A Tangible Front Door for Indiana’s Entrepreneurs
HB 1172 / Chamber Supports The Indiana Chamber testified in support of priority bill House Bill 1172, authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty), last Wednesday. The bill was heard – and passed – by the House Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee. The bill, which establishes a state Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is also a priority of Gov. Mike Braun, who intends to invest just as many resources in supporting main [...]
Indiana Chamber Unveils 2025 Legislative Analysis on Key Bills
The first edition of our 2025 Legislative Analysis, formerly known as the Legislative Agenda, is now available; the document matches our positions to the bills most important to the business community. Our 2025 top priorities impact economic prosperity and the state’s talent pipeline. These include initiatives to improve workforce readiness, the tax climate, childcare options, student performance, energy and healthcare affordability and accessibility, entrepreneurial/small business infrastructure, as well as economic development across the state. [...]
Take of the Week: Good News on Entrepreneurship, Reading Progress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCY2Z8toAcY Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders speaks on the Chamber's support of HB 1172, which would create a state Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She also comments on Indiana's elementary school students jumping to sixth in the nation in reading per the new National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Regional Economic Development Returns as Focus
SB 377 / Chamber Neutral In 2021, we had READI (the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative). In 2023, we had READI 2.0. Leading up to 2025, we heard repeatedly that there would be no READI 3.0 and likely little, if any, funds allocated for regional economic development – certainly not another $500 million tranche. Time will tell if this year’s budget will allocate additional investments in quality of life and/or quality of place [...]
Removing Barriers and Aligning Workforce Training Visions
HB 1515, SB 366 and SB 448 / Chamber Supports Legislative committees have wasted no time with the start of session moving forward on several significant education and workforce initiatives, including deregulation, training and credentials, expanding pre-K capacity and more. The Chamber testified last week in support of authorizing charter schools to be eligible to access STEM teacher recruitment grants through House Bill 1515, authored by Rep. Robert Behning (R-Indianapolis). We also advocated for [...]
