Childcare Tax Credit Heard in Senate Committee
HB 1177 / Chamber Supports Indiana’s childcare shortage remains a significant economic challenge. Statewide capacity meets only a portion of the demand for care, and employers consistently report childcare as a top barrier to workforce participation. The economic impact is substantial – lost productivity, higher turnover and reduced labor force engagement cost Indiana billions annually. At the same time, utilization of the existing employer childcare tax credit has been limited, in part because the [...]
Work-Based Learning Takes Center Stage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwHfZHsM5AA Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders discusses Thursday’s Indiana Work-Based Learning Conference. She also shares key legislation on this topic in the Indiana General Assembly and the Chamber’s ongoing efforts to help employers design meaningful work-based learning opportunities to build the state’s workforce.
Don’t Miss the TPM Academy Interest Webinar!
Don't miss your chance to apply for the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Academy® of Indiana! The interest webinar is February 18, and applications are due March 5! In partnership with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Workforce Excellence and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, the TPM Academy will bring together workforce, employer and education leaders over a six-month period to learn the TPM framework. This framework will build a [...]
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Sinders Joins Panelists to Discuss Childcare on WFYI’s “Indiana Lawmakers”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTr2_iMd3F4 Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders joined a panel on WFYI's "Indiana Lawmakers" last week to discuss childcare funding issues. A recent study by the Chamber, Early Learning Indiana and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation suggests that a lack of affordable childcare is costing the state more than $4.2 billion dollars a year in lost “economic potential.” Gain insight from Sinders and other panelists Rep. Danny Lopez (R), Rep. Carey Hamilton [...]
