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Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue University, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 4. The luncheon will begin at noon 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 online. Indiana… Read more »

A new online tool developed at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business to help economic and community developers in areas identified as opportunity zones is being praised by a top official at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The USA Opportunity Zones tool was created at the Indiana Business Research Center at Kelley for the… Read more »

By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund launched in March 2018 as part of IU’s Bicentennial Plan. Specifically, we focus on the university’s priority to build a prosperous and innovative Indiana. As part of IU Ventures, we support… Read more »

In May 2018, the Innovate Indiana Fund invested $200,000 in Costello, a sales co-pilot software company. Only a year and a half later, Costello was acquired by Atlanta-based sales engagement platform SalesLoft. Led by Indiana University alumnus Frank Dale, the Indianapolis company has already begun integrating its software with SalesLoft’s. The combination of the company’s… Read more »

Chris Baggott, co-founder and CEO of ClusterTruck, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon Thursday, Jan. 23. The luncheon will begin at noon 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 online…. Read more »

For the second consecutive calendar year, the Regional Economic Development Fund granted a record number of awards to Indiana University campuses and academic centers. Thirteen grants totaling more than $30,000 were approved by the Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development in 2019. The RED Fund awards cost-share grants of up to $2,500 to projects… Read more »

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on an innovation to improve upon therapeutics that pertain to controlling protein function. More than two dozen inhibitors of disease-associated enzymes have been developed and approved for clinical use. They are considered invaluable in illuminating the mechanism of these diseases and providing novel therapeutics. But… Read more »

Congratulations to Health Advocacy Summit! The nonprofit organization led by IU Bloomington student Sneha Dave has received a $60,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The mission of Health Advocacy Summit is to connect and empower young adults with chronic and rare diseases through advocacy events and programs. A news… Read more »

TechPoint, an initiative to promote the state’s technology sector, is accepting nominations for the 21st annual Mira Awards. People are encouraged to apply for awards in a dozen categories or nominate others by Jan. 17. The 2020 TechPoint Mira Award categories are as follows: PEOPLE Rising Entrepreneur Investor of the Year Trailblazer, chosen by the… Read more »

Charles Evans, president and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 18. The luncheon will begin at noon 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… Read more »