In this issue
Mid-career retraining, data center growth, and a new state succession planning pilot are among the topics covered in the June-July issue of Northwest Indiana Business Magazine.
Opinion
Great ownership transfer
Brian Schutt, leader of Indiana’s new Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, explains a business succession program in NWI that helps small business owners plan for retirement and find local buyers before closing.
Common sense beats process
John Wilkening of Tech Credit Union discusses employers who overlook older workers, how they forfeit a median job tenure of 10.4 years, institutional knowledge and workforce stability.
Clean steel NWI’s path to renewed prosperity
Megan Robertson, executive director of Indiana Conservation Voters, says steel companies must embrace the clean energy transition or risk losing more jobs.
Let’s keep local tech workforce here
Ben Marrero, of Ivy Tech’s Valparaiso campus, says data centers are good for keeping technology graduates here in the Region.
Overlooked talent pool
Neil Samahon, CEO of Opportunity Enterprises, says companies should consider hiring Individuals with an IDD because they often make the best workers.
From community college to career: Fixing transfer gap
Alison Bell, regional vice president at Western Governors University, says better pathways for transitioning from community colleges to four-year degrees are needed in Indiana.
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Turning data center investment into local paychecks
Dewey Pearman, executive director of the Construction Advancement Foundation, says data centers are good for skilled trades workers.
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