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Indiana's Small Businesses are Thriving in These Booming Industries
16 Sep 2024
Indiana's small businesses are thriving in these booming industries
Indiana's most successful industry for small businesses is Construction, with 65,402 prospering in 2023
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry is in second place, with 59,822 small businesses operating last year
The least successful industry for small businesses in Indiana is Accommodation and Food Services, with 16,132 operating last year
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Indiana’s Tax System: A Framework for Future Competitiveness
14 Sep 2024
By David Ober, Senior Vice President of Business Operations & Finance, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Indiana has long stood out as a state fostering a competitive, business-friendly environment with a tax system designed to support economic growth. The Indiana Chamber Foundation’s recent tax study, “Indiana’s Tax System: A Comparative Analysis,” offers key insights into how our state stacks up against its pe ...
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Indiana Chamber Foundation Releases Phase One of Tax Study, Providing Key Insights on Indiana's Tax Competitiveness
12 Sep 2024
A new tax study from the Indiana Chamber Foundation reveals that the state stands out for its relatively high reliance on individual income and sales taxes, while it maintains a competitive effective business tax rate. The report also identifies challenges in sectors like manufacturing and life sciences, where property and personal property taxes drive up the effective tax rates. Despite these hurdles, India ...
American Water Works To Purchase Silver Creek Water Corporation
06 Sep 2024
American Water Works (AMW) announced that its unit Indiana American Water (INAW) has received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for the acquisition of Silver Creek Water Corporation for $45 million.
This acquisition is expected to close in mid-November and add 8,000 water customers to INAW’s portfolio. Indiana American Water has been making strategic acquisitions to expand its operations and customer base.
In 202 ...
Bad Apple: Walmart Recalls Apple Juice Due To High Arsenic Levels
23 Aug 2024
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Walmart locations across 27 states, including Indiana and Kentucky, are voluntarily recalling Great Value brand apple juice due to high levels of arsenic. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning include: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and the FDA states that long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic is known to cause cancer and heart-related issues.
Arsenic is measured in units o ...
Washington County Business Recognized by Governor Holcomb
20 Aug 2024
On Thursday, August 15th, Temple & Temple Excavating and Paving, Inc. joined Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg in Indianapolis to celebrate the company as a recipient of the Governor’s Half Century Business Award. This award recognizes Temple & Temple’s longevity and lasting impact on the state’s economy, communities, and people.
Ken Temple, President & CEO of Temple & Temple, le ...
BBB August Hot Topics
16 Aug 2024
1. A local consumer reported an auction scam to BBB, in which victims who “won” were asked to wire money to receive their items. BBB advises consumers to research auction companies and auctioneers before participating, find out how payments are made, and check the seller’s contact information first.
2. A local consumer reported a scam Facebook ad that w ...
Applications Open for 20th Annual Best Places to Work in Indiana Contest
14 Aug 2024
Hoosier companies are encouraged to “unveil” what makes them a great employer with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce opening up nominations for its annual Best Places to Work in Indiana competition.The awards program – in its 20th year and themed “Unveiling Excellence” – honors top organizations in the state as determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. Company evaluations a ...
2024 Wellness Summit to Tackle Health and Well-Being, Leave Management and More
13 Aug 2024
Employers looking to improve the health and productivity of their workers are encouraged to send representatives to the 2024 Indiana Wellness Summit on September 12-13 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.
The two-day summit is a partnership between the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) and brings together Hoosier health and wellness prof ...
Take The Southern Indiana Wage & Benefits Survey
09 Aug 2024
Radius Indiana has launched its biennial survey of wages and benefits in our region. The survey results provide valuable information to companies that want to offer the right levels of wages to employees in order to maintain a stable workforce at the appropriate costs.
Who should take the survey: All business with 10 or more employees
Our goal is to get as many companies as possible to take the surv ...
Manufacturing Readiness Grants Available
09 Aug 2024
Conexus Indiana Offers the Manufacturing Readiness Grant
Manufacturing Readiness Grants assist manufacturers planning to make tech-enabled capital investments in smart manufacturing within their Indiana operations—leveraging technologies from advanced communications to cobots to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and beyond.
Up to $200,000 in matching grants are available
Helping manufacturers -
Boost Profitabi ...
Digital Decluttering Tips For Your Connected Life
07 Aug 2024
Digital Decluttering Tips For Your Connected Life
Nowadays, organizing your digital possessions, such as beloved photos and videos, and backing up important data, like school and business records, is just as important as keeping your physical surroundings orderly.
Why is backing up data so important? Because so many things can go wrong: from spilling water on your laptop to losing your phone to experiencing a natural ...
Meeting Addresses Creative Entrepreneurial Opportunities
25 Jul 2024
By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
Carlos Bravo, a standout community businessman, held an informational introduction to a program called Creative Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO). This is a part of Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship. They prepare student for business in a real-world environment and create entrepreneurial thinkers.
The meeting was Thursday, July 25, at El Camino Restaurant in Salem, which is owned by Bravo.
Th ...
NLRB Overrules Metal Powder Products' Election Objections, Affirming Workers' Union Victory
16 Jul 2024
Campbellsburg, Ind., July 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A hearing officer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisively recommended that Metal Powder Products' (MPP) objections to the April 10th union election be overruled, where a majority of workers at the Campbellsburg plant voted to join the industrial division of the Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA). This ruling underscores MPP's persistent and underhan ...
Washington County Local Products Guide
11 Jul 2024
Purdue Extension – Washington County is updating the Washington County Local Products Guide.
Any Washington County farm or business that sells local products grown, raised, or made in Washington County direct to consumers are encouraged to have their information included in the guide.
Business and product information may be submitted via the form found at https://bit.ly/24LPG or by contacting Danielle Walker at the ...
River Ridge Development Authority Advances Strategic Land Sale
21 Jun 2024
At its monthly meeting, the River Ridge Development Authority (RRDA) made significant strides forward in its mission to drive economic activity in Southern Indiana.
Jerry Acy, RRDA's Executive Director, is leading negotiations for the sale of approximately 23.5 acres of undeveloped land, known as Tract 12G, strategically positioned along Salem Road and within Jeffersonville, presenting an attractive opportunity for deve ...
31 Republicans Challenge Biden’s Overtime Rule that Will Crush Small Businesses
14 Jun 2024
Senator Mike Braun, Senator Bill Cassidy, Senator Tommy Tuberville, and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell are leading 31 total Republican Senators in challenging President Biden’s new Overtime Rule published by the Department of Labor.
This Overtime Rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay from the current $35,568 to 58,656 in January 2025, and then increase every three ...
Better Business Bureau's Hot Topics For June
14 Jun 2024
1. BBB received a report from a local consumer of an elaborate employment scam on Facebook that cost the consumer over $5,000.BBB warns consumers to be wary of any online job opportunity that appears too good to be true, and that requires the consumer to pay money in order to receive money.
2. A consumer searching online for used car parts was scammed out of $195&nbs ...
New Employment Law Handbook Available
30 May 2024
The past year has seen no shortage of changes in employment law policies. For instance, the latest decisions impacting the legality of employee handbook policies, severance agreements and timelines for union representation elections are sure to shake up the business world.
The Indiana Chamber is helping employers navigate these changes with the recently released 19th edition of its popular Employment Law Handbook ...
Braun, Marshall Introduce Bill To Ease Burdens On Small Business
30 May 2024
WASHINGTON – Senators Mike Braun, Roger Marshall, M.D., Katie Britt, Ted Budd, and Rick Scott introduced the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act to protect small businesses from the financial burden of top-down federal regulations.
Often, when D.C. imposes regulations, it comes at a significant cost to our locally-owned businesses. In 2022 alone, complying with regulations cost American small business ...
River Ridge Announces Key Organizational Leadership Positions
24 Jan 2024
The River Ridge Development Authority (RRDA) is positioned to have yet another successful year in 2024 with its team of talented professionals.
At the January board meeting, Dr. Treva Hodges, Mayor of Charlestown, was unanimously voted in as the new President of the Board of Directors. That position had been previously held by J. Mark Robinson since 2006. Mayor Hodges has been a member of the Board of Directors s ...
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