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Follow the Yellow Brick Bridge…to the Blue Road
Goals and Gratitude I try to remember every morning to write out a list of my goals for the day and things I am grateful for. Especially during this holiday season, I often find myself consistently grateful for all the amazing things happening in my life, and since...
Today’s Job Market is…Different
In the past few weeks friends of mine looking for new jobs were astounded when they didn’t get a call back from a few applications. They turned to their resident labor market nerd (hand raised) just to say, “this feels different…” to which I respond,...
Career Awareness is Bigger than Workforce
According to federal studies and surveys, 20.9 million American adults consider themselves to be in recovery from substance use disorder and 38.8 million consider themselves to be in recovery from a mental health issue. This recovery month Invest Hamilton...
Getting Started: Mental Health at Work
In this month's memo - video style - Mike talks with Paul Ashley, VP & Consultant for NFP, a benefits advisory firm, about how and where employers can start their mental health and wellbeing journey. They discuss their own experiences with mental health,...
Local Labor Market 2023 Midyear Review
Amid the fears of recession, impacts of inflation and the tumultuous nature of consumer spending in our economy comes very real impacts on what is still a very hot (but cooling) labor market. Talent is still in very short supply and more expensive than ever...
Re-inventing Second Chances in Local Corrections
If you go online and search for reentry initiatives, it is plain to see there are a myriad of initiatives in Indiana and across the country focused on connecting justice-involved populations with employment training and vocational opportunities. Amazing...
Mental Health is a Workforce Challenge and Opportunity
Mental Health is a Workforce Challenge and Opportunity According to the Brookings Institute, a 2016 survey of individuals aged 25-54 who were not in the labor force showed that nearly half of men and 54% of women reported taking pain medications daily and, "one...
Making Your Swing Work for You
, Making Your Swing Work For You Those of us who follow organizational leadership trends are constantly looking for that one best way to run an org, manage a team or even work. Whether Jack Welch from General Electric Co., Bill Gates at Microsoft or the multitude of...
2022 Year in Review
2022 Year in Review 2022 was my first full calendar year working with Invest Hamilton County… and it was among one of the greatest years of my working life. Some of you are likely aware of the many roles and identities this organization has had within the...
Resiliency is a Climbing Harness not a Bootstrap
Resiliency is a climbing harness not a bootstrap Before the pandemic I can't recall resiliency being a word present in my everyday interactions. But since, it has become one of those topics on everyone's mind… and one with a myriad array of definitions and...
Life in Hamilton County Blog
Life in Hamilton County Blog
Local Opportunities to Help Combat Food Insecurity Mark and Lisa HallFeedingTeam.org FoundersMark Hall also serves as Hamilton County Coucilor for District 3 Inside the vigor of our high quality of life in Hamilton County, resides the cold and often invisible truth of...
Life in Hamilton County Blog
Kristin Patrick & Andrea Simpson Loren’s Alcohol-Free Beverages, Co-Founders Picture two sisters bundled up in layers circling Hamilton County, peeping into any vacant retail windows. This was us in February 2022. Well, there was more driving than peeping....
July Featured Leader
Lisa AllenBoard Chair, Hamilton County Community Foundation Q: What is something you with like the community to know about the Hamilton County Community Foundation?A: The Hamilton County Community Foundation was established in 1991 to address specific needs in...
May Featured Leader
Corby Thompson Owner, Boomerang Land Development Vice Chair, Invest Hamilton County board of directors Q: What is your professional role? A: I own and operate several real estate investment and development companies. I am also the president of a sanitary sewer...
April Featured Leader
Andrew Bradford Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer, Conner Prairie President of the Board, Hamilton County Leadership Academy (HCLA) Q: What is something you would like the community to know about HCLA? A: HCLA has been an anchor institution in this...
March Featured Leader
Ken Alexander President, Hamilton County Council Q: How is your role as President of the County Council different from you serving as one of the Council members? A: My role has not changed a great deal. Obviously, I get to make some subtle changes but as a group we...
February Featured Leader
Christine Altman President, Hamilton County Commissioners Q: What is something you would like the community to know about the role of county commissioner? A: The Board of Commissioners serve as the executive and legislative branches of county government, each...
January Featured Leader
THORPE MILLER Chairman of the Board, Noblesville Chamber of Commerce Q: Why do you believe chambers of commerce are important to communities? A: Chambers advocate for businesses and businesses are the life blood of the communities where they exist. If...
December Featured Leader
RANJIT PUTHRAN Chairman of the Board, One Zone Chamber of Commerce Q: Why do you believe chambers of commerce are important to communities? A: Chambers of Commerce are absolutely essential. One Zone Chamber of Commerce represents businesses and business...
November Featured Leader
JANELLE CAMPBELL President of the Board, Westfield Chamber of Commerce Q: Why do you believe chambers of commerce are important to communities? A: The Chamber of Commerce is important to our local community because it is central to connecting businesses to each...
