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Governor Announces Major Investment in Agriculture, Life Sciences

Governor Announces Major Investment in Agriculture, Life Sciences

On Tuesday, Governor Mike Braun announced a significant, long‑term investment aimed at strengthening Indiana’s agricultural and life sciences landscape. The initiative seeks to generate 100,000 high‑wage jobs over the next decade while positioning the state as the nation’s leading hub where human therapeutics, animal health, agritech, biotechnology and environmental innovation converge through a robust private‑sector pipeline. Supported by top-tier [...]

Matt Ottinger2026-03-18T13:50:30-04:00March 18th, 2026|

Indiana Chamber Reacts to Governor’s 2023 Legislative Agenda

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the 2023 Next Level Agenda announced by Gov. Eric Holcomb this afternoon, praising his emphasis on areas most impactful to the state. “The Governor’s agenda is appropriately focused on the economic well-being and health of our citizens, our communities and our state,” Brinegar shares. “His budget priorities [...]

Matt Ottinger2023-01-04T17:50:46-05:00January 4th, 2023|

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

“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 [...]

Matt Ottinger2021-08-17T09:01:38-04:00August 17th, 2021|

Indiana Vision 2025 Report Card Reveals Broadband Bump, Challenges in Health, New Business

Indiana Vision 2025 Report Card Reveals Broadband Bump, Challenges in Health, New Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iU7y9tQJ1c The 2021 version of the Indiana Vision 2025 Report Card is now available. Read the press release. The results: Both good (more improvements than not in raw scores) and not so good (declines in state rankings outnumber gains). Adam Berry has the overview. Full Report Two-page narrative Rankings summary

Matt Ottinger2021-05-24T15:15:09-04:00May 24th, 2021|

PODCAST: A.J. Patton Will Never Forget From Where He Came

PODCAST: A.J. Patton Will Never Forget From Where He Came

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuPOzRl8xrc Growing up in a housing project in Terre Haute and seeing his mother faced with a $400 gas bill she could not pay left a lasting impression on AJ Patton. Today, he is blending entrepreneurship, clean energy, neighborhood revitalization, new jobs and more through 548 Capital in hard-hit communities in Chicago. A Black man, he was on the [...]

Matt Ottinger2021-04-27T08:19:03-04:00April 27th, 2021|

Tech Talk: Looking for a VCI Trifecta

Tech Talk: Looking for a VCI Trifecta

Indiana's Venture Capital Investment tax credit (VCI credit) is set to get a major boost as a result of this year's legislative session. Early this year, I wrote about proposed changes to the VCI credit; specifically that the Indiana House’s version of this year’s budget bill, House Bill 1001, expands the VCI credit to reward those who invest in [...]

Matt Ottinger2021-04-15T07:55:01-04:00April 15th, 2021|

Tech Talk: Putting Some Sense Behind the Dollars

Tech Talk: Putting Some Sense Behind the Dollars

The 2018 Indiana Venture Report from Elevate Ventures offers an insightful overview of the venture capital landscape in our state. Bottom line: There is improvement in some areas, but still a great deal of work to do. That may be a similar conclusion to recent sentiments, but the Elevate team backs it up with some numbers and analysis. The closing [...]

Charlee Beasor2019-04-08T13:06:27-04:00April 3rd, 2019|

Chamber’s Annual Legislative Preview With Caucus Leaders Set for November 19

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosiers can get a sneak peek of the upcoming General Assembly session at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Preview on November 19. At the event, sponsored by Ice Miller LLP, the four caucus leaders are slated to participate in a question and answer session on how they see the 2019 session playing out. In addition, the Indiana [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-10-15T10:02:00-04:00October 15th, 2018|

A Look at New Sec. 199A Deduction for Qualified Business Income

A Look at New Sec. 199A Deduction for Qualified Business Income

Do you qualify for the new 20% deduction for pass-through entities (S corps, LLCs, partnerships, sole proprietors)? Yes, no, partially, not sure yet – all possible answers. It turns out that this determination will depend on several things and may be anything but simple. But there are a few substantial factors: (1) how is the income derived, i.e. is [...]

Charlee Beasor2018-08-28T09:50:57-04:00August 28th, 2018|

Tech Talk: Michigan Momentum and Ohio Strategy

While the focus here, of course, is on investment and growth in Indiana's tech and innovation communities, one must be aware of what is taking place elsewhere. We share some updates from neighboring states to the north and east. Pete Wilkins, managing director of Hyde Park Angels, recently wrote about what he sees as growing strength in Michigan. A few [...]

Charlee Beasor2018-08-01T10:48:14-04:00August 1st, 2018|

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