Indiana continues to break new ground as a destination for transformative business investment. In 2024, Indiana reached its eighth consecutive record-breaking year with more than $38 billion in committed capital, mainly from advanced manufacturers and global tech giants. Toyota’s growing footprint, combined with data center projects by companies like Google, Meta and Microsoft, is driving new growth while propelling innovation across the state. Meanwhile, initiatives like READI continue to recruit, train and retain the local talent base.
Economic Development for a Growing Economy Program: Offers a refundable payroll tax credit, up to 100 percent of incremental tax withholdings, for new jobs created by a business.
Data Center Sales & Use Tax Exemption: Provides a sales and use tax exemption on purchases of qualifying data center equipment and energy to operators of a qualified data center for a period not to exceed 25 years for data center investments of less than $750 million.
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
iedc.in.gov
Indy Chamber
indyecondev.com
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Economic Development
greaterfortwayneinc.com
Eight Fortune 500 company HQs in the state.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
