Mark Melnick and Kyle Hannon of Ivy Tech will be presenting on a number of initiatives that can help our local economy when it comes to workforce training. Here is a brief look at the topics that will be covered: Attracting and keeping skilled workers is the biggest challenge facing employers in Elkhart County. Some…
Thank you for your willingness to partner with the newly formed IT Sector Partnership (ITSP) for the South Bend – Elkhart Region. Our mission is to identify what the most important IT skills and technologies in our region are and then train people in those areas. For us to get the ball rolling we need to…
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (July 30, 2018) — The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership announced today that local community development professional Jill Scicchitano has joined the leadership team to serve as Director of Industry Growth Initiatives. In this newly developed role, Scicchitano will focus on advancing regional employment in higher pay traded industry clusters by…
Governor Holcomb shared this 3-minute video at the SelectUSA Summit in DC on June 21st. These are just some of Indiana’s successes that celebrate the important gains our state has made. This video captures the many investments we are making and the competitive advantages that business, educational, philanthropic, and other leaders have helped make real over…
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The manufacturing industry is in the midst of a digital renaissance, broadly known as Industry 4.0. In this age of advanced machinery and computers, companies have become increasingly reliant on automation technologies such as robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence. Just as physical robots revolutionized the factory floor, digitization and automation are…
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