Water, Energy and More Surface as Priorities
By Greg Ellis, vice president of environmental and energy policy - Indiana Chamber of Commerce
An energized Indiana General Assembly got the lead out in 2017 and passed multiple environmental and energy bills. Senator Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) once... Read More
An A- Session for the Business Community
By Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO - Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Finally! Indiana has a long-term road funding plan; one that is significant – $1.2 billion – and should sustain us for the next 20 years. The Indiana Chamber made this issue its number one... Read More 
May is Bike Month
This past April, California legislatures considered raising taxes on gas and diesel fuel in order to fund investments in their ailing transportation infrastructure, according to a statement from Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. Brown and state lawmakers introduced legislation that would... Read More
Tech Talk: Additional 'Next Level' Legislative Victories
Last week, we discussed the recently passed $250 million Next Level Trust Fund created to enhance what the state can do to help invest in high-growth Indiana companies. But much more was done during the 2017... Read More
Ken and Shirley Montgomery
Start with Hoosier roots, add a little Southern experience and blend it all with Anderson/Madison County relationships and you have the success story that is Ken and Shirley Montgomery, founders of krM Architecture.
Both from Indianapolis, Ken saw a time of service in the... Read More
Breaking News: A Paradigm Shift
Tech firm moving HQ from Silicon Valley to Carmel - IBJ June 13, 2016
Indy lands another big-time digital marketing headquarters - Indy Star August 3, 2015
Indianapolis named one of 'America's most underrated cities for Millennials' – WTHR July 27,... Read More
PRIMETIME
This is the first of a new series of articles from the Madison County Chamber. The purpose is to bring to you brief perspectives on a range of issues outside the central functions of the Chamber, primarily larger social issues tied to the vital role of the business community as corporate... Read More
A NEW ALEXANDRIA RISES
The Mercantile: New look, new name
“A lot of millennials don’t believe rural America is a good fit for them. They couldn’t be more wrong,” said Warren Brown, Director of Economic Development in Alexandria, Indiana. There is excitement in... Read More
Takeaways From the 2016 Indiana Health and Wellness Summit
By Chuck Gillespie, executive director, Wellness Council of Indiana
“Wellness works! If not, it’s your programming that is failing you!” – Dr. Dee Edington
If you missed the 2016 Indiana Health and Wellness Summit, you missed 37... Read More
By Gwen Strough, Madison County Chamber contributing writer & content creator
THRIVE Network: Helping hardworking families achieve financial stability
“Big journeys begin with small steps.” It is a simple slogan with powerful possibilities.
Born and raised in Anderson, Indiana, Jonelle Hopgood,... Read More
By Jonathan Miles Hammock, MCC Marketing Intern and Anderson High School 2016 Graduate
Growing up as a young black male in Anderson; I always thought of home as a place I wasn’t going to be for long. I could always tell that there was a problem here in the county. Every year there was something we... Read More
Brandon Boynton, a high school senior at Pendleton Heights High School in Pendleton, Indiana, is a recipient of the 14th annual National Federation of Independent Business’ Young Entrepreneur Award.
These awards are given out by the NFIB’s Young Entrepreneur Foundation and are designed to inspire and... Read More
Schroyer brings cardiac, building experience
By Devan Filchak | The Herald Bulletin | Jul 22, 2016
Don Knight
ANDERSON – Mike Schroyer knew he wanted to work in health care at a young age.
Due to some health problems as a child, he spent a lot of time around doctors when he was in grade school,... Read More
Saturday, August 27 – 10 am at Anderson Municipal Airport
Do you have what it takes to pull a 17,000 lb. semi with a 53 ft. trailer 125 feet faster than anyone else?
The United Way Human Truck Pull is back for its third year on Saturday, August 27 at the Anderson Airport. This year’s event will... Read More
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce (Ind.) announces that Carlene Westerfield-Gunter has been named Account Executive
As of June 1, 2016, Carlene, MCC's Ambassador of the Year 2014, will assist in membership growth and recruitment as well as working with existing members as a consultant. She has... Read More
by Carol Miller
Are you looking for a nice community to raise your family? Are you buying your firs¬¬t home as a single person? Do you want an affordable place to retire? There are a lot of things to consider when choosing a community to call home. Accessibility to jobs, shopping, and... Read More
Citizen of the Year Recipient Shares His Optimism for Anderson
By Dirk Webb
Photo courtesy of Kyle Morey
Gerry Longenbaugh may have his roots in Illinois, but he is Anderson and Madison County through and through. The son of a Methodist minister, Gerry grew up in Decatur, Illinois surrounded... Read More
John P. Cleary | The Herald Bulletin | Madison County Chamber director of operations Dennis Ashley, left, and Kyle Morey, president & CEO, right, show Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson the original documents of incorporation for the chamber dating back to 1914. Lawson was in Anderson... Read More
