Indiana Chamber and CICP Partner on Statewide AI Roadshow Series to Advance Indiana’s AI Readiness

Events Support Governor Braun’s IN AI Statewide Initiative, Bring Together Business, Education, Nonprofit and Community Leaders to Explore Practical AI Adoption INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 9, 2026) –The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) are partnering to host a statewide series of AI roadshows designed to help Indiana employers understand, evaluate and adopt artificial intelligence […]

Indiana’s Advanced Industries: Powering the State’s Future Workforce and Economy

This conversation with Melina Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer at the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), was originally published by Ascend Indiana. Indiana’s advanced industries are driving innovation, economic growth and opportunity across the state. As technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation and data analytics continue to reshape the workplace, employers, educators and policymakers are […]

Indiana to Host Anthropic’s Claude for Small Business Workshop as Part of IN AI Initiative

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 5, 2026) – Indianapolis is one of 10 cities nationwide to host Anthropic’s new “Claude for Small Business” workshop series, bringing hands-on AI adoption training directly to Indiana small business leaders as part of the statewide IN AI initiative. The free workshop, scheduled for June 26 in Indianapolis, is part of Anthropic’s […]

BioHeartland Launches as the New Identity for Indiana’s Bioscience Ecosystem

New regional identity showcases the state’s ability to invent, make and move breakthroughs across human health, animal health and plant science, positioning Indiana to compete globally for bioscience investment, innovation and talent. INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2026) — Today, regional leaders introduced BioHeartland, a new shared identity designed to unify and elevate Indiana’s bioscience ecosystem across […]

Lilly Endowment and CICP announce the launch of a new annual endowed life sciences speaker series in recognition of the 150th anniversary of Eli Lilly and Company

INDIANAPOLIS – Lilly Endowment Inc. and the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) today unveiled during the “150 Years of Medicine” celebration at the recently completed Lilly Event Center a new annual speaker series that will bring to Indiana world-renowned experts in important and timely topics regarding life sciences. “The annual series is endowed through […]

Governor Braun Announces IN AI to Grow Jobs and Wages Through Human-Centered AI

Partnership with CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) Will Reach 1 Million Hoosiers and Engage Thousands of Employers in AI Adoption INDIANAPOLIS (April 28, 2026) – Governor Mike Braun today announced IN AI, a new statewide initiative focused on helping businesses grow, create jobs, and increase wages through the practical application of human-centered artificial intelligence. The initiative […]

Amplifying Stories of Innovation in Indiana

Indianapolis (April 15, 2026) – Across our state, innovation is happening in classrooms, research labs, and startups — yet too often, the stories of student founders, faculty innovators, and alumni entrepreneurs remain siloed within individual campuses or industries. The CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) has announced the launch of INfluence: Stories of Indiana Innovation, a strategic effort […]

TechPoint Launches Expanded Statewide Tech Job Board Powered by Ascend Indiana

Indianapolis (March 19, 2026) – TechPoint, the industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s digital innovation economy, today announced the launch of the new TechPoint Job Board powered by Ascend Indiana’s on-line job platform, the Ascend Network. The expanded, technology-enabled platform increases available tech job listings from less than a hundred to more than 1,000 across Indiana, […]