Accelerate Indy
Accelerate Indy for All
Talent
- Talent attraction from outside the region to fill current workforce gaps.
- Business commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
- Efforts to increase graduate retention from Indiana colleges and universities.
- Ensure all residents are connected to resources to participate in the modern economy.
- Partnerships that enhance education and training for Good and Promising Jobs.
Business
- Commitment to source from locally- and minority-owned businesses.
- Expansion of both Business Ownership Initiative and Enterprise Corp to spur increased startup formation and bolster self-employment.
- Corporate relations and expansion in key innovation industry sectors.
- Global recognition of our economic successes and metropolitan status.
- Research and development of activity and partnerships that drive innovation.
Place
- Access to jobs and education through public transit and broadband connectivity.
- Visionary, catalytic projects that can transform our region and its image.
- Development of our region’s innovation districts and employment centers.
- Preparation of ready-to-go sites and buildings that help us win quality jobs.
- The adoption of solutions and policies that support neighborhood revitalization.
Image
- Earning placement in national media outlets highlighting the livability and opportunity of Indy.
- Leading and convening a process to establish consistent brand messaging themes for the Indy region.
Real stories just like yours…
“Lilly and the Lilly Foundation have a long history of standing beside our neighbors and communities to create a better tomorrow. Through Accelerate Indy, we have an opportunity to address the systemic injustices across the Indy region that disadvantage people of color every day, to ensure economic opportunity for all.”
Tiffany Benjamin
“Indy’s regional growth is our calling. We’re at an inflection point where the private sector is expected to lead, and we need your commitment and engagement to position Indy as the premier destination for talent and opportunities for all.”
Melissa Proffitt
Partner-In-Charge of Client Relations, 2022-2023 Indy Chamber Board Chair
“The last decade, Indy was focused on business attraction. This decade, we’re expanding our focus to people. Accelerate Indy is our strategy to compete for top talent with a focus on placemaking and enhancing the image of Indianapolis, which will drive business attraction.”
Dennis Murphy
