The Indiana Chamber is pleased to see encouraging news on Hoosier wages and jobs early in Governor Mike Braun's tenure. At the recent quarterly board meeting of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), the Governor highlighted that year over year, the average wage of jobs incentivized by the IEDC to come to Indiana has increased from $37 to $41, [...]
TERRE HAUTE – A 99% placement rate and high starting salaries across the entire graduating Class of 2023 once again showcases Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s strong value, return on investment, and career opportunities that have earned top marks this year in several college guides. This marks the third straight year that the college’s placement rate has been 99% within [...]
BLOOMINGTON - Oliver Winery & Vineyards today announced plans to create 21 full-time positions at its Bloomington, Ind., operations by the end of 2026 in response to increasing popularity and demand of its products. In early 2021 Oliver started a new partnership with NexPhase Capital to continue to scale-up and accelerate the company’s growth. Mainstay wines like Oliver Sweet [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and delayed consideration of the multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce applauds the bipartisan action to pass the long-sought infrastructure reform and continues to oppose the partisan reconciliation measure. Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar on the [...]
Further fallout from the pandemic now reveals many American workers just straight up left their jobs. While that may not be shocking, what is alarming is that many had no other positions lined up. They were just over it. HR Dive takes a deeper look into this phenomenon. Workers that left during the Great Resignation left largely due to [...]
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Raising Unemployment for Americans Workers Act (H.R. 582), legislation put forth by House Democrats, 231-199. The vote was nearly along party lines, with only six Democrats opposing while three Republicans supported it. The bill’s intent is to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour over a six-year period. The [...]
House Bill 1002 (Career and Technical Education Matters), authored by Rep. Holli Sullivan (R-Evansville), was amended and passed by the Senate Education and Career Development Committee this week. The measure takes various approaches aimed at educating more Hoosiers in the jobs demanded by today’s employers. This includes strengthening career-technical education (CTE) programming for Indiana high school students and increasing [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Two concerning five-year trends in the Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual employer survey demonstrate the workforce challenges that are impacting Hoosier companies. In response, the Indiana Chamber has formed the Institute for Workforce Excellence, which is “dedicated to helping businesses attract, develop and retain” the talent they need. “It’s impossible to have any business conversation in 2018 without [...]
- Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) was recently named chairman of the newly established Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. The subcommittee will provide oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) electronic health records transition and other enterprise technology modernization projects. “I am honored (House Veterans’ Affairs Committee) Chairman Phil Roe has entrusted me with leading the subcommittee and I look [...]
Is Donald Trump doing a major about-face? One of his first acts as President was to issue an executive order withdrawing the U.S. form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, which had been signed in 2016 by President Obama. As of Thursday, President Trump has been persuaded to consider rejoining the TPP as an effective way to deal with China [...]
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