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AgriNovus Indiana expands its team

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:43:56-04:00May 26, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (May 26, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana, the state’s initiative to promote and accelerate the growth of the agbioscience sector, is expanding its team with several new additions to support its growing public education and awareness, and talent efforts. Cayla Chiddister joins AgriNovus as content manager and will continue the creation, development and promotion of Indiana’s agbioscience story through multiple channels. Previously, Chiddister served in broadcast and marketing roles with Hoosier Ag Today and Cumulus Media, starting her on-air career in New Castle, Ind. Most recently, she served on the media experiences team at The Simon Property Group. Chiddister has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University. AgriNovus has also added several contractors to the team to help with the expansion of some of its key programs. Skylar Clingan joins as the agbioscience talent specialist focused on researching [...]

CICP publishes three return-to-work playbooks for manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, office environments and service-related companies

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00May 12, 2020|

WATCH - CICP President and CEO David Johnson and Cummins Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger talk with Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick about the three safe return-to-work playbooks. INDIANAPOLIS (May 12, 2020) – The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) has released three return-to-work playbooks for the manufacturing, logistics and warehousing, office, and customer-facing settings. These practical and comprehensive guides were produced by CICP, in partnership with Cummins Inc. CEO Tom Linebarger and members of Cummins’ global team, working together with other regional business leaders. The three playbooks are: Safe Return to Work for Indiana’s Manufacturing, Logistics, and Warehousing Sectors: Keeping our Hoosier workers safe so they can restart the state Safe Return to Work for Indiana’s Office Environments: Keeping our Hoosier workers safe so they can restart the state Safe Return to Work for Indiana’s Sales and Service Operations: Keeping [...]

Statement: Marion County business leaders in support of Mayor Hogsett’s stay-at-home extension

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00May 6, 2020|

May 6, 2020 Statement from Marion County Business Leaders: As leaders of Central Indiana business, community and healthcare organizations, we support the difficult decision by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to extend until May 15 Marion County’s stay-at-home order in response to COVID-19. Putting public health first, utilizing data-driven approaches, and acting upon guidance from local public health officials, necessitates a different response in densely populated Marion County than in the majority of the rest of the state. Our community’s frontline healthcare heroes have performed inspirationally and admirably in meeting the pandemic challenge. Still, Marion County, with 14% of the state’s population, has seen nearly one-third of all Indiana COVID-19 cases, and suffered nearly one-third of all statewide COVID-19 deaths, with an incidence rate continuing for new cases at nearly three-times the rate elsewhere in the state. And though County patient [...]

City, Indy Chamber, Ascend Indiana, EmployIndy launch talent initiative to connect employers with job seekers

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:44:35-04:00May 6, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Chamber launched a new service in collaboration with EmployIndy and Ascend Indiana today to address immediate unemployment challenges in our regional workforce due to the impact of COVID-19. Rapid Response Talent augments existing services, focusing on the skills and experience of a job seeker, and organizing a talent pool that employers and employment partners with available positions can access based on the needs of their unfilled roles. By working together, lessons learned through this short-term initiative will inform and support the long-term workforce solutions of the Indy Chamber’s collaborators. “As the weeks go by, the topics of conversations we’ve held with businesses impacted by COVID-19 have evolved,” notes Indy Chamber President and CEO Michael Huber. “Phase one was all about health, safety, and business model changes. Phase two has been focused on financial assistance, and we [...]

TechPoint’s ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Awards gala to be broadcast live and open to the public for the first time ever on June 18

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00May 5, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (May 5, 2020) — TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, will announce the 2020 Mira Award winners live on a special broadcast of its 21st annual gala, with presenting sponsors Eli Lilly and Company, Genesys, Infosys, Raytheon and Salesforce. The Mira Awards is the state’s largest and longest-running technology excellence and innovation recognition program, and the annual gala celebrates the “The Best of Tech in Indiana.” Last year a sell-out crowd of 1,400 people attended the black-tie affair. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event is being transformed into an interactive, live-streaming broadcast including Zoom VIP rooms for sponsors and nominee representatives to watch together. The live-stream will be available to the general public to watch live for free on social media platforms, and it will be recorded and posted to the TechPoint website for future viewing. Nominees won’t know if [...]

CICP, key stakeholders develop safe return to work playbook for manufacturing, logistics, warehouse sectors

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00April 30, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2020) – Today, Safe Return to Work for Indiana’s Manufacturing, Logistics, and Warehousing Sectors: Keeping our Hoosier workers safe so they can restart the state was released to share best practices of Indiana companies and others around the world in this unprecedented time. It identifies recommendations and best practices from public health experts and organizations, as well as other officials, to assist Hoosier employers both in continuing to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and in restarting operations. The edition distributed today is focused on the manufacturing, logistics and warehousing organizations, and includes two primary sections: Key Decisions to Consider Prior to Restarting Your Workplace: Describes for employers the four key principles they will need to consider as they seek to re-open their operations following the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order and temporary closures. Key Components of a Safe Return to [...]

AgriNovus Indiana names Mitch Frazier president and CEO

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:43:56-04:00April 29, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (April 29, 2020) — AgriNovus Indiana has announced that, after a national search, Mitch Frazier, CEO of regional John Deere retailer Reynolds Farm Equipment, has been named its new president and CEO. Frazier will begin his new role on June 29 for the agbiosciences initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). Prior to Reynolds, he served as vice president of Marketing at TinderBox and as vice president of Marketing and Investor Relations Officer at ExactTarget. He led media relations for Governor Mitch Daniels’ team at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and served as a civilian public affairs officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also served on active duty in the U.S. Army. Frazier succeeds Beth Bechdol, who was appointed in December 2019 as deputy director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the [...]

Indiana Business Leaders: Governor Holcomb meeting COVID-19 challenges

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00April 28, 2020|

Statement from Indiana Business Leaders: Governor Holcomb Meeting COVID-19 Challenges Compassionate, Data-Driven Approach Is Critical to Personal and Economic Health of Hoosiers (INDIANAPOLIS, April 28, 2020) – A group of business leaders from across Indiana today released the following joint statement in support of Governor Eric Holcomb and his team’s approach to ensuring the personal and economic health of Hoosiers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A list of participants follows. “We, the community of leaders from businesses and business associations across the state of Indiana, stand united as Indiana battles the twin threats posed by the pandemic emergency. The health of our fellow Hoosiers, and the health of Indiana’s economy, stand as inseparable challenges we must face together. These twin challenges are linked, as returning Indiana’s economy to normalcy ultimately requires vanquishing the COVID-19 threat. We recognize that our individual interests, [...]

TechPoint names new executive committee members to board of directors representing tech sector

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00April 23, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2019) — TechPoint, the non-profit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, today announced the 2020 executive committee of its board. TechPoint’s membership consists of Indiana’s largest tech employers, most high-potential scale-ups, most important universities, and most innovative technology and talent developers. The TechPoint board is composed of executives from each of those organizations, and the executive committee represents the board and tech community in matters of strategic direction and governance. See the entire 2020 advisory board roster at: techpoint.org/board. The 2020 executive committee members are: Sherry Aaholm, chair of TechPoint board and vice president and chief information officer, Cummins; Scott Dorsey, managing partner, High Alpha and former co-founder/CEO of ExactTarget; Richard Cardwell, vice president and head of Midwest Region, Infosys; Mary Kay Huse, COO, Salesforce Marketing Cloud; Aman Brar, CEO, Jobvite; David Johnson, president and CEO, Central [...]

$9.1 billion of capital accessed by Indiana life sciences companies in 2019

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:47:43-04:00April 22, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (April 22, 2020) – BioCrossroads today released a new report which details the sources and amounts of capital supporting Indiana’s life sciences sector in 2019. An impressive $9.1 billion in capital was accessed by Indiana life sciences companies in 2019: $8.6 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants were awarded to 21 companies; $177 million in venture capital was invested in 37 companies; $178.7 million was accessed through public markets by two companies; and, More than $8.7 billion was spent to acquire innovation, representing eight transactions. Indiana’s life sciences companies raised over $360 million, excluding the significant funding represented by mergers and acquisitions, in 2019. These funds support innovation to discover and develop new therapies for diseases. “Having access to multiple capital investment vehicles fuels Indiana’s diverse and vibrant life sciences industry, which adds to the strength of the [...]

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