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Award-Winning Model to Help Employers Support Workers and Applicants Battling Addiction Now Available Across Indiana

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosier employers looking to implement recovery programs to assist their employees or qualified applicants battling addiction now have access to an award-winning model recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor. This new partnership with Centerstone, a mental health and addiction treatment services provider, is the next step in offerings for Indiana Workforce Recovery, the initiative formed two years [...]

Rebecca Patrick2020-02-04T10:26:38-05:00February 4th, 2020|

TOP STORY: House Passes Chamber-Priority Bill on Occupational Licensing Recognition

TOP STORY: House Passes Chamber-Priority Bill on Occupational Licensing Recognition

HB 1008 – Occupational Licensure Endorsement Authored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) Requires a board that issues a license for certain regulated occupations to issue a license to an individual who: (1) is licensed in another state or jurisdiction in the regulated occupation; (2) has established residency; (3) has passed a substantially equivalent examination as determined by the [...]

Rebecca Patrick2020-01-31T13:43:30-05:00January 31st, 2020|

Priority Occupational Licensing Recognition Bill Takes Center Stage

Priority Occupational Licensing Recognition Bill Takes Center Stage

HB 1008 – Occupational Licensure Reciprocity Authored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) Requires a board that issues a license for certain regulated occupations to issue a license to an individual who: (1) is licensed in another state or jurisdiction in the regulated occupation; (2) has established residency; (3) has passed a substantially equivalent examination; (4) is and has [...]

Rebecca Patrick2020-01-17T12:38:43-05:00January 17th, 2020|

Guest Blog: The Art of Rejection

Guest Blog: The Art of Rejection

By Andrea Butcher, president, talent strategist and executive coach, HRD Advisory Group Rejecting a candidate is not my favorite thing to do but it is the RIGHT thing to do. No one likes providing disappointing news – especially when you’ve built a relationship with a candidate – and now you need to tell them they are no longer in consideration for [...]

Symone Skrzycki2019-12-12T08:32:34-05:00December 16th, 2019|

Indiana Chamber Reacts to Gov. Holcomb’s 2020 Legislative Agenda

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2020 Next Level agenda for the state: “The Governor is focused on the policies that will have the greatest impact on Hoosiers and their employers. You can’t ask for more than that. “We are encouraged by the forward-looking approaches Gov. Holcomb has put forth [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-12-10T12:53:29-05:00December 10th, 2019|

Top Story: New Chamber Employer Survey Finds Companies Are Adjusting to Continued Worker Shortages

Top Story: New Chamber Employer Survey Finds Companies Are Adjusting to Continued Worker Shortages

While nearly half of employers are still leaving jobs unfilled, dramatically fewer are listing workforce/talent needs as among their biggest challenges. Instead, they are adapting to the ongoing shortage of qualified applicants in several different ways. These findings and more are part of the 12th annual employer workforce survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-10-25T12:39:34-04:00October 25th, 2019|

Tech Talk: Losing Our Minds – So to Speak

Tech Talk: Losing Our Minds – So to Speak

The title of a recently published report refers to a common topic – brain drain – but with a comprehensive and analytical approach. Produced for the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, the researchers go back to the 1940s and look at the talent exodus through a variety of measures. Researchers concluded that Indiana, along with the majority of other "Rust [...]

Charlee Beasor2019-05-06T10:43:16-04:00May 8th, 2019|

Take Action Now to Support Passage of a Strong Bias Crimes Law

Take Action Now to Support Passage of a Strong Bias Crimes Law

Indiana companies are in an intense battle for talent as they struggle to find enough skilled workers. That’s why it’s so critical for the state to remove any real or perceived mark against it. We simply can’t fill all the jobs and expand business by relying on Hoosiers alone. Indiana must be seen as a welcoming place. Not having [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-03-08T12:33:54-05:00March 8th, 2019|

VIDEO: Institute Established to Help Employers With Talent Attraction, Development Solutions

VIDEO: Institute Established to Help Employers With Talent Attraction, Development Solutions

Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar discusses the new Institute for Workforce Excellence in the video below. To learn more about the Institute and the variety of workforce solutions gathered there, visit www.indianachamber.com/workforce. A press release summarizes the Chamber's 11th annual employer survey; full survey results are available here. https://youtu.be/ey0ieBP4wnU

Charlee Beasor2018-12-11T09:52:28-05:00December 11th, 2018|

Indiana Chamber: Bias Crimes Law Needed

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is in support of the state passing a bias/hate crimes law. The organization’s board of directors, which includes more than 100 business leaders from throughout the state, voted in favor of the stance at yesterday’s fall board meeting. Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar: “We are pleased that Governor Holcomb is making [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-11-14T09:29:33-05:00November 14th, 2018|

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