The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, hosted its second quarterly meeting of 2018 on June 20 on the IUPUI campus. David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement, shared new developments at the university: Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement, will also assume the duties of the vice president… Read more »
Economic Development
Another view of the Northeast Indiana Technology Commercialization Forum: Lucretia Cardenas
Joe Carley, director of economic development at Indiana University, recently wrote an opinion piece about the June 4 Northeast Indiana Technology Commercialization Forum. He summarized key points made during the presentation about the state’s intellectual portfolio and the subsequent panel discussion. A second opinion piece was written by Lucretia Cardenas, editor of Greater Fort Wayne… Read more »
Collegial collaboration: the Northeast Indiana Technology Commercialization Forum
By Joe Carley, director for economic development, Indiana University In the book “The Smartest Places on Earth,” authors Antoine Van Agtmael and Fred Bakker write about the transformation of rustbelt areas into hotspots for innovation. They argue that the success of local innovation-oriented economic development efforts requires “collegial collaborations, open exchange of information, partnerships between the… Read more »
IU School of Education teams with Purdue Polytechnic Institute to improve workforce readiness
The Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration at the Indiana University School of Education has teamed with the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University, to improve students’ workforce readiness throughout Indiana and beyond. The dual-university partnership will address strategies to fill vacancies in Indiana by better preparing students for the… Read more »
Responding to manufacturers’ needs: a summary of the “Securing the Future of American Engineering and Manufacturing” workshop
By Keith Belton, director, Indiana University Manufacturing Policy Initiative On June 4-5, representatives from two dozen universities joined representatives from industry and the nonprofit sector in Washington, D.C., to discuss and advance “work-and-learn” strategies to create a workforce responsive to the needs of today’s manufacturers. On the first day, keynotes were delivered by Patrick Hillberg… Read more »
Keith Belton to attend Washington, D.C., event on workforce development in the manufacturing sector
Indiana University continues to extend its commitment to workplace and economic development across industrial sectors. Keith Belton, director of the Manufacturing Policy Initiative at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, will attend an event titled “Securing the Future of American Engineering & Manufacturing: A Workshop on the New, Re-Imagined World of Universities and… Read more »
Institutes of higher education matter to the entrepreneurial ecosystem
By Tony Armstrong, president and CEO, Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. When Elevate Ventures launched its two-day Kinetic conference in early May, its goal was to further develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Indianapolis and across Indiana. With this in mind, leaders at Elevate Ventures brought together a strong group of speakers for the event:… Read more »
IU to sponsor Fort Wayne Technology Commercialization Forum in June
The defense, technology, entrepreneurial and economic development communities of Northeast Indiana are invited to a forum about building successful companies by commercializing intellectual property. The Fort Wayne Technology Commercialization Forum will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 4 at the Mirro Center for Research and Innovation, 10622 Parkview Plaza Drive, Fort Wayne…. Read more »
Tony Armstrong to represent IURTC at Indianapolis entrepreneur/investor conference
Tony Armstrong, president and CEO of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will speak on a panel titled “Higher Ed Partnerships Boost Entrepreneurship” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, during the two-day Kinetic conference in Indianapolis. “I am proud to represent IURTC at an event where entrepreneurs connect with government leaders and angel and… Read more »
Great companies can be built in the Midwest, too
By Eric Christopher, co-founder and CEO, Zylo Indiana University Kelley School of Business, B.S. ’01, Marketing and Finance Some have told me with a surprised tone that, in spite of not being based in the Bay Area, we are well on our way to building a great software company. It’s true, we are building a great… Read more »