IIB: Conexus Indiana Changing Manufacturing’s Negative Perception

2021-01-12T17:11:16-05:00September 18, 2019|

Indiana has the highest concentration of manufacturing workers in the nation. In a recent Inside INdiana Business interview, Conexus Indiana President and CEO Mark Howell talks about why there is a negative perception about the jobs in advanced manufacturing and logistics and what Conexus is doing to help change that image through its work with students. [WATCH] Howell also talks about Manufacturing Day on October 4, 2019 and how you can participate by going to https://www.mfgday.com/. (Sources: Inside INdiana Business, Conexus Indiana)

Podcast – Ascend Indiana – Indiana’s talent ecosystem

2021-04-05T16:46:32-04:00August 16, 2019|

Helping to solve the talent gap between students and employers is the mission of CICP's talent and economic development initiative Ascend Indiana. Ascend Indiana President and CEO Jason Kloth talks about Indiana's overall economy and its talent ecosystem and what compelled him to help create Ascend. This podcast is part of a mini-series by AgriNovus Indiana, which is helping to celebrate 20 years of CICP. The Ag+Bio+Science podcast is hosted by Inside INdiana Business' Gerry Dick. [LISTEN]

Podcast – Conexus Indiana – Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics’ Industry 4.0

2021-01-12T17:11:16-05:00August 9, 2019|

Indiana is already a leader in advanced manufacturing and logistics. Conexus Indiana President and CEO Mark Howell talks with Inside INdiana Business host Gerry Dick about how Industry 4.0 will keep Indiana in a leadership position.   This AgriNovus Indiana Ag+Bio+Science podcast is part of the CICP 20th Anniversary miniseries. [LISTEN] (Sources: AgriNovus Indiana, Conexus Indiana, Inside INdiana Business)

IIB: CICP Celebrates 20 Years, talks accomplishments

2021-01-14T11:12:13-05:00August 5, 2019|

A lot has happened in 20 years at the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), that now includes six talent and industry sector initiatives, AgriNovus Indiana, Ascend Indiana, BioCrossroads, Conexus Indiana, Energy Systems Network and TechPoint. CICP President and CEO David Johnson, board members Jeff Smulyan and Ellen Swisher Crabb recently sat down to talk to Inside INdiana Business' Gerry Dick about some of CICP's accomplishments, the impact and what's next. [WATCH]

IIB: Conexus Indiana Preparing Businesses for “Industry 4.0”

2021-01-12T17:11:16-05:00July 22, 2019|

Mark Howell, president and CEO, Conexus Indiana It's being called the next Industrial Revolution and Indiana's advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative is working to help Hoosier companies adapt. Conexus Indiana President and CEO Mark Howell says Industry 4.0 centers around technology adoption, migration and innovation and affects all industries fundamentally changing the way people live and work. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, Howell said for Indiana to maintain its leadership position in manufacturing and logistics, companies have to be leaders in technology adoption. [READ MORE AND LISTEN] (Sources: Inside INdiana Business, Conexus Indiana)

IBJ: Mark Howell – Let’s Keep Indiana on Top of Advanced Manufacturing

2021-01-12T17:11:16-05:00July 22, 2019|

Mark Howell, president and CEO, Conexus Indiana Mark Howell, president and CEO of Conexus Indiana, the advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), says a number of key companies including Allison Transmission, Cummins Inc. and General Motors Co. are part of an expanding list of advanced manufacturers that are embracing the new industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0.  Howell has more in a recent IBJ op-ed. [READ MORE] (Sources: IBJ, Conexus Indiana)

Podcast: Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) and the Power of a Guiding Force

2021-01-14T11:12:13-05:00July 22, 2019|

CICP is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. To kick-off the celebration, CICP and its initiatives (Ascend Indiana, AgriNovus Indiana, BioCrossroads, Conexus Indiana, Energy Systems Network and TechPoint) are participating in a six-week podcast mini-series through CICP's agbioscience initiative AgriNovus Indiana. Listeners will hear about innovation/technology convergence, economic development, talent attraction and more. All shared priorities among CICP initiatives and what makes AgriNovus and its work to support the agbioscience sector (a sector entirely focused on interaction and collaboration) so successful. CICP President and CEO David L. Johnson starts the conversation with his episode “Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) and the Power of a Guiding Force”, which is now live. Here are some links where you can tune-in and subscribe: Apple: https://apple.co/2LwGDiV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LQOmUP Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2Mcj92F Google Play: http://bit.ly/AgBioSciGP Youtube: http://bit.ly/AgriNovusYT (will be up later today) Podcast Site: http://bit.ly/2RR1wDA The podcasts are [...]

IIB: Topping Out Ceremony Held for 16 Tech’s First Building, CICP HQ

2021-01-14T11:12:13-05:00July 11, 2019|

WATCH 16 Tech President and CEO Bob Coy talk with Inside INdiana Business' Gerry Dick about the progress of the Innovation District and what is next in its transformational development. Topping Out Ceremony Held for 16 Tech's First Building, CICP HQ The structural steel has been going up at the 16 Tech Innovation District for a number of weeks now, setting the stage for today's topping out ceremony for the first building known as the Advanced Research and Innovation Building. As a part of the build, 16 Tech’s developer has been taking around a 10 foot beam from the building to have people in the community sign their names, including the first tenants of the building. The tenants of the $30 million building will be the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) and the IU [...]

WISH-TV: Indiana Groups, Companies Launch Tech Talent Search

2021-01-12T17:50:08-05:00June 26, 2019|

TechPoint, CICP's tech initiative, and TMAP are rolling out the red carpet to attract tech talent back to Indiana. The two organizations want people in the tech industry to apply for 25 spots for a Red Carpet Weekend in October. "Either people just haven't heard of us, Indianapolis hasn't been on their radar and this is our chance to put it on their radar, or there are people who many be from here, attended universities here and then left. Thought that they had to do that for their career and don't realize all of the growth that's happened," Merillat Flowers, TechPoint, said.  WISH-TV's Nina Criscuolo has more. WATCH

Media: Collaborative program to address shortage of licensed clinical social workers

2021-04-05T16:46:42-04:00February 19, 2019|

As the Indiana opioid crisis continues, there is a shortage of trained behavioral health professionals to ensure those suffering from substance use disorders (SUD) receive treatment. To help address this gap, Community Health Network, in collaboration with Ascend Indiana, IU School of Social Work (IUSSW-IUPUI) and the University of Indianapolis, is launching a program that will prepare more licensed clinical social workers to provide treatment in central Indiana, while also improving the quality of the training they receive to better serve patients. The program provides a model that can be replicated in communities across the state. WRTV - Collaborative effort underway to groom behavioral health specialists - [WATCH] The Daily Journal (Ryan Trares) - New program addresses shortage of addiction specialists - [READ] Inside INdiana Business - New program to meet need for substance use treatment - [READ AND LISTEN]

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