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 »
Economic Development
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 »
Bloomington Economic Development Corp. receives international Excellence in Economic Development Award
The Bloomington Economic Development Corp. received a bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council for B-Start, a project the BEDC entered in the Entrepreneurship category. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony during the IEDC Annual Conference, which took place Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in Atlanta. “Since we started the… Read more »
South Bend Code School to join Dimension Mill in Bloomington
South Bend Code School teaches kids to code, and provides career and college prep for students. Co-founders Alexandra Sejdinaj, Alex Sejdinaj and Chris Frederick have launched several locations around the state. They are holding classes currently at Cowork Bloomington, with plans to move into Dimension Mill when construction is completed. Alexandra, Alex and Chris were… Read more »
Q&A with IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar on economic development
IUPUI Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar is committed to economic development in Indianapolis and the state of Indiana. His commitment will be cemented even further in 2018-19 as he serves as president of the board of governors of The Economic Club of Indiana. The first event of The Economic Club of Indiana’s 2018-19 luncheon series will… Read more »
Dean of the Yale School of Architecture and Cummins chairman and CEO to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s Oct. 2 luncheon
Deborah Berke, dean of the Yale School of Architecture and founder of Deborah Berke Partners, and Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO of Cummins, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The luncheon will be held at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Tickets for members of the… Read more »
Rolls-Royce North America president and CEO to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s Sept. 21 luncheon
Tom Bell, president and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Friday, Sept. 21. 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… Read more »
Advancing university engagement in societal, economic realms
By David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement, Indiana University I am pleased to report that the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, has released a new policy position paper on advancing university-engaged economic and societal prosperity. The paper focuses on key imperatives for universities and the federal government to address as… Read more »
Energizing Evansville: the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences
By Kirk White, assistant vice president for strategic partnerships, Indiana University It was standing room only today at Old National Convention Center in Evansville when the citizens of the tri-state area welcomed the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences to downtown Evansville. A sometimes-emotional Mayor Lloyd Winnecke called the new center “enduring,” “generational” and “once… Read more »
Meet the IU CREED members: Kirk White of IU Bloomington
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or 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 the campus’s chancellor or provost. Kirk White has represented IU Bloomington on CREED… Read more »