Ready for the Future
Our Manufacturing Readiness Grants are helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.
In 2022, Lippert, a multi-billion-dollar component manufacturer for RVs, boats, automobiles and adjacent industry suppliers, realized it could not meet its workforce needs with traditional recruiting efforts alone.
Innovative approach to part-time and gig workers helps Toyota Material Handling’s Parts Distribution Center reach untapped workforce.
Partnerships, internships and a growing young workforce help Indiana Furniture feed the worker pipeline.
Even though it’s part of a global company with more than 15,000 employees in more than 100 countries, Endress+Hauser USA takes a decidedly local approach to cultivating talent for the future.
When Time Siddiq encourages area businesses to hire refugees and other foreign-born workers, his urging is driven by good experiences and a commitment to hiring a nontraditional talent pool at MW Cold.
DeKalb County Central United School District Assistant Superintendent Lori Vaughn was sitting in her office watching an online presentation when she jumped out of her chair and ran down the […]
Perry Central High wins with hands-on learning At southern Indiana’s Perry Central High School, students believe that “high-tech” and “high-touch” shouldn’t be mutually exclusive concepts. That contention not only has […]
Southern Indiana high school’s enterprise gives kids business experience High schools tend to use two simple metrics to determine the success of their graduating classes: how many students go to […]
Conexus Indiana partners with The Crossing School of Business & Entrepreneurship to bring Catapult to high school students Catapult available in eight locations around Indiana to train adults and high […]
Cub Industries manufactures workers for the future As part of the Rising 30 celebration, Conexus Indiana sent to each honoree a box filled with items – some of which were […]
DeKalb County Central United School District Assistant Superintendent Lori Vaughn was sitting in her office watching an online presentation when she jumped out of her chair and ran down the […]
As a professor of operations and supply chain management in a state where 30% of post-secondary graduates take jobs beyond its borders, Dr. Kuntal Bhattacharyya knows that Indiana’s prosperity depends […]
Matthew Caito loves it when a student says, “I didn’t know.” As in, “I didn’t know that’s what the inside of a manufacturing facility was like,” or “I didn’t know that this kind of work was being done around here.”
Talk with IUPUI Department of Engineering Technology Chair Robert Weissbach about why 85% of his program’s graduates stay in Central Indiana, many working in advanced manufacturing and logistics, and the […]
Internships done right feed the worker pipeline Product and component supply chain issues captured the nation’s attention in the last couple of years, but Indiana companies know there have been […]