Lynn Good, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy, will speak at The Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The luncheon will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Good is focusing on embracing new technology and forward-thinking strategies to strengthen the company’s… Read more »
Economic Development
Save the Date & Register: AT&T-Indiana’s third annual IoT Civic Hackathon
AT&T-Indiana recently confirmed that its 2018 IoT Civic Hackathon will take place April 20-21 at Launch Fishers, 12175 Visionary Way, Fishers, 46038. Faculty, staff, students and alumni of all Indiana University campuses are invited to participate in this free event. Bill Soards, president of AT&T-Indiana, wrote the following message to promote the event: Friends, AT&T… Read more »
IU sponsorship of Indiana IoT Lab – Fishers supports statewide economic development
By Jason Whitney, manager of strategic partnerships, Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. As we close out 2017, construction nears completion on a project originally announced in February. At that time, Gov. Eric Holcomb took the stage at Launch Fishers to kick off the Indiana IoT Lab – Fishers project. Bill Stephan, Indiana University vice… Read more »
Source River West adds new entrepreneurship services with Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Grant
Source River West Entrepreneurship Center has been awarded a two-year, $125,000 grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to expand services at the near-westside education and business support center, located at 2230 W. Michigan St. The grant will allow Source River West to provide additional services, programs, coaching and co-working space to support entrepreneurial… Read more »
IU Southeast engages local business leaders on 21st-century workforce solutions
Indiana University Southeast Chancellor Ray Wallace and One Southern Indiana President and CEO Wendy Dant Chesser spoke with business leaders from the Southern Indiana and metropolitan Louisville region during a Nov. 8 appreciation luncheon in New Albany. The luncheon allowed IU Southeast leadership to thank employers who have regularly supported the university and employed its… Read more »
Nov. 1 CREED meeting highlighted government relations, IU South Bend
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, held its final quarterly meeting of 2017 on Nov. 1 on the IUPUI campus. David Gard provided updates from the university, including an extended and expanded goal to raise $3 billion in the For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign; the announcement of… Read more »
A summary of the UEDA Annual Summit: How universities lead regional economic development
The University Economic Development Association Annual Summit showcases some of the best current initiatives in university economic development. Several IU colleagues and I recently attended the 2017 summit in Long Beach, California, and I thought it would be worthwhile to share some highlights. Keynotes Bill Allen, CEO of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.,… Read more »
Eleven startups founded by Bloomington residents named to the B-Start program
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups in Bloomington, has announced its 2017 cohort. Eleven startups were selected to participate in the 22-week program, during which they will attend workshops in lean business concepts, customer acquisition, fundraising, marketing and more. The 11 B-Start participants are: Adventure Field Guides: Marketplace of trip guides made by a… Read more »
Kelley School of Business announces 10-city tour for 2018 economic forecasts
Faculty members from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business will join panelists from other IU campuses to offer perspectives on the global, national, state and local economies and financial markets during a 10-city tour. It begins Nov. 2 in Indianapolis and Bloomington. “Every year, in the fall, business and government leaders plan for the coming… Read more »
Patachou founder and president to speak at Economic Club of Indiana’s Nov. 6 luncheon
Martha Hoover, founder and president of Patachou Inc., will speak at The Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon on Monday, Nov. 6. The luncheon will take place from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Hoover chose a path of entrepreneurship in founding Patachou Inc., an independently owned company operating a collection… Read more »