CICP releases 2019 annual report

2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00April 15, 2020|

With the release of its 2019 annual report, CICP looks back at an ambitious year for the organization and its six key talent and industry sector initiatives, AgriNovus Indiana, Ascend Indiana, BioCrossroads, Conexus Indiana, Energy Systems Network and TechPoint. The initiatives represent agbiosciences, talent and workforce development, life sciences, advanced manufacturing and logistics, energy technology and technology, respectively. While CICP reflects on its history and the deep legacy of its work, it also has a sharp focus on the future and, in particular, a visionary project that spreads to all borders of Indiana, the Indiana GPS Project – Growth and Prosperity in the State. Made possible through a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., CICP is leading a multi-dimensional study of Indiana’s economy designed to focus business priorities and spur intentional growth across the entire state of Indiana. [READ MORE]

Governor, Mayor Hogsett announce #INthistogether campaign to flatten the curve

2021-03-12T12:42:17-05:00April 1, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1, 2020 – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Mayor Joe Hogsett – and a coalition of statewide business and community partners including Eli Lilly and Company – announced a social distancing campaign to help flatten the curve for COVID-19 in Indiana. The #INthistogether campaign will help Hoosiers understand the importance of social distancing, provide access to helpful tips and information and galvanize communitywide commitment to flattening the curve. When done correctly, social distancing reduces the number of hospitalizations and deaths related to the pandemic. Gov. Holcomb launched the #INthistogether social distancing campaign at his daily press briefing on COVID-19 and through a statewide public service announcement. Mayor Hogsett released a public service announcement showing his support for the campaign and its importance for residents of Indianapolis, one of the nation’s growing hotspots for cases of the virus. Other [...]

CICP Closes Office; Employees to Work from Home

2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00March 16, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (March 16, 2020) - Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) does not have any confirmed cases of COVID-19, but in an abundance of caution we have decided to take additional measures to ensure our risk remains low and to respond to community calls for social distancing that can help block additional spread of the virus. CICP has closed its offices but is continuing operations, as employees work from home. When making these difficult decisions, we continue to take into consideration guidelines from the Indiana State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control, along with recommendations from the City of Indianapolis, the State of Indiana, and our stakeholders. As always, the health and safety of our employees and their families are our top priorities. CICP and our initiatives AgriNovus Indiana, Ascend Indiana, BioCrossroads, Conexus Indiana, Energy Systems Network, and [...]

16 Tech partners with 1776 on Innovation Hub

2021-01-14T11:10:15-05:00March 12, 2020|

National incubation network and innovation management provider 1776 has formed a partnership with 16 Tech Community Corporation to help establish a 100,000-plus square foot innovation hub in the 16 Tech Innovation District located within the Indiana Avenue Cultural District near downtown Indianapolis. The 16 Tech Innovation Hub will open in early 2021. The 16 Tech Innovation Hub, currently under construction, is an adaptive reuse of the former headquarters of the Indianapolis Water Company. The Innovation Hub will serve as the heartbeat of the 16 Tech Innovation District, where makers, innovators and entrepreneurs will have access to space, resources, programs and creative energy to incubate new ideas and scale their businesses. The Innovation Hub will include 50,000+ SF of flexible office, incubator and meeting space managed by 1776, as well as a 15,000 SF makerspace, and a 40,000 SF artisan marketplace [...]

IBJ: First 16 Tech office building set to open in June; Innovation Hub to follow

2021-01-14T11:10:15-05:00March 9, 2020|

With the first 120,000 square foot building fully leased before construction is complete, the Indianapolis Business Journal looks at the 16 Tech Innovation District's upcoming first-phase completion success and the features that should bring established companies, startups and big thinkers to the Circle City’s highly anticipated innovation district. “This project has been a long time in the works, but now, with the construction and imminent opening of these first buildings, it’s becoming very real,” said 16 Tech CEO Bob Coy. “We’re starting to see a visual transformation, and with that happening momentum for this project is building and will feed on itself.” Learn what this project has in common with other similar and successful ventures around the country, and what makes the Indy endeavor unique.  [READ MORE]

IIB – 16 Tech Bridge ‘More Than Physical Structure’

2021-04-05T16:51:12-04:00February 17, 2020|

In a recent interview on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, 16 Tech COO Emily Krueger provided a number of updates about the 16 Tech Innovation District. Among them, is a planned $14.5 million, 350-foot bridge that will span Fall Creek. “It really symbolizes the connectivity between people and ideas that’s at the heart of the mission of the 16 Tech Innovation District,” said Krueger, who notes the bridge will link the 50 acre district with neighborhoods, trails and assets in and around IUPUI and the Indiana University School of Medicine. [WATCH] (Sources: Inside INdiana Business, 16 Tech)

Central Indiana Corporate Partnership elects new Executive Committee members

2021-04-05T16:48:40-04:00January 13, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 13, 2020) – The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), which brings together the chief executives of Central Indiana’s prominent corporations, foundations and universities to advance the region’s prosperity and growth, has elected new executive committee members for 2020. Connie Bond Stuart, PNC regional president of Central and Southern Indiana, now serves as chair, and Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Community Health Network, will continue to serve as vice chair. The CICP Executive Committee for 2020 is: Chair – Connie Bond Stuart, regional president, Central and Southern Indiana, PNC Vice Chair – Bryan Mills, president and CEO, Community Health Network Secretary – Steve Ferguson, chairman, Cook Group Treasurer – Jeff Smulyan, chairman and CEO, Emmis Communications At-Large – Gail Boudreaux, president and CEO, Anthem At-Large – Jeff Harrison, president and CEO, Citizens Energy Group At-Large – Mark Hill, [...]

Central Indiana Corporate Partnership celebrates 20 years of impact in Central Indiana

2022-03-15T15:18:53-04:00September 4, 2019|

INDIANAPOLIS (September 4, 2019) – The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) was formed in 1999 and today, 20 years later, it is celebrating the many milestones that have been achieved by strategically bringing together the chief executives of Central Indiana’s prominent corporations, private foundations and universities to positively impact the economy, workforce and quality of life in Central Indiana. In the 1980s and 1990s, one significant growth strategy in Indianapolis was the promotion of the city as an amateur athletics center. The move of the NCAA headquarters to Indianapolis in 1999 was a major outcome of this strategy and a huge win for the region. After this accomplishment was achieved, a task force of community leaders was convened by the Corporate Community Council to determine how to build on this success by enhancing and broadening the region’s community and economic [...]

IIB: CICP Celebrates 20 Years, talks accomplishments

2021-01-14T11:12:13-05:00August 5, 2019|

A lot has happened in 20 years at the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), that now includes six talent and industry sector initiatives, AgriNovus Indiana, Ascend Indiana, BioCrossroads, Conexus Indiana, Energy Systems Network and TechPoint. CICP President and CEO David Johnson, board members Jeff Smulyan and Ellen Swisher Crabb recently sat down to talk to Inside INdiana Business' Gerry Dick about some of CICP's accomplishments, the impact and what's next. [WATCH]

Podcast: Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) and the Power of a Guiding Force

2021-01-14T11:12:13-05:00July 22, 2019|

CICP is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. To kick-off the celebration, CICP and its initiatives (Ascend Indiana, AgriNovus Indiana, BioCrossroads, Conexus Indiana, Energy Systems Network and TechPoint) are participating in a six-week podcast mini-series through CICP's agbioscience initiative AgriNovus Indiana. Listeners will hear about innovation/technology convergence, economic development, talent attraction and more. All shared priorities among CICP initiatives and what makes AgriNovus and its work to support the agbioscience sector (a sector entirely focused on interaction and collaboration) so successful. CICP President and CEO David L. Johnson starts the conversation with his episode “Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) and the Power of a Guiding Force”, which is now live. Here are some links where you can tune-in and subscribe: Apple: https://apple.co/2LwGDiV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LQOmUP Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2Mcj92F Google Play: http://bit.ly/AgBioSciGP Youtube: http://bit.ly/AgriNovusYT (will be up later today) Podcast Site: http://bit.ly/2RR1wDA The podcasts are [...]

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