Great ownership transfer
Indiana’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is piloting a business succession program in NW Indiana to help small business owners plan for retirement and find local buyers before closing.
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Common sense beats process
Employers who overlook older workers forfeit a median job tenure of 10.4 years, institutional knowledge, and stability that younger hires typically can’t match.
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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Count way to success
Purdue University Northwest’s Don Babcock argues weak math preparation is closing career doors for students, pointing to the U.S. ranking 34th in math among 78 nations.