From AI Curiosity to Action: Takeaways from the first IN AI Roadshow

2026-08-14T13:41:09-04:00August 11, 2026|

On July 21, more than 400 business leaders, educators, community organizations, government agencies, and economic development partners came together in Central Indiana for the first in-person IN AI Roadshow of 2026. The event wasn't just about learning more about artificial intelligence. It was about helping organizations identify practical next steps and connect with the people and resources that can help them move from exploration to implementation. Throughout the morning, attendees explored real-world Indiana AI case studies, participated in interactive workshops and connected with peers facing many of the same opportunities and challenges. Attendees arrived with different levels of experience with AI, and for Kim Brant, Vice President of Workforce and Talent at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, that range of perspectives became one of the strengths of the day. “My biggest ‘aha!’ moment of the roadshow was just the [...]

Conexus launches catalog outlining AI efforts by manufacturing, logistics companies

2026-08-10T16:00:10-04:00August 10, 2026|

This release was originally published by Inside INdiana Business. Click here to read the original article. INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana business leaders have launched an AI use-case catalog for the manufacturing and logistics sectors, the latest effort to help Hoosier companies make the most of artificial intelligence. The online catalog, launched by Conexus Indiana, gives advanced manufacturing and logistics, or AML, companies a real-world look at how their peers are putting AI to work, the organization said. Companies can browse the catalog to see what other AML companies built, the cost and the results and filter by cost, function or subsector. “The best way for a manufacturer to learn about AI is to see what a peer down the road actually did, what it cost them and whether it worked,” Conexus Indiana CEO Jay Wirts said in a news release. [...]

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

2026-07-23T16:51:20-04:00July 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; [...]

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