The Indiana Latino Institute collaborates with Ascend Indiana to provide students access to internship search

2024-07-25T02:00:10-04:00July 22, 2024|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Indiana Latino Institute (ILI) has formed a collaboration with Ascend Indiana to help connect students to good and promising internship opportunities in Indiana. Ascend, an Indiana nonprofit organization, helps to connect students to internships and careers through the Ascend Network, a web-based platform, that matches a student’s skills and interests with the best Indiana career opportunities. By signing up for the Network, ILI students have access to more than 750 Indiana employers and receive support through the Network from the ILI team. Since its inception in 2016, Ascend has connected more than 5,000 Hoosiers with jobs, internships and training opportunities in all sectors across the state. Founded in 2001, ILI is the state's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for and empowering Indiana's Latino community. With a mission to advance Latino educational attainment and workforce preparedness [...]

New study shows Indiana’s agbioscience sector contributes nearly $70B to state’s economy

2024-07-23T06:29:05-04:00July 16, 2024|

AgriNovus Indiana-commissioned study benchmarks state’s global competitiveness, defines three priority opportunities for the future INDIANAPOLIS — AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to grow the agbioscience economy, released new research today that found Indiana’s agbioscience sector contributes $69.6 billion to the state’s economy and identified forces expected to shape its global competitiveness. Conducted by RTI International, the study entitled Accelerate 2050: A Vision for Indiana Agbioscience, identified the state’s relative economic performance across food, animal health, plant science, agtech and production agriculture and defined priority opportunities to position Indiana’s agbioscience economy for differentiated growth amid future uncertainty. “Agbioscience is a critical contributor to economic growth and is connected to every person on the planet given it centers on food,” said Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana. “This new research not only defines the present economic strength in Indiana, it [...]

CICP unveils AI survey results to explore organization usage and overall interest of AI adoption statewide

2024-04-19T12:05:50-04:00March 19, 2024|

INDIANAPOLIS — Exploring how key industry sectors in Indiana are using or plan to use artificial intelligence (AI), the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) today unveiled results from its AI in Indiana survey, which was administered statewide last fall in partnership with two of its branded initiatives – Conexus Indiana and TechPoint. The AI in Indiana survey generated nearly 200 responses with 55 percent indicating the adoption of at least one AI capability—a share in-line with McKinsey & Company’s Global Survey on AI, a widely recognized survey that inspired CICP’s survey questions and has been used by economists and community leaders to track the progress of tech adoption. McKinsey & Company’s Global Survey on AI finds that, while some companies are AI leaders, it is still “early days” regarding broad-based AI adoption. The AI in Indiana survey also found that [...]

Igniting an Industry: A Strategic Vision for Indiana’s Future as a Global Leader in Life Sciences

2024-01-09T00:42:32-05:00January 8, 2024|

Collaborative efforts in four key areas will establish Indiana as the leading state for advancing innovations into products that improve health and well-being INDIANAPOLIS – Marking a significant milestone since Indiana’s designation as a federal Tech Hub in October 2023, BioCrossroads today unveils a groundbreaking strategic framework poised to catapult Indiana to the forefront of the global life sciences sector. This comprehensive industry strategy, crafted in collaboration with TEConomy Partners, is set to transform Indiana’s life sciences landscape, focusing on four pivotal areas: Fostering research and development and innovation Enhancing the state’s life sciences manufacturing ecosystem Boosting Indiana’s life sciences talent and workforce Supporting connections and outreach across the sector This strategy is set to transform Indiana’s life sciences sector through the development of strategic manufacturing hubs and targeted investments that enhance the state's domestic manufacturing capabilities. These efforts are [...]

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