Indiana University on Thursday announced a plan to lower what it calls common barriers to attending college. The university says it is lowering certain fees for high school students looking to attend one of its five regional campuses throughout the state and access college-level classes while still in high school.... Read More
Governor Eric Holcomb has selected David Adams as the new commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Adams succeeds Fred Payne, who stepped down in July to become the CEO of United Way of Central Indiana.... Read More
A popular craft beer festival is slated for a return next year. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report Munster-based 3 Floyds Brewing plans to bring its annual Dark Lord Day, which has been held in a virtual format since the pandemic began, back to its traditional, in-person event in the spring.... Read More
A massive electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant could be coming to St. Joseph County, Inside INdiana Business confirmed Thursday. Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution, has filed a tax abatement application with the county for a facility in New Carlisle that could bring over $2 billion in investment and more than 1,000 jobs to northern Indiana.... Read More
The Princeton Review has released its list of the "Best 388 Colleges for 2023" and several Indiana schools made the cut. The list was compiled based on results of an 85-question survey completed by more than 160,000 students nationwide.... Read More
The Western Indiana Workforce Development Board has launched an initiative to help reverse what it calls a drastic decline among women in the workforce as a result of the pandemic. The board says Women in the Workforce provides female job seekers with a personalized set of resources to help them find new jobs.... Read More
Inside INdiana Business and IBJ Media hosted the second Engage Indiana event in South Bend on Wednesday. A crowd of about 300 C-suite executives, community leaders and business professionals gathered to hear from Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and a panel of local business leaders about promoting workforce development, talent attraction and quality of life initiatives.... Read More
The state of Indiana and Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. on Thursday announced what they're calling the largest financial investment in literacy in the state's history. The Indiana Department of Education says the $111 million investment will support the state's goal of having 95% of Hoosier students pass the IREAD-3 exam by 2027.... Read More
The IU Angel Network has invested $50,000 in a San Francisco-based startup co-founded by an Indiana University alumnus. The investment for GoCharlie, which has developed an artificial intelligence-based content marketing platform, is part of a larger, $250,000 funding round.... Read More
One of the key components of the supply chain challenge the country is currently seeing is a shortage of truck drivers. And while some companies say things are improving, our partners at WPTA-TV report a program at Ivy Tech Community College's Fort Wayne campus is seeing demand from companies to fill those gaps.... Read More
