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LAFAYETTE, Ind. Three women from the Lafayette area were among 30 young professionals named to the inaugural Rising 30 cohort, a list of Indiana s top talent under the age of 30 deemed destined to drive the state s manufacturing and logistics industries into the future.
Conexus Indiana, one of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership nonprofit initiatives, announced the 30 young professionals during a virtual event last week. The list of honorees includes CEOs, engineers, educators and innovators.
Rising 30, according to a release, is part of Conexus Indiana’s mission to strengthen Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industry and create pathways for Hoosiers to succeed in Indiana’s largest industry sector.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (right) signs a historic Class III Gaming Compact with Pokagon Band Tribal Council Chairman Matthew Wesaw (left) at South Bend’s Howard Park on Tuesday, May 4. (Gemma DiCarlo/WVPE)
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb traveled to South Bend Tuesday to sign a historic gaming compact with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.
The tribal-state compact is the first of its kind in Indiana history. It will allow the Pokagon Band to bring more sophisticated slot machines and table games, like blackjack and roulette, to its Four Winds Casinos in South Bend and New Buffalo, Michigan.
But Tribal Council Chairman Matthew Wesaw said the compact isn’t just about gaming. He said it’s an opportunity to build trust and create future partnerships between the state and the tribe.
Indiana s governor launches new program to attract economic growth
It dedicates $500 million in state appropriations to promote strategic investments. Communities will work together on programs and projects to keep and attract a workforce.
Posted: May 3, 2021 1:32 PM
Posted By: Staff Report
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is launching a new initiative to attract talent and economic growth in the state.
On Monday, the governor announced the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI.
It dedicates $500 million in state appropriations to promote strategic investments. Communities will work together on programs and projects to keep and attract a workforce.
The state Economic Development Corporation will be awarded to help with the plans.
During Saturday’s ceremony at a local football stadium, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb said the city was “still reeling from the impact of that dark night”.
“Never in my wildest imagination did I see this day or this cause of gathering as a reason for our unification,” Holcomb told the hundreds of people in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium.
“Why must any day be that dark? Why must tragedy strike and tear a community, tear humanity apart? This pain will for sure persist as we continue to live with the loss in all of our days to come.”
Days after the killings, the Sikh Coalition advocacy group said the community was traumatised by the attack, which authorities said was carried out by 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole. Hole, a former employee of the facility, later killed himself.