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100 IN 100: Touring Marion and Johnson County Businesses

Earlier this summer, as a part of our 100 Companies in 100 Days tour, we visited several advanced manufacturing companies in Central Indiana. The recurring theme that stuck out to us could be summed up in one word: growth.

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Building Indiana’s Hardtech Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Power of Local Connectedness

Why Hardtech? With its leadership and dominance in manufacturing, Indiana is uniquely positioned to lead the U.S. in hardtech. Like any innovation venture, successful technology commercialization and product launch doesn’t […]

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100 Companies in 100 Days

The Conexus Indiana team did its best to tap into technology and other tools to overcome obstacles created by the pandemic, but it also recognized that there’s no substitute for meeting people on factory floors and at distribution centers. So, as soon as it seemed prudent, the Conexus team got back on the road with what has been dubbed the 100 Companies in 100 Days tour.

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Rising 30 honorees bring experience and passion to Indiana’s industries of the future

Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industries are the backbone of the Hoosier economy, employing more than 600,000 Hoosiers and making and moving products that impact our everyday lives. Honoring 30 […]

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Tom Easterday: The joy of challenges and the pursuit of excellence

Three decades ago, Tom Easterday took a chance and hired on as legal counsel for an automobile manufacturing firm that was just starting to set up shop in Indiana. By […]

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Marson International taps grants, apprenticeships to meet demand

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 stream of […]

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Indiana Commission for Higher Education grant supports Conexus talent initiatives

Conexus Indiana announced today that it has received funding from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE) to help recruit, prepare, place and retain educators in schools with shortages in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas.

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Considerations when returning to the workplace

Many manufacturing companies had individuals who worked in person through a large majority of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, you have been forced to think about some safety and […]

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ISU professor sees an answer to the trade of ‘conflict minerals’

Every time your smartphone vibrates, a terrorist gets a few dollars. OK, that dark twist on the It’s a Wonderful Life adage (“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets […]

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Internship program expands opportunities for college grads with disabilities

A Ball State University student who interned with Conexus Indiana is giving high marks to a program designed to improve employment prospects for college graduates with physical disabilities. Ball State […]

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Supply chain focus launches IU senior’s career

Before long, lessons learned at the Conexus Indiana Case Competition could be contributing to the effort to put people on Mars. Blake Bradley, an Indiana University Kelley School of Business […]

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