Ready for the Future
Industry 4.0 technology adoption is helping Indiana’s makers meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. Explore their stories.

What do you do with a natatorium that’s no longer needed? If you’re Plainfield Community School Corporation, you use your imagination, turning it into a unique learning space that prepares […]
Seeing opportunity in the commercial jet-engine marketplace in the wake of World War II, Charles Davis launched Major Tool & Design with four employees. Today the company employs more than […]
In 2022, Lippert, a multi-billion-dollar component manufacturer for RVs, boats, automobiles and adjacent industry suppliers, realized it could not meet its workforce needs with traditional recruiting efforts alone.
DeKalb County Central United School District Assistant Superintendent Lori Vaughn was sitting in her office watching an online presentation when she jumped out of her chair and ran down the […]
Perry Central High wins with hands-on learning At southern Indiana’s Perry Central High School, students believe that “high-tech” and “high-touch” shouldn’t be mutually exclusive concepts. That contention not only has […]
Southern Indiana high school’s enterprise gives kids business experience High schools tend to use two simple metrics to determine the success of their graduating classes: how many students go to […]
Conexus Indiana partners with The Crossing School of Business & Entrepreneurship to bring Catapult to high school students Catapult available in eight locations around Indiana to train adults and high […]
Cub Industries manufactures workers for the future As part of the Rising 30 celebration, Conexus Indiana sent to each honoree a box filled with items – some of which were […]
School-based enterprises deliver the goods – in many ways In one community, it’s a business that does precision machining for local manufacturers. In another, it’s a small operation that makes […]
Supporting school-based enterprises is an investment in your future workforce Being connected to your local high school could be one of the smartest workforce development moves you make. One program, […]