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Inaugural Rally Conference Wraps, Celebrates Pitch Competition Winners

Cross-sector tech innovation event drew thousands of attendees and hundreds of startups in SportsTech, Healthcare, Ag & Food, HardTech and Software INDIANAPOLIS – Rally, the world’s largest cross-sector innovation conference, concluded after three days and hundreds of content sessions, investor meetups, cross-sector collaborations, technology demonstrations and a $5 million pitch competition. “The conference surpassed all our expectations,” said Christopher [...]

2024-03-18T16:45:47-04:00September 5th, 2023|

FEDERAL NEWS: Debt Default Avoided; Money Available for Energy Projects

With only a couple of days to spare, Congress passed legislation raising the debt ceiling last week in order to avoid a financial default by the United States government. The measure suspends the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3746, more commonly known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act (or the Debt [...]

2023-06-05T13:05:04-04:00June 5th, 2023|

READI 2.0 to Boost Capital Projects, Infrastructure and More

There was a great deal of buzz this year about the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI). It wasn’t if the General Assembly would allocate funds for another round of the program, but rather how much. In the end, lawmakers earmarked $500 million for what they’re calling READI 2.0. After the rosy April revenue forecast, some bill watchers [...]

2023-06-02T14:08:45-04:00June 2nd, 2023|

Mayor Joe Hogsett and The Indianapolis Foundation Announce Third Round Elevation Grant Recipients

Grant funding aims to support thriving neighborhoods INDIANAPOLIS —Today, Mayor Joe Hogsett and The Indianapolis Foundation, a member of the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) philanthropic collaborative, announced the third round of funding awarded by the Elevation Grant Program. Six grantees received $796,486. Third-round recipients of Elevation Grants are: Coach Alonzo Watford Sr. Inner City Youth Football League, Inc. [...]

2024-03-18T16:44:12-04:00May 25th, 2023|

Senate Approves Mental Health Legislation

Senate Bill 1, authored by Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield), passed unanimously out of the Indiana Senate last week. This bill helps address an important issue for Hoosier businesses. (Representative Ann Vermilion (R-Marion) is carrying the legislation in the House.) Mental health concerns cost Indiana employers $885 million annually in lost productivity and they cost the state $708 million per [...]

2023-02-20T13:39:56-05:00February 20th, 2023|

Indiana Chamber Releases ‘Indiana’s Leaking Talent Pipeline’

Suggests Policies to Help Bolster Attainment Level, Fill Jobs (INDIANAPOLIS) — Improving K-12 outcomes for students of all races and income levels and greatly elevating the postsecondary attainment levels of Indiana’s adult workforce are the most significant challenges facing the state, according to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. That’s because in the race to develop and establish a well-skilled, [...]

2022-11-29T09:52:53-05:00November 29th, 2022|

Roads, Internet, Water Among Slated Improvements Via IIJA Funds

The Biden Administration has announced funding for 90 projects across the state totaling $3.3 billion tied to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The greatest percentage of these investments — $2.7 billion or 82% — are targeted towards road and bridge improvements. Additionally, funding and other support has been announced to boost internet connectivity, improve water infrastructure, build [...]

2022-11-29T12:31:18-05:00November 29th, 2022|

How to Enhance Indiana’s Public Health System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8WQS0H3rg Earlier this month, the Governor’s Public Health Commission released its recommendations on how to improve Indiana’s public health system – through enhanced deliverability, cooperation and programs. Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar offers his reaction to the new report and what steps could be most impactful.

2022-08-22T14:39:37-04:00August 16th, 2022|

U.S. Department of Commerce Launches Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Regional Innovation, Start-ups

The U.S. Commerce Department recently announced the opening of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) FY22 Build to Scale (B2S) program, which is designed to invest in regional economies through scalable business start-ups. The Build to Scale program’s national competitions will deploy $45 million to further technology-based economic development initiatives that accelerate high-quality job growth, create more economic opportunities and [...]

2022-04-22T13:47:59-04:00April 22nd, 2022|

“If I Had a Billion Dollars”: An Entrepreneur’s View of Indiana’s VC Needs

My article in the August 2021 edition of BizVoice®, "Investing in Indiana: Out-of-State VC Remains Critical," focuses on the importance of investment in Indiana's tech ecosystem from investors beyond our borders. A source for the story was Christopher Day, CEO of DemandJump - an Indiana digital marketing company. As noted in the story, DemandJump enjoys support from Atlanta-based Panoramic [...]

2021-08-17T09:01:38-04:00August 17th, 2021|