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Report: The First Signpost on the Road from Early Adoption to Widespread Application of Industry 4.0 Technologies

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The advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML) industries are the backbone of Indiana’s economy, employing more than 500,000 Hoosiers and contributing more than any other industry sector to Indiana’s gross state product. We make and move products that fuel the global economy—from automobiles, to jet engines, medical devices and medicines.

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More than $13.4 million allocated since program’s inception, 169 awards to Hoosier companies in 54 counties

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 7, 2021) – The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), in partnership with Conexus Indiana, announced the fifth round of awards totaling more than $3.6 million in Manufacturing Readiness Grants […]

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Student teams from Indiana University, Purdue University and Purdue Polytechnic Anderson win Conexus Indiana National Collegiate Case Competition

Students from Indiana University, Purdue University and Purdue Polytechnic Institute (Anderson) were named winners in the sixth annual Conexus Indiana National Collegiate Case Competition. The case competition fielded 24 teams […]

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Josiah White’s launches Conexus Indiana Catapult program with ribbon cutting

Josiah White’s held a ribbon cutting on their Wabash campus on Tuesday, October 12, at 11 a.m. to celebrate the launch of their new advanced manufacturing and logistics training program […]

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Indiana Commission for Higher Education grant supports Conexus talent initiatives

Conexus Indiana announced today that it has received funding from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE) to help recruit, prepare, place and retain educators in schools with shortages in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas.

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Make & Move Up brings training and careers to northeast side of Indianapolis, builds local workforce

Conexus Indiana is partnering with Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana to bring jobs, career training and economic development to Indianapolis’ northeast side. The Make & Move Up program will […]

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Manufacturing Readiness Grants continue securing investments in smart technology

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), in partnership with Conexus Indiana, announced the fourth round of awards totaling more than $2.8 million to 34 Indiana businesses in Manufacturing Readiness Grants […]

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Considerations when returning to the workplace

Many manufacturing companies had individuals who worked in person through a large majority of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, you have been forced to think about some safety and […]

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ISU professor sees an answer to the trade of ‘conflict minerals’

Every time your smartphone vibrates, a terrorist gets a few dollars. OK, that dark twist on the It’s a Wonderful Life adage (“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets […]

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Conexus Indiana adds Guillen and Jagow to workforce development team

Conexus Indiana, a statewide organization dedicated to strengthening Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industries, has expanded its workforce development efforts with the hiring of Guillermo Guillen as Manager of Adult […]

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Fred Cartwright, long-time auto industry executive and hybrid technology pioneer, named Conexus Indiana President and CEO

Fred Cartwright, former General Motors executive and past executive director of the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), has been named president and CEO of Conexus Indiana, a […]