Credit unions shed wallflower image, tread on banks’ turf
Some big Indiana credit unions are ramping up growth, undaunted by the increasingly competitive banking landscape.
Some big Indiana credit unions are ramping up growth, undaunted by the increasingly competitive banking landscape.
JPMorgan Chase provided $200,000 to fund the chamber’s GoGlobal Export Acceleration Grant program, which will target smaller companies and provide up to $5,000 in matching funds to cover business and marketing costs associated with new export activity.
Landing the nonstop flight to one of the busiest airports in the world—and a major international hub—would be a boon for Indianapolis International Airport, which is highly rated for its quality but has been criticized by businesses for its lackluster selection of international nonstop destinations.
Sen. Mike Young, an Indianapolis Republican, said critics who “fear monger” had mischaracterized his proposal, which would have thrown out the state’s religious freedom law and replaced it with more robust protections for worship, speech and bearing arms.
Hutt, credited with much of the co-working site’s success, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013. A year ago, she told IBJ that cancer “doesn’t have to define who you are and it doesn’t have to keep you from making an impact on the community that you want to make.”
Republican Greg Ballard was full of surprises after an unlikely mayoral victory eight years ago. As he leaves the mayor’s office, he hopes his legacy is a new group of GOP leaders.
Proponents and opponents of putting sexual orientation and gender identity into the state’s civil rights law say they expect to spend tremendous time and energy on the issue—but not money. They say individual conversations are what will sway lawmakers.
The nonpartisan group of business, government and philanthropic leaders will manage the mayoral administration’s transition efforts and help advise on policy.
There’s no “manifest destiny” for Indianapolis. We aren’t sharing in the national migration of talent to metropolitan America. We lag most other large regions in population growth, including peers like Nashville, Denver and Columbus.
The mayor-elect appointed Indy Chamber CEO Michael Huber, a former deputy mayor for economic development under Ballard, as one of three co-chairs of his transition team.
IBJ asked mayoral candidates Joe Hogsett, a Democrat who is leading in contributions and key endorsements, and Chuck Brewer, a Republican small-business owner who has the support of outgoing Mayor Greg Ballard, about their approaches to hot-button topics of particular interest to the business community.
Stolen, who began his life with designs on a music career, will use his myriad personal connections to help the chamber find new members and funding sources and build stronger central Indiana ties as it works to become more regionally focused.
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BlueIndy plans to charge past its skeptics as its electric car-sharing program launches in Indianapolis Sept. 2, leaving behind the political consternation about whether Mayor Greg Ballard went rogue in green-lighting the program in the first place.
Marion County has struggled since the end of the Great Recession in attracting the most valuable jobs and workers.
Steven Stolen, the former managing director for the Indiana Repertory Theatre, will join the Indy Chamber as vice president of corporate advancement next month.
The company says its corporate headquarters will remain in Indianapolis, where its operations are responsible for contributing millions of dollars in corporate taxes and charitable giving.
A local coalition lobbying airlines for convention-boosting service notches has a series of victories.
The City-County Council voted Monday for Indianapolis to join Carmel, Westfield and Greenwood in an economic development group seeking state funding for a rapid-transit route.
Four cities are considering creating an economic development group to obtain state funding for the first phase of a regional rapid-transit route for all-electric buses.