Ready for the Future
Our Manufacturing Readiness Grants are helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.
Bethlehem Die Cutting has been creating packaging and industrial products for about 20 years, slicing and shaping non-ferrous materials into boxes, inserts, trays, pads, partitions and more. Acquired by Kyana […]
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.
SuperATV revs up community commitment If you do a web search for SuperATV Founder and President Harold Hunt, it won’t take long to find pictures and videos of him blasting […]
Seeing opportunity in the commercial jet-engine marketplace in the wake of World War II, Charles Davis launched Major Tool & Design with four employees. Today the company employs more than […]
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 […]
School-based enterprises deliver the goods – in many ways In one community, it’s a business that does precision machining for local manufacturers. In another, it’s a small operation that makes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Marson International Elkhart-based tube fabricator Marson International has pursued growth aggressively in recent years, investing in equipment, expanding operations and chasing new clients. While that approach has fed a steady […]
“And more”: Apprenticeship benefits exceed expectations for employers, students When Plastic Recycling Inc. signed on with the Modern Apprenticeship Program (MAP), it hoped to fill workforce gaps. When Cristina Llamas […]