Growth-Focused Task Force Reckons With Development Patterns, Barriers
Indiana’s communities face population declines, farm sales, child care shortages, hospital closures and more but lawmakers hope to turn the tide and enable growth.
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Booming Trucking, Warehouse Businesses Need Indiana Workers
The transportation and warehousing industry continues to lead as Indiana’s fastest-growing business sector, and has been for over a decade now, but the companies, like many others, don’t have enough employees.
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Indiana’s Largest Cities See Continued Population Growth
A study done by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has found that three of the state’s largest cities – Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend – saw strong population gains in 2014. The study used data from the U.S. Census Bureau … Read More
Population Growth Rates Slow Across Indiana
According to population estimates released March 26 by the US Census Bureau and analyzed by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, population growth rates have slowed in many Indiana communities in 2014. Statewide, Indiana added approximately 26,140 residents in 2014, a 0.4 … Read More
Health Care Majors Survive the Recession
A study from the Indiana Business Research Center suggests education and health care majors fared the best for employment through the recession. IBRC Economic Analysis Director Tim Slaper co-authored the study. Slaper said health care graduates with a certificate, bachelor’s or master’s degree were “pretty much equally resilient” … Read More