HB 1090, HB 1160, SB 150, SB 226 / Chamber Supports The first week of the second half of the 2024 legislative session got off to a flying start with four Chamber priority bills earning hearings. That’s always our goal for this time in the process – to have early hearings – in case something goes awry and needs a [...]
SB 1 / Chamber Supports Senate Bill 1, a Chamber policy priority aimed at boosting declining reading and literacy rates, passed out of the House Education Committee this week with a 9-4 party line vote. With nearly one in five Indiana students struggling to read by the end of third grade and roughly the same ratio of working-age Hoosiers [...]
Ryder Craig is a high school junior with a knack for information technology. Through a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)-registered apprenticeship, he hones his skills at RTC Communications upgrading computers, installing firewalls, troubleshooting and more. RTC is a rural communications cooperative in Montgomery (a community of approximately 800 in southern Indiana) that serves Daviess, Lawrence and Martin counties. Products [...]
A welcome surprise is the traction that legal reform bills have had thus far. The three bills prioritized by the Chamber in this area are as follows: HB 1090, authored by Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie); HB 1160, authored by Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) and SB 226 (authored by Sen. Mike Gaskill, R-Pendelton). House Bill 1090 is the Indiana Department of Transportation’s agency [...]
Nobuyuki Bando appointed Chairman and CEO, Scott Brand promoted to President and COO LAFAYETTE – Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) is announcing the following executive changes, effective April 1: Nobuyuki Bando has been appointed Chairman and CEO, succeeding Ryota Fukumizu, President and CEO, who is returning to Japan to serve as Chief General Manager of Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Division. Bando [...]
Terry Bradshaw to Keynote (INDIANAPOLIS) — The always entertaining Terry Bradshaw, a four-time Super Bowl winning NFL quarterback and sports broadcaster, is the opening keynote speaker at the 2024 Indiana Safety and Health Conference & Expo, which runs February 26-28. The three-day event, presented by the Central Indiana Chapter of ASSP and the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in partnership with INSafe and the Coalition for Construction [...]
(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 [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana-based MS-IL Staffing & Packaging, announces its recognition on the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Largest Woman-Owned Businesses List for 2023. This achievement isn't just a milestone; it's a story of a determined woman turning challenges into victories. Back in 2001, in the heart of Indiana, Leticia Snoddy, a single mom of two and the eldest daughter of a [...]
In 2023, Kirby Risk representatives collaborated with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development Business Services team to extend job opportunities to Spanish-speaking Hoosiers. They sought to enhance success on the job by providing English learning. The employer was linked to DWD's adult education team and, subsequently, LARA Lafayette Adult Resource Academy. With DWD funding, 10 workers completed English learning [...]
HB 1090 / Chamber Supports The last time seat belt admissibility legislation made it this far was in 2005 when the Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Bill 218, authored by former Sen. Johnny Nugent (R-Lawrenceburg). However, that bill met its demise after Gov. Mitch Daniels’ veto. That measure would have allowed juries to hear whether a victim was wearing [...]
