Courtney Kerr, Author at CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership

Opportunity@Work and Brookings Launch AI Readiness Lab to Help Regions Protect Career Pathways Before AI Reshapes Them

Courtney Kerr2026-07-23T16:51:20-04:00July 23, 2026|

This release was originally published by Opportunity@Work. Click here to read the original article. Six leading business and regional economic development organizations join the inaugural “AIRLab” cohort as new research shows how AI is poised to erode the pathways STAR workers use to transition from low- to higher-wage work WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, national nonprofit Opportunity@Work announced the launch of the AI Readiness Lab (AIRLab), a new initiative developed in partnership with the Brookings Institution, bringing together six leading regions to understand and act on how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping local economies and workforces. The inaugural AIRLab cohort is coming together to understand and adapt to how AI will reshape regional economies and pathways for workers. Particularly those workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) rather than bachelor’s degrees – and includes: the Birmingham Business Alliance in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area; CenterState CEO in Syracuse and Central New York; [...]

Entrepreneurship program at Ivy Tech connects students and community

Courtney Kerr2026-07-23T16:04:06-04:00July 23, 2026|

This story is part of an initiative led by the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) to highlight entrepreneurship and innovation across Indiana’s universities. Learn more about the initiative here. This article was originally published by The Herald-Times. Click here to read the original article. Ivy Tech Community College is committed to the success of our students and the communities we serve. Our Entrepreneurship program plays an active role in helping students develop and start their small businesses right here in the Bloomington area. Our students learn to ideate and validate their ideas with customer research, form a business plan, complete financial projections, learn to present through our Duke It Out Pitch Competition, and start their businesses. There have been some exciting things happening that have made the Entrepreneurship program even more impactful over the past year. First, we [...]

AgriNovus Indiana announces startups selected for Velocity, launches 2026 accelerator

Courtney Kerr2026-07-22T11:10:01-04:00July 22, 2026|

Twelve Startups Accepted Into Program Focused on Creating Tech-Enabled Solutions Across Bioinnovation, Farmer-Focused Innovation, Food is Health INDIANAPOLIS (July 22, 2026) - AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative focused on growing the agbioscience economy, announced today that 12 startups will participate in its 2026 Velocity accelerator, a five-month program that awards entrepreneurs a total of $75,000 in cash prizes for their technology solutions divided equally between the strategic categories: bioinnovation, farmer-focused innovation and food is health. For Velocity, AgriNovus commissioned research conducted by Arrowpoint Labs which synthesizes insights from key state and national agbioscience leaders. The study, Advancing Innovation: Priority Areas for Indiana’s Agbioscience Future, helps shape the program's focus areas and provides real-world problem statements for participating startups to solve through their technologies. “This year’s Velocity cohort represents an exceptional set of startups working at the intersection of innovation and industry [...]

IN AI Partners with InnoPower.ai to Scale Community-Based AI Training Across Indiana

Courtney Kerr2026-07-17T09:44:13-04:00July 16, 2026|

Partnership aims to certify 150 community Master Trainers, expanding hands-on AI education and entrepreneurship opportunities statewide INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 16, 2026) –IN AI, the statewide initiative led by the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), today announced a partnership with InnoPower.ai to expand a proven community-based AI training model across Indiana. The collaboration supports IN AI's mission to make Indiana the most AI-ready state by bringing practical artificial intelligence education directly to sole proprietors, small-business owners, community leaders, educators, and residents across the state. Building on successful programs already demonstrated in Indiana communities including Indianapolis, Gary and Michigan City, InnoPower.ai will leverage its cohort-based certification model and train-the-trainer approach to help more Hoosiers gain the skills needed to use AI effectively in their businesses, careers and communities. "Building an AI-ready Indiana means meeting people where they are," said Melina [...]

IU-led coalition named NSF IMPACT Engine in Indiana to advance treatment of musculoskeletal health conditions

Courtney Kerr2026-07-14T15:59:53-04:00July 14, 2026|

This article was originally published by IU News. Click here to read the original article. NSF Engine in Indiana brings together more than 170 Indiana industry, clinical and university partners to connect expertise in musculoskeletal health with the orthopedic community across the state. Photo by James Brosher, Indiana University Consortium of more than 170 Indiana industry, clinical and university partners will receive up to $160 million over 10 years to turn research into real-world solutions INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana University-led coalition of industry, workforce, clinical, government and research partners is now part of a major U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative that will build a regional innovation ecosystem in Indiana focused on the care and treatment of musculoskeletal health conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis, and acute and interventional needs like bone fractures and traumatic injuries. The IU-led [...]

Indiana Chamber and CICP Partner on Statewide AI Roadshow Series to Advance Indiana’s AI Readiness

Courtney Kerr2026-07-09T10:40:44-04:00July 9, 2026|

Events Support Governor Braun’s IN AI Statewide Initiative, Bring Together Business, Education, Nonprofit and Community Leaders to Explore Practical AI Adoption INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 9, 2026) –The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) are partnering to host a statewide series of AI roadshows designed to help Indiana employers understand, evaluate and adopt artificial intelligence technologies that can improve productivity, strengthen competitiveness and prepare for the future of work. The AI Roadshow Series is part of IN AI, a statewide initiative recently launched by Governor Mike Braun with the support of CICP to accelerate Indiana's readiness for the AI-driven economy. Braun’s person-centered initiative focuses on empowering businesses, organizations and individuals with the tools and knowledge needed to successfully adopt AI. The Indiana Chamber will be involved throughout the statewide series by helping extend the conversation to employers and communities across [...]

Conexus Indiana Launches AI Use-Case Catalog to Help Indiana Manufacturers and Logistics Companies Benchmark AI Projects

Courtney Kerr2026-07-08T09:25:49-04:00July 8, 2026|

New tool compiles real, self-reported AI projects from Indiana advanced manufacturing and logistics companies to help peers get practical ideas on AI projects INDIANAPOLIS – July 8, 2026 – Conexus Indiana today announced the launch of its AI Use-Case Catalog, a new resource that gives Indiana advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML) companies a real-world look at how their peers are putting AI to work inside their businesses. The catalog already includes 100 AI projects submitted directly by Indiana AML companies, including what they built, what it cost and what results they saw. Companies can browse the catalog, filter by cost, function, or sub-sector, benchmark their own progress against comparable projects across the state and get practical ideas on AI projects. “The best way for a manufacturer to learn about AI is to see what a peer down the road actually [...]

Rose-Hulman’s Design Clinic aims to give students real-world experience, create talent pipeline

Courtney Kerr2026-07-06T15:55:13-04:00July 6, 2026|

This story is part of an initiative led by the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) to highlight entrepreneurship and innovation across Indiana’s universities. Learn more about the initiative here. Rose-Hulman students working on their senior capstone project. (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology photo/Bryan Cantwell) TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has launched a program designed to connect industry partners with students to help solve real-world challenges. Managed through the institute’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, the new Design Clinic gives students the chance to use their senior capstone projects to help area businesses develop solutions such as product development, manufacturing improvements, and automation concepts. Shraddha Sangelkar, associate professor of mechanical engineering and capstone project coordinator at Rose-Hulman, told Inside INdiana Business the program helps companies complete projects that they otherwise may not have time for. “For projects like [...]

Kennedy: BioHeartland will showcase Indiana as ‘absolute powerhouse’ in life sciences

Courtney Kerr2026-07-06T13:27:02-04:00July 6, 2026|

This article was originally published by Inside Indiana Business. Click here to read the original article. INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana life sciences officials say the recent national rollout of the state’s BioHeartland Indiana branding signifies the strengths and assets of the biosciences ecosystem in the state. In May, the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership, or CICP, announced the BioHeartland name with the goal of creating an identity for Indiana’s bioscience innovation. Last week, a contingent of Indiana bioscience leaders showcased the branding at the BIO International Convention in San Diego, California. Melina Kennedy, CEO of the CICP, said on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick that the trip marked the first time in six years that Indiana had a presence at the convention. “What’s kind of interesting is between six years ago and now — there are entities and people there that weren’t in [...]

Statewide effort aims to hasten businesses’ use of AI

Courtney Kerr2026-07-06T11:35:01-04:00July 6, 2026|

This post was originally published by Indianapolis Business Journal. Click here to read the original article. Batuhan Ak, general manager of Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc., says AI helped the company make sense of mountains of data so it could fix manufacturing problems that were leading to defective boat propellers. (IBJ photo/Chad Williams) It’s not much of a stretch to say that artificial intelligence helped Greenfield-based Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc. escape financial disaster. A few years ago, when Yamaha found itself mired in a costly and complicated manufacturing problem it couldn’t solve — an unexpected spike in the defect rate of the boat propellers it produces — the company turned to AI to help uncover the solution. “We had a mission-critical need for the technology,” said Batuhan Ak, Yamaha Marine’s general manager. If not for AI, Ak said, [...]

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