The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), addresses regional economic concerns and identifies ways that IU can use its resources to advance economic development efforts in the state. Each IU campus has a CREED representative, appointed by that campus’s Chancellor or Provost. Amy Conrad Warner has represented IUPUI on CREED since… Read more »
Year: 2018
2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Push for automation increases
As Indiana’s largest industry sector enjoys continued growth in revenues and profits, its employers are investing heavily in automation and manufacturing efficiency, welcoming an industry movement that, nationally, has been dubbed “Industry 4.0.” The “2018 Indiana Manufacturing Survey: Industry 4.0 Has Arrived” report shows that most Indiana manufacturers consider investments in facilities, machinery and related… Read more »
IU Health president and CEO to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s Nov. 6 luncheon
Dennis Murphy, president and CEO of IU Health, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The luncheon will be held at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Tickets for members of the Economic Club of Indiana are $30; tickets for nonmembers are $35. They can be purchased… Read more »
Software entrepreneur to keynote Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference
Dr. Don Brown, a successful serial software entrepreneur and an Indiana University alumnus, will keynote “The Changing Business of Healthcare,” a conference being presented Nov. 9 in Indianapolis by IU’s Kelley School of Business. Brown will kick off the conference, the latest event in the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series, organized by Kelley’s Center for… Read more »
Indiana University’s technology transfer process featured on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Fred H. Cate, Indiana University vice president for research, spoke about the university’s technology transfer process with Gerry Dick on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” Cate provided an overview of the technology transfer process and spoke about the record three-year period of activity for the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. Other highlights were a… Read more »
Preparing our region’s students for the ‘Knowledge Economy’
By William J. Lowe, Ph.D., Chancellor, Indiana University Northwest The economic prosperity and future success of our nation, and of Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland, depends on our intellectual capital. Now, more than ever, due to the complexities and competitiveness of an interdependent, globalized economy, colleges and universities, locally and nationally, must prepare students for the expectations… Read more »
B-Start selects nine Bloomington-area startups for 2018 cohort
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups in Bloomington, announced its 2018 cohort today. Nine startups were selected to participate in the 22-week-long program, during which they will attend workshops in lean business concepts, customer acquisition, fundraising, marketing and more. This newest group of B-Start participants focuses on a wide variety of industries: Blue Hawke… Read more »
IU Vice President for Research Fred H. Cate to appear on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Fred H. Cate, vice president for research at Indiana University, will appear on the next “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” He will speak with Dick about technology transfer — vetting, applying for protection for, marketing and licensing intellectual property — at IU. WFYI, the PBS television station in Indianapolis, will broadcast the interview at… Read more »
Indiana Business Outlook Tour visiting 10 Indiana cities beginning in Indianapolis Nov. 1
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business will present its 2019 economic forecasts for Indiana and the nation starting with presentations Thursday, Nov. 1, in Indianapolis and Bloomington. IU Kelley School faculty will begin touring the state with the Kelley Outlook: Indianapolis program at 7:30 a.m. at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, 110 W. Washington St. The panel… Read more »
Oct. 3 CREED meeting highlighted ACP, Indiana Sports Corp. and IU Fort Wayne
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, hosted its third quarterly meeting of 2018 on Oct. 3 on the IUPUI campus. Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement and CREED chair, shared new developments at the university: President McRobbie has announced naming the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies;… Read more »