Screening the Candidates

Holcomb Has Our BAC

Holcomb has our BAC We kicked off the first week of September by announcing 2020 candidate endorsements from our Business Advocacy Committee (BAC) – the political arm of your Indy Chamber.  As we mentioned last time, the Committee has spent a lot of (socially-distanced) time interviewing candidates, discussing the issues…

RELEASE: Indy Chamber’s Business Advocacy Committee endorses Governor Holcomb for re-election

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2020   Indy Chamber’s Business Advocacy Committee endorses Governor Holcomb for re-election, bipartisan group of state legislative candidates   (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) – The Indy Chamber’s Business Advocacy Committee (BAC) – the political arm of the region’s largest business and economic development organization – today…

The Choice is Yours

With a nod to the Black Sheep’s 1991 classic, elections are about choices – and there are plenty of big issues on the ballot this year, from Washington DC to the Statehouse on West Washington Street. It’s been sweltering out this week, but we can report that your Indy Chamber…

Back to Business: The Hot Room

Welcome to new members in July!

We’d like to give a warm welcome to all Indy Chamber members who joined in the month of July! We are thrilled to support you as you do business in our state, especially in these uncertain times. Jenkins Career Corner, Inc.Creative Optimization/Public Relations, LLCIHP Landscape ManagementRSLP Ventures…

RELEASE: Indy Chamber Partners with The Halo App to Help Small Businesses Finance Health & Safety Improvements

Indy Chamber Partners with The Halo App to Help Small Businesses Finance Health & Safety Improvements (INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indy Chamber announced a new partnership today with locally-based peer lending community The Halo App to help capital-constrained small business owners purchase necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and other improvements to…

RELEASE: TruLocal’s New Digital Marketplace Opens $700 Billion E-Commerce Market to Small, Locally-Owned Businesses

TRULOCAL’S NEW DIGITAL MARKETPLACE OPENS $700 BILLION E-COMMERCE MARKET TO SMALL, LOCALLY-OWNED BUSINESSES — New Community-Focused E-Commerce Company Enables Easy, Convenient Online Transactions Between Locally Owned Brick & Mortar Retailers and Consumers — SAN FRANCISCO, July 7, 2020 – TruLocal, a new community-focused, e-commerce company that empowers local businesses…

Statement on New Order for Wearing Masks

The following statement on the latest safety directive from the City of Indianapolis has been issued by Indy Chamber President and CEO Michael Huber: The Indy Chamber stands in support of Mayor Hogsett’s order today mandating the wearing of masks in public spaces throughout Indianapolis in accordance with CDC recommendations.

WWD: Murals, Street-front Shopping: Retailers Use Ingenuity to Welcome Back Consumers

With many consumers now accustomed to staying close to home, retailers are trying more innovative strategies to try to welcome them back. By Rosemary Feitelberg on June 26, 2020 Original Article Posted on WWD: https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/murals-street-front-shopping-retailers-use-ingenuity-to-welcome-back-consumers-1203654083/ With stores across the country in varying stages of reopening, retailers and local organizations are…

RELEASE: Ready to Restart grants still available to help Marion County businesses re-open safely

Ready to Restart grants still available to help Marion County businesses re-open safely: Small employers can get up to $5,000 in reimbursements for PPE, sanitizing stations and other COVID-related reopening costs…