Economic Week in Review: More Strong Economic News for Indiana

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Indiana’s Talent in Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation

Why Getting a Job in Indiana May be Easier Than You Think

WIBC

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.–Getting a good job in Indiana may not necessarily mean you have to have a four-year college degree. Manufacturing can offer a nice living for your family and the jobs are there for people with the right education.

Study: College graduates will fuel future of Indiana’s advanced manufacturing

South Bend Tribune

A recent study found that people looking for jobs in Indiana’s advanced manufacturing industry now commonly need at least a two-year associate degree, as jobs are increasingly moving off the production floor.

Hoosier Companies Among Red Herring Finalists

Inside Indiana Business

NEWPORT BEACH, Cal.- Two Indiana tech companies will find out Wednesday if they have made an international publisher’s list of the top innovators in North America. South Bend-based Vennli and Carmel-based DemandJump are finalists for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America list.

RV Industry Successes

2015 was a strong year for the RV industry

WNDU

2015 was a pretty good year for the RV industry, and a new economic impact study shows just how good. Almost 44,000 workers are employed at 228 RV manufacturing plants nationwide. About 45 percent of those jobs are in the state of Indiana, where more than 19,000 Hoosiers make their living making RVs.

Study Shows Indiana’s RV Impact

Inside Indiana Business

RESTON, Va. -The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association has released its first-ever economic impact study. It shows the RV industry generates an overall economic impact of nearly $50 billion, $9.5 billion of which comes from Indiana.