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Tamika Catchings deepens community ties with tea shops, plans for gym

January 20, 2023 | Dave Lindquist

The former Indiana Fever star—now a business owner, mentor, arts patron, community leader and philanthropist—is opening her third Tea’s Me and partnering with the MLK Center Indy on a neighborhood basketball gym.

House committee passes assistance increase, workforce training program

January 30, 2023 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Hoosiers with disabilities and adult Indiana residents receiving benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program could benefit under a new bill that would help connect underskilled employees to companies.

Lilly to invest another $1.6 billion in Boone County site, add 200 jobs

April 17, 2023 | John Russell

The expansion will bring Eli Lilly and Co.’s total investment in the project to $3.7 billion, the most the company has ever spent on a single manufacturing site.

Purdue, IEDC, Belgian firm partner to advance Indiana’s semiconductor industry

May 3, 2023 | Susan Orr

Purdue, the IEDC and Belgium-based Imec announced Wednesday that they have entered into a five-year memorandum of understanding to advance Indiana’s semiconductor industry, with each party providing “significant investment” to the partnership.

2023 HR Impact Awards: The Indiana Office of Technology

June 23, 2023 | Marc D. Allan

In 2020, the Indiana Office of Technology dropped its degree requirement for job applicants.

Indy Job Corps expands presence, career opportunities

August 18, 2023 | Barb Berggoetz / Special to IBJ

The center is now searching for more low-income young people to
take advantage of free training as office administrators, certified nursing assistants and, within the next year, manufacturing trades workers.

New CEO marks a shift for Indiana Chamber after 20 years under one leader

September 29, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

After spending two decades in Washington, D.C., working for politicians, interest groups and one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, Vanessa Green Sinders was ready to settle down, and Indiana was a natural fit.

UAW strike underscores future of EV manufacturing in Indiana

October 20, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

Union leaders want promises from the Big Three automakers that their wave of new electric vehicle battery plants will fall under the UAW’s contract and that workers at those plants will make UAW assembly wages of $32 an hour.

HVAC companies create and expand programs to train desperately needed technicians

November 10, 2023 | Sam Stall

Several new and growing training programs in central Indiana are designed to bring the next desperately needed generation of HVAC technicians up to speed.

Early learning committee recommends new child care standards

December 21, 2023 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The new set of standards would evaluate child care centers around the state and be rolled out over three years starting in 2024.

Auto dealer creates program targeting technician shortage

December 26, 2023 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The National Automobile Dealers Association says the automotive and truck retail industry needs to replace nearly 76,000 techs annually to keep up with retirements and new job demand.

Ivy Tech, Purdue partnering to fill Indiana’s engineer pipeline

January 24, 2024 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

The program fills a gap that was left behind by the split of IUPUI’s campus between Purdue and Indiana University.

Advanced microelectronics firm NHanced is expanding operations in Bloomington and at Crane

April 5, 2024 | Lesley Weidenbener

In January, NHanced cut the ribbon on a facility at WestGate@Crane Technology Park at Odon and is already expanding there with $236 million in planned investment. And in January, NHanced announced a $152 million investment in a former Cook Medical facility in Bloomington.