Press Releases
Indiana Chamber’s Work and Learn Indiana to Celebrate Excellence at Work-Based Learning Conference
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Learning by doing. Increasingly, employers are adopting that powerful strategy in the battle to secure, retain and develop talent. Work and Learn Indiana’s Work-Based Learning Conference on February 22 will spotlight that theme. The event, hosted at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville, is a convening of best practices and sharing of ideas toward growth and partnership within workforce [...]
Chamber Day Dinner Features Expert on Foreign Relations
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A veteran diplomat and respected international relations expert, Dr. Richard Haass, headlines the Indiana Chamber’s 2024 Chamber Day Dinner, the state’s leading annual business and legislative gathering, on February 13. Haass is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, where he served as president for 20 years, as well as a senior counselor at Centerview Partners. [...]
Indiana Chamber Testifying Today on Critical Reading Proficiency, Childcare Bills
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is showing the business community’s alignment with legislative leaders and Governor Holcomb on two key outcomes this legislative session that could have a significant positive impact on the future and current workforce. Jason Bearce, the Indiana Chamber’s vice president of education and workforce development, testified today on Senate bills pivotal in the [...]
Indiana Chamber Reacts to ‘State of State,’ Seeks Meaningful Opportunities to Work Together and Move State Ahead
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce reacts to Governor Holcomb’s remarks in his final State of the State address this evening. Indiana Chamber President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders: “The Indiana Chamber couldn’t be more excited about and in agreement with several of the themes that emerged from the Governor’s remarks: encouraging collaboration from all sectors, embracing change [...]
Report Shows Serious Student Educational Gaps in Small School Districts
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A new Ball State University study reveals substantial differences in academic performance and opportunity for students enrolled in the state’s very smallest school districts versus districts with even modestly higher enrollment. Small school districts – those with under 2,000 total students – also are getting smaller, exacerbating the challenges facing their students. School Corporation Size and Student [...]
Indiana Chamber: Employer Childcare Grant Awards a Welcome Boost
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce says today’s announcement from the Governor and Family and Social Services Administration on grant awards for employer-sponsored childcare is a welcome boost. From Jason Bearce, Indiana Chamber vice president of education and workforce development: “A lack of quality and affordable childcare is what Hoosier employers have consistently told us is now their [...]
Hoosier Racing Tire Honored for Coolest Thing Made in Indiana; Kalenborn Abresist Repeats as Best Manufacturing Place to Work
INDIANAPOLIS - Hoosier Racing Tire of Plymouth captured the top honor in the Indiana Chamber’s third annual Coolest Thing Made in Indiana competition. Hoosier Racing Tire, which is known globally for its auto racing tires, beat Nashville-based Hard Truth Distilling Company, which entered its Maple Bourbon Cream, in the final. The results were announced at today’s 2023 Best IN [...]
