries for the Indiana Chamber’s new Coolest Thing Made in Indiana competition are now being accepted, and manufacturers from around the state are being invited to join what’s shaping up to be a heated competition. Any company that makes something in the state can compete in the Hoosier Hysteria-style single-elimination format [...]

2021-10-04T09:48:02-04:00October 4th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber Employer Survey: Worker Shortage Poses Serious Challenge, Businesses Adjusting

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier business leaders are beginning to wrestle with some of the same challenges they had before they knew what COVID-19 was. And in some cases, those challenges have only grown. That’s the sentiment from the 14th annual employer workforce survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for Workforce Excellence. “One of the biggest takeaways [...]

2021-09-27T07:35:09-04:00September 27th, 2021|