CENTRAL INDIANA CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP INCPub 78
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Programs
Program 1 [2020]
ENERGY SYSTEMS NETWORK (ESN) IS BUILDING AN ENERGY ECOSYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENERGY LANDSCAPE: ENERGY GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE MISSION OF ESN IS TO LEVERAGE OUR NETWORK OF GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS TO DEVELOP INTEGRATED ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. OUR COLLECTIVE FOCUS IS TO REDUCE COSTS, EMISSIONS AND WASTE; INFLUENCE POLICY; AND ADVANCE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. VISIT WWW.ENERGYSYSTEMSNETWORK.COM.ENERGY SYSTEMS NETWORK (ESN) CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2020, ADVANCING SEVERAL KEY PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES MADE POSSIBLE BY STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BATTERY INNOVATION CENTER (BIC) AND INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IEDC). ESN RECEIVED A $4.96 MILLION INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP GRANT FROM THE IEDC FOR A SLATE OF TEN PROJECTS TO BE JOINTLY EXECUTED INCLUDING ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR 5G NETWORKS, VEHICLE-TO-GRID (V2G) FOR WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKETS, INDIANA HYDROGEN ECOSYSTEM, COAL TO LIQUIDS, BATTERY SECONDARY USE, INDIANA FUTURE MOBILITY DISTRICT, INDY AUTONOMOUS CHALLENGE TALENT AND INVESTMENT ATTRACTION, BIC PROMOTION EVENTS, BIC ATTRACTION, INCUBATION AND RETENTION AND INDIANA ADVANCED MOBILITY ACCELERATOR FUND. ESN CAPITALIZED ON INDIANA'S GROWING SOLAR ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES BY PARTNERING WITH ADVANTAGE CAPITAL AND INOVATEUS SOLAR TO LAUNCH HOOSIER SOLAR, ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE U.S. HOOSIER SOLAR SEEKS TO DEVELOP, OWN, AND OPERATE 1.5 GIGAWATTS OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PANEL FARMS IN QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES LOCATED IN FOUR RURAL INDIANA COUNTIES (ADAMS, DUBOIS, RUSH AND STARKE). OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. ESN COLLABORATED WITH THE IEDC AND THE TOYOTA MOBILITY FOUNDATION (TMF) TO MAKE INDIANA TMF'S FIRST FUTURE MOBILITY DISTRICT IN THE U.S. THIS NEW INITIATIVE AND LOCAL COLLABORATION WILL FOSTER INNOVATION AND PROPEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ADVANCED MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES IN INDIANA. THE FUTURE MOBILITY DISTRICT INITIATIVE WILL PREPARE INDIANA TO ADAPT TO CHANGES IN THE WAY PEOPLE AND GOODS MOVE AND HELP ENSURE THAT THE STATE BENEFITS FROM THOSE CHANGES. ESN PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN INDIANA'S COMMITMENT TO EMBRACING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY, LIKE ADVANCED MOBILITY, TO BOLSTER ITS ADVANCED INDUSTRIES AND POSITION THE STATE FOR LONG-TERM GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. ORGANIZED BY ESN AND THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (IMS), THE INDY AUTONOMOUS CHALLENGE (IAC) IS A $1.5 MILLION PRIZE COMPETITION AMONG UNIVERSITIES TO PROGRAM MODIFIED DALLARA IL-15 RACECARS AND COMPETE IN THE WORLD'S FIRST HEAD-TO-HEAD, HIGH-SPEED AUTONOMOUS RACE AROUND THE FAMED IMS OVAL ON OCTOBER 23, 2021. RACING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 200 MPH, THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE IAC IS TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY AND SPEED UP THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF FULLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND DEPLOYMENTS OF ADVANCED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS). THESE ENHANCEMENTS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE IN ALL MODES OF RACING AND COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION, THE COMPETITION IS A PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM).GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Program 2 [2020]
TECHPOINT IS THE NUCLEUS OF INDIANA'S TECH COMMUNITY AND THE GROWTH PLATFORM FOR THE STATE'S TECH COMPANIES AND ECOSYSTEM. TECHPOINT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING THE STATE'S TECH COMMUNITY AND ECONOMY THRIVE IN THIS INCREASINGLY DIGITAL AGE BY ACCELERATING THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF THE LOCAL TECH TALENT POOL, COMPANY BASE, AND COMMUNITY FABRIC. VISIT WWW.TECHPOINT.ORG.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROVIDED HEADWINDS FOR SOME INDIANA TECH EMPLOYERS AND TAILWINDS FOR OTHERS AS IT ACCELERATED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INCREASED ACCEPTANCE OF REMOTE AND FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENTS. EXISTING TECHPOINT PROGRAMS AND PLANS WERE RE-IMAGINED. NEW PROGRAMS WERE CREATED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TO HELP TECH EMPLOYERS RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC, AND TO ACHIEVE GREATER DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE SECTOR.TECHPOINT CREATED A NEW PROGRAM TO SERVE 500 STUDENTS WHO LOST INTERNSHIPS. THE SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS (S.O.S.) CHALLENGE PROVIDED $250,000 IN STIPENDS AND FIVE WEEKS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING ON TEAMS MENTORED BY TECH PROFESSIONALS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR COVID-RELATED CHALLENGES. WINNING TEAMS PRESENTED THEIR SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB AND ELEVATE VENTURES. TECHPOINT'S TALENT PROGRAMS ARE TRADITIONALLY INTENSIVE, IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN ENTRY LEVEL TALENT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO VIEW INDIANA AS A GREAT PLACE TO BEGIN AND GROW THEIR TECH CAREERS. THE XTERN PANDEMIC PIVOT TO VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES DID NOT DAMPEN POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THE PROGRAM. IN FACT, EXIT SURVEYS SHOWED 91% OF XTERNS WERE LIKELY TO RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM, AND 95% RANKED THEIR IMPRESSION OF INDIANAPOLIS TECH AS POSITIVE OR VERY POSITIVE. IN 2020, TECHPOINT HAD MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS FROM 43 HOME STATES AND 222 UNIVERSITIES APPLY FOR XTERN 2021, WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN EXPANSION TO MUNCIE, IND. TO DATE, TECHPOINT HAS PLACED NEARLY 1,000 TALENTED TECH- AND BUSINESS-SKILLED COLLEGE STUDENTS IN INTERNSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 140 TECH EMPLOYERS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TMAP, TECHPOINT IDENTIFIED AND NURTURED RELATIONSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 2,200 EXPERIENCED TECH PROFESSIONALS CURRENTLY WORKING IN LEGACY TECH HUBS BUT INTERESTED IN RELOCATING TO CENTRAL INDIANA VIA THE RED CARPET EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE. INDIANA'S TECH COMMUNITY HAS LONG BEEN CHALLENGED TO PROVIDE A WORKFORCE AND LEADERSHIP THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF ITS CITIZENRY. AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS TO CHANGE THAT BEGAN IN EARLY 2020 AND INCLUDED THE PATH TO EQUITY IN INDIANA TECH SERIES THAT DREW MORE THAN 700 REGISTRANTS AND SET THE STAGE FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TRUE EQUITY FOR ALL. TECHPOINT'S PUBLIC STANCE LED LIGHTSHIP CAPITAL, A NATIONALLY RENOWNED CINCINNATI FIRM FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS, TO ADD AN INDIANAPOLIS OFFICE. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TOOK STAGE AT THE ANNUAL MIRA AWARDS AS WELL, WHERE TECH LEADERS ASSERTED SUPPORT FOR SECTOR-WIDE IMPROVEMENTS. HELD VIRTUALLY, MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE "ATTENDED" THE AWARDS EVENT, COMPARED TO 2019'S 1,400, IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE.TECHPOINT PARTICIPATED IN CICP'S DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE RETURN TO WORK PLAYBOOKS EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC AND LAUNCHED ITS OWN SMART RESTART INITIATIVE THAT CONVENED FOUR VIRTUAL DISCUSSIONS AND HELPED MEMBER COMPANIES SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LOCAL RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE SECTOR'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST, GROWING ITS TECHPOINTINDEX.COM AUDIENCE BY NEARLY 19 PERCENT.TECHPOINT PARTNERED WITH THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IEDC) AND BEGAN TARGETING EXPANSION-FOCUSED, OUT-OF-STATE TECH EMPLOYERS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONSIDER INDIANA. TECHPOINT WORKED TO IDENTIFY PROSPECTS AND MET WITH MORE THAN 90 U.S. TECH COMPANY LEADERS. SEVEN COMPANIES CHOSE TO MOVE OR EXPAND IN INDIANA. EIGHT ARE NEGOTIATING AN EXPANSION PLAN OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO INDIANA. ADDITIONALLY, TECHPOINT PLAYED A ROLE IN HELPING IEDC SECURE SOME OF THE 47 TECH AND TECH ENABLED FIRMS THAT IN 2020 COMMITTED TO THE IEDC TO GROW IN INDIANA AND ARE PLANNING TO CREATE UP TO 3,779 NEW JOBS. THOSE PROJECTS ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 12% OF THE TOTAL JOBS COMMITTED TO IEDC IN 2020.TECHPOINT CONTINUED WORK TO ATTRACT VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO INDIANA COMPANIES. VC SPEED DATING BROUGHT IN 28 VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS FROM 15 DIFFERENT STATES REPRESENTING $2.6 BILLION TO TAKE PART IN NEARLY 200 MEETINGS WITH 32 INVESTABLE INDIANA TECH COMPANIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Program 3 [2020]
CONEXUS INDIANA PROMOTES THE STATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS (AML) INDUSTRY, PREPARES A SKILLED WORKFORCE PIPELINE, AND SUPPORTS GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN AN INDUSTRY SEGMENT VITAL TO INDIANA'S ECONOMY. A HALLMARK OF CONEXUS INDIANA'S SUCCESS IS ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY, PUBLIC-SECTOR AND EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS WHO PROVIDE AN INSIDE-OUT VIEW OF THE INDUSTRIES' CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THEIR LENS, CONEXUS INDIANA DESIGNS AND EXECUTES PROGRAMS, BUILDS TALENT, AND INFORMS CRITICAL DECISION-MAKERS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE INDUSTRIES. VISIT WWW.CONEXUSINDIANA.COM. AS THE WORLD NAVIGATED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN 2020, NOT ONLY DID THE STATE'S LARGEST INDUSTRY SECTORS SWIFTLY RESPOND TO MAKE AND MOVE ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES, THEY DID SO WHILE DEPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATING THAT THE PANDEMIC MAY BE THE TURNING POINT THAT ACCELERATES INDIANA'S PROMINENCE IN THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, KNOWN AS INDUSTRY 4.0. THE NETWORKED COMMUNITY SUPPORTS CONEXUS INDIANA PROGRAMS, EVENTS, COUNCILS AND WORKING GROUPS, AND IN 2020 THIS NETWORK ENGAGED IN MORE CONEXUS INDIANA WORK THAN EVER BEFORE. CONEXUS INDIANA DRAWS IN-DEPTH EXPERTISE FROM TWO STATEWIDE COUNCILS THAT COLLECTIVELY IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO DRIVE INDUSTRY GROWTH ACROSS THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRIES. COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO DATA, NATIONAL THOUGHT LEADERS AND PROGRAMMING. IN 2020, THAT INCLUDED A HALF-DAY EVENT FOCUSED ON INDUSTRY 4.0 WITH SPEAKERS FROM GARTNER, ELI LILLY AND COMPANY AND STRADA. AS PART OF ITS INDUSTRY 4.0 WORK, CONEXUS INDIANA AND THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN MANUFACTURING PUBLISHED A REPORT THAT MEASURED INDIANA'S MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRIES' READINESS AND EARLY ADOPTION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGIES. A FEW OF THE KEY FINDINGS WERE: ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALLER BUSINESSES, AND THE LABOR MARKET WILL BE IMPACTED BY INDUSTRY 4.0 TECHNOLOGY, BUT NOT BY DISPLACING WORKERS. CONEXUS SPONSORED ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY EVENT FEATURING GLOBAL EXPERTS IN INDUSTRY 4.0 FROM MCKINSEY & COMPANY, THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOUNDATION, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, CATERPILLAR AND FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES. CONEXUS INDIANA PARTNERED WITH THE INDIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (IEDC) TO PROVIDE MATCHING GRANTS OF UP TO $200,000 FOR COMPANIES TO MODERNIZE THEIR OPERATIONS BY INTEGRATING SMART TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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