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Chamber launches ‘one-stop shop’ for talent development, education resources
August 22, 2022 - Tuesday, August 23, 2022 12:56 PM EDT By Alex Brown, Assistant Managing Editor (photo courtesy of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce) INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has launched an online platform to help job seekers with educational and job training opportunities throughout the state. The Talent Resource Navigator was established with...

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Purdue researchers receive $470K for commercialization
August 11, 2022 - Thursday, August 11, 2022 04:08 PM EDTUpdated: Thursday, August 11, 2022 04:31 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Rahim Rahimi’s flexible biodegradable microneedles pierce the biofilm layer of a wound and deliver the medicine to oxygenate the tissue and effectively eradicate biofilm infections on the wound. (photo courtesy of Purdue University/Vincent Walter) WEST...

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SkyWater project critical in microelectronics push
August 10, 2022 - Monday, August 8, 2022 09:14 AM EDTUpdated: Monday, August 8, 2022 03:23 PM EDT By Mickey Shuey, Indianapolis Business Journal Thomas Sonderman (podium) is the CEO of SkyWater Technology. (photo courtesy of Governor Eric Holcomb’s office) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - SkyWater Technology Inc.’s plan for a $1.8 billion semiconductor production facility at Purdue University isnâ€...

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Indiana technology hiring continues at near-record pace despite inflation
August 10, 2022 - Last Friday, August 5, the United States Labor Department released their July jobs data. The U.S. labor force showed robust gains, adding 528,000 workers with unemployment falling to 3.5 percent nationally. Following this data, CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, published their July jobs report, showing...

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Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth names director
August 9, 2022 - Tuesday, August 9, 2022 02:30 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter Jessica Potts (photo courtesy of the Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth) LOOGOOTEE, Ind. - The Martin County Alliance for Economic Growth has appointed Jessica Potts to the role of executive director. The organization says Potts most recently worked for the...

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SkyWater CEO: Indiana could be ‘silicon heartland’
August 2, 2022 - Thursday, July 21, 2022 06:45 AM EDTUpdated: Thursday, July 21, 2022 07:20 AM EDT By Alex Brown, Assistant Managing Editor Thomas Sonderman (podium) is the CEO of SkyWater Technology. (photo courtesy of Governor Eric Holcomb’s office) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The chief executive officer of Minnesota-based SkyWater Technology (Nasdaq: SKYT) says the company’s planned $1.8...

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Rolls-Royce lands $854M military contract
August 2, 2022 - Tuesday, August 2, 2022 03:48 PM EDTUpdated: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 07:44 AM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft (photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense) INDIANAPOLIS - Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indianapolis has been awarded a $854 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract calls...

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Senate passes bill to boost American computer chip production
July 27, 2022 - Wednesday, July 27, 2022 06:15 PM EDT By Associated Press and Inside INdiana Business Staff (photo by Pok Rie/Pexels) WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bill designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States passed the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers raced to finish work on a...

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Semiconductor manufacturer planning $1.8B Indiana plant, 750 jobs
July 19, 2022 - Wednesday, July 20, 2022 11:01 AM EDTUpdated: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 12:14 PM EDT By Alex Brown, Assistant Managing Editor Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb took part in Wednesday’s announcement. (IBJ Photo/Peter Blanchard) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Minnesota-based SkyWater Technology (Nasdaq: SKYT) on Wednesday announced plans to build a $1.8 billion...

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Indiana lands millions to invest in startups, small businesses
July 19, 2022 - Monday, July 18, 2022 04:20 PM EDTUpdated: Monday, July 18, 2022 05:00 PM EDT By Mary Roberts, Writer/Reporter (stock image courtesy: mentatdgt/Pexels) INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana is set to receive up to $99.1 million in federal funding to expand access to and increase capital for entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced...

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