Raquel Bahamonde, Author at The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership

IIB: 16 Tech CEO: Bridge Project has Great Meaning

Raquel Bahamonde2023-04-03T08:15:23-04:00April 3, 2023|

Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick and Reporter Mary-Rachel Redman go in-depth with 16 Tech President and CEO Emily Krueger and other dignitaries, including Mayor Joe Hogsett, at the groundbreaking of the 16 Tech community bridge. The structure itself is billed as the first-of-its-kind in the United States, a bridge that will have more room for people than cars and serve as a new signature piece to showcase the downtown Indianapolis skyline. Krueger said connecting the district to the new IU Indianapolis and Purdue Indianapolis campuses will also be critical to the state’s talent attraction efforts. [WATCH] Bridge Groundbreaking: March 28, 2023 Completion: Summer 2024 Cost: $20 million

16 Tech breaks ground on a new community bridge

Raquel Bahamonde2023-05-09T09:12:33-04:00March 28, 2023|

Press release issued by 16 Tech. INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2023) - Today, 16 Tech Community Corporation, the nonprofit responsible for the programmatic and physical development of 16 Tech Innovation District, broke ground on a new community bridge, spanning Indianapolis’ Fall Creek at West 10th Street and Riley Hospital Drive to connect the 16 Tech Innovation District to Indianapolis’ research and medical corridor. Local leaders Mayor Joe Hogsett, City-County Council President, District 11, Vop Osili, along with 16 Tech’s President & CEO Emily Krueger, and the design and engineering firms sbp and PAU welcomed guests to announce the start of construction on a first-of-its-kind bridge. They were joined by neighborhood and community stakeholders, including Ebony Chappel of Friends of Belmont Beach. The bridge, linking 16 Tech Innovation District and the city’s wider trail and greenway network, including the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A [...]

AgriNovus Indiana names executive committee, welcomes new directors

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-29T08:31:06-04:00March 28, 2023|

INDIANAPOLIS (March 28, 2022) — AgriNovus Indiana, a nonprofit coalition focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, announced today its 2023 executive committee along with additions to its board of directors. Led by AgriNovus board of directors Chair and Ag Alumni Seed CEO, Jay Hulbert, and Vice-Chair and Executive Vice President of Research at Purdue University, Karen Plaut, the following are members of the executive committee: Latoya Botteron – president and chief financial officer, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Sherilyn Emberton – president, Huntington University Mitch Frazier – president and chief executive officer, AgriNovus Indiana Aaron Schacht – chief executive officer, BiomEdit Wes Sprinkle – chief executive officer, Farmers Insurance Trent Torrance – chief operating officer, United Animal Health Jim Wispinski – vice president of global portfolios, Corteva Agriscience The board unanimously approved the addition of Phil Brewer, chief strategy officer at [...]

IBJ: Life Sciences Industry Booster BioCrossroads Girds for New Challenges

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-31T09:19:03-04:00March 27, 2023|

A recent Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) article takes a look back at 20 years of success for BioCrossroads, the life sciences initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP). In two decades, BioCrossroads has assisted more than 500 startup companies, raised more than $600 million of market capital and helped attract thousands of jobs. In 2022, data shows that Indiana leads the United States in pharmaceutical sales and is one of three top states for exports of all life sciences products - pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and agbiosciences, while providing an $80 billion economic impact. In 2023, BioCrossroads announced that President and CEO Patty Martin would step down to pursue other ventures. “I think it’s just a logical time right now to take a couple of months and really take a good hard, informed look at where we are overall,” said [...]

PODCAST: Seeing what’s ahead before it comes, a conversation with CICP CEO Melina Kennedy

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-24T10:39:30-04:00March 24, 2023|

PODCAST: Melina Kennedy, CEO of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), joins our agbiosciences’ initiative AgriNovus Indiana and President and CEO Mitch Frazier to talk about how progress in our economy requires working across all industry sectors to find common themes and confront challenges. She talks about the uniqueness of CICP as an organization, serving the community in an impactful way and being a proponent for innovation. How does Indiana continue to grow and what is the role of agbioscience in that story? Kennedy also talks about refusing to sit still, looking up and out and seeing what’s ahead before it comes. [LISTEN]

Indiana State University partners with Ascend Indiana to connect students with career and internship opportunities in Indiana

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-21T16:06:54-04:00March 21, 2023|

Terre Haute, Ind. (March 21, 2023) – Indiana State University and Ascend Indiana have partnered to connect students more intentionally to career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network, an online job matching platform, Sycamore students will be able to connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and will receive one-on-one career guidance and job search support through Ascend Network staff. Since its inception in 2017, Ascend has connected more than 3,000 Hoosiers with jobs and training opportunities in all sectors across the state. More than 600 employers are currently using the Network. “Indiana State University is deeply committed to preparing graduates to meet the State of Indiana’s workforce needs,” said Dr. Nancy Brattain Rogers, vice president of University Engagement. “Re-igniting our relationship with Ascend will provide additional opportunities for ISU students to connect [...]

BioCrossroads names new members to leadership team

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-21T15:25:53-04:00March 21, 2023|

INDIANAPOLIS (March 21, 2023) — BioCrossroads announced today that Jane Dunigan-Smith and Mike Bolinder have joined the organization’s leadership team. Dunigan-Smith, senior vice president, chief strategy officer and managing director of Seed Funds, comes to BioCrossroads after 19 years with Eli Lilly and Company where she spent a significant portion of her career in commercialization, corporate strategy and operations. She also has a strong background in accounting and finance, having spent the early part of her career as a Certified Public Accountant, and serves on the boards of Diagnotes, Inc. and Allinaire Therapeutics. “Jane’s multi-faceted experience positions her to manage the Seed Funds and lead our strategy at a time when Indiana’s life sciences sector is expanding and innovating in multiple areas,” said Patty Martin, president and CEO, BioCrossroads. “One example is our work to establish Indiana as a global [...]

IIB: Study: Growth in Indiana Agbioscience Sector Exceeding Goals

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-16T07:51:32-04:00March 16, 2023|

In a recent Inside INdiana Business interview, AgriNovus Indiana President and CEO Mitch Frazier outlined the results of a new study that shows Indiana's agbioscience economy grew $6 billion from 2018-2021, bringing its direct annual impact to $58 billion. Frazier said the growth is "extraordinary, historic, by definition." Frazier said the sector saw growth despite strong headwinds, stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain issues. [READ MORE AND LISTEN] Access the full AgriNovus Indiana report: Innovative Agbioscience in Indiana: 2022 Assessment (Sources: Inside INdiana Business, AgriNovus Indiana)

Innovative Agbioscience in Indiana: 2022 Assessment

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-15T09:20:01-04:00March 15, 2023|

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New study finds Indiana’s agbioscience economy posted record growth since 2018, now topping $58 billion

Raquel Bahamonde2023-03-15T09:20:53-04:00March 15, 2023|

INDIANAPOLIS (March 15, 2023) — AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to grow the state’s agbioscience economy, released new research today that found Indiana’s agbioscience sector directly contributes more than $58 billion to Indiana’s economy – an increase of more than $6 billion since 2018. Conducted by TEConomy Partners, the study entitled Innovative Agbioscience in Indiana: 2022 Assessment, identified that the growth across Indiana’s agbioscience economy since 2018 marked the fastest-growing time for the industry since measurements to quantify it began in 2012. “The agbioscience economy is the only economy in the world that touches every person on the planet given it centers on food,” said Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana. “The growth this research identifies represents the tremendous gains Indiana’s agbioscience innovators are advancing to meet global demand across food, animal health, plant science and agtech.” According to [...]

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