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Responsive employerOtters earn split Sunday in Schaumburg
The Evansville Otters earned a doubleheader split Sunday against the Schaumburg Boomers, giving Evansville a series split during the weekend trip to northern Illinois.
The Otters lost game one Sunday by a score of 2-1 but were 9-6 winners in game two.
The doubleheader also concluded a stretch of seven games in five days for the Otters. They move to 8-3 on the young season.
The first game was a bona fide pitchers’ duel, as Otters lefty Marty Anderson and Boomers starter Ryan Middendorf threw six and 5.2 scoreless innings, respectively.
Anderson allowed only three hits on the night. He also struck out two batters.
Dakota Phillips stepped to the plate in a scoreless game in the top of the seventh inning, facing Boomers reliever Darrell Thompson, when he took the first pitch he saw out to left-center for a tie-breaking solo home run.
The Boomers brought the go-ahead run to plate in the bottom half, however, and Nick Oddo launched a walk-off, two-run homer to right field off of Otters closer Logan Sawyer, who took the loss.
Thompson earned the win.
Game two started off on rocky footing for the Otters, as Quincy Nieporte singled home Alec Craig to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning for Schaumburg.
Otters starter Anthony Arias — pitching on three days rest — wound up limiting the damage by stranding the bases loaded.
Then, in the top of the second, Otters second baseman J.R. Davis homered off Boomers starter Stephen Chamblee to tie the game at one.
Schaumburg added two more in the second, before the Otters unleashed a five-run third to take a 6-3 lead that would hold for the remainder of the ballgame.
Andy DeJesus and Elijah MacNamee kicked off the rally with a pair of one-out singles, before Riley Krane doubled home a run. Bryce Denton tied the game with a base hit over the third baseman Luke Becker’s head. Phillips notched his second go-ahead RBI of the day by following Denton’s at-bat with a double, putting the Otters up 3-2. Davis capped the scoring with an RBI single.
Tyler Spring would come on to relieve Arias for the final out of the third inning. Spring proceeded to retire all ten batters he faced out of the bullpen, pitching 3.1 perfect innings. He also struck out two.
The Otters added two more runs in the top of the sixth thanks to a two-run double from Riley Krane.
Evansville also scored a run in the top of the seventh on a two-out, RBI-double from Miles Gordon.
Abraham Almonte finished the game out of the bullpen, allowing two runs on three hits.
Spring earned the win, his second of the season in relief.
Every Otter in the starting lineup recorded a base hit in the seven-inning game.
Josh Henderson also hit the Otters’ second triple of the season.
Davis went 4-4, with two runs driven in. DeJesus, Krane, and MacNamee also had multi-hit performances. MacNamee went 2-4 in game one, while collecting a total of eight hits in 15 at-bats.
After an off-day, the Otters will continue their seven-game road trip Tuesday at Florence. First pitch will be at 5:30 p.m. CT.
Talent And The Right Strategic Director Matter
Talent And The Right Strategic Director Matter
BY GREG WATHEN – APR
CO-CEO OF THE EVANSVILLE REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
June 7, 2021
People, population or talent regardless of what one might call it, the reality today is that workforce capabilities are paramount to the fundamental objectives of economic and community development. Talent matters to business attraction as more and more businesses say they could generate additional opportunity if they had workers to fill them.
According to a new report from Oxford Economics… “advances in technology, changing demographic trends, new customer needs and increased competition are radically altering how companies operate in virtually every industry and region of the world, including businesses,†in the Greater Evansville region. And these structural shifts are reshaping both the supply and demand
for talent across Indiana and the globe.
Yet companies challenged with hiring new employees often say they are unable to find the right people with the proper skills. Meanwhile, the sources from which talent might be recruited are also realigning. More talent needs to be “home-grown†as the demand for talent will not wane.
If the pandemic offered a possible solution it is the fact that remote work is becoming stickier; and, the development of broadband or digital infrastructure demands a greater investment in Southwest Indiana.
As a region, we will need to confront the need to undertake a critical “reskilling†of labor in order to meet the new demands of a highly digitized and interconnected world where higher skills will be required.
As Samira Kaderali, Director of Strategic Workforce Planning at American Express puts it, “The notion of human resources being much more analytic and data- driven provides a foundation for HR to be a strategic partner to the business, to help drive business results – this is the conversation that all the business and HR leaders want to have.â€
Economists generally agree that economic development and growth are influenced by four factors: human resources, physical capital, natural resources and technology. Highly developed regions have public and private sector partners that are aligned in these focus areas.
Talent development pathways can be somewhat unclear and unequal, limiting the supply of prepared workers. In Indiana, we’ve focused in the past on a narrow “four-year degree for all†pathway to good jobs as alternative pathways beyond traditional higher education are difficult for individuals to navigate. The entire talent development system suffers from racial and economic inequities that restrict the nation’s productive potential as well.
The U.S. corporate sector invests anywhere between $90-$590 billion annually in training but it tends to disproportionately go to highly-educated workers, which limits building inclusive talent development. What is the correct path to help those that possess fewer skills and see a clear opening to move forward? How should a clearly-understood regional economic development strategy proceed?
Five areas to consider would be to realign how we view regional economic development as investing in to attract, identify and attract talent. Consider targeting economic development that helps build local talent pipelines. Develop and disseminate new skills-based hiring tools that facilitate more efficient and equitable hiring practices. Test new local talent solutions such as TMap, a data-driven platform that helps to link opportunity with talent. Do not be afraid to experiment with talent initiatives that connect middle schools, high schools, community colleges, higher education institutions, and in-demand skills providers with businesses in key growth sectors.
Economic growth relies on innovation and the only way to have sustained economic growth and widespread increases in living standards is to invent more efficient technologies or deploy technologies that allow people to produce more from the limited supply of labor and physical resources.
Education raises living standards and the economy as not only do educated people produce more as workers – and get paid higher salaries – they produce innovative new technologies. Sustained economic growth and higher living standards are possible only if you educate your citizens well. Intellectual property boosts innovation and the economy and people need incentives to take risks. One of the biggest risks in leaving a secure job to start a new business or develop a great new idea would be to fully leverage Indiana’s Elevate Venture initiative, which helps to create start-ups and in turn drive Greater Evansville’s economy.
If there is one macro-issue where there is unease, it is the potential of high rates of inflation due to the federal government’s increasing the money supply too rapidly. We’ve not seen inflation at this particular level for more than 40 years but a growing number of economists are concerned as to whether the U.S. economy has enough elasticity to absorb all of the debt and only time will tell us that answer. From rising food to gasoline prices, the signs are pointing to possible future constriction and as a demand- driven economy, we could be in for some bumpy times ahead.
Economic development helps to protect the local economy from downturns by attracting to, along with assisting, the region’s major employers expand. From the increased presence of both small family- owned businesses to global companies considering new investments in our region, all of this economic activity translates to increased tax revenue for community projects and local infrastructure. Better infrastructure and more jobs improve the economy of the region along with raising the standard of living for all of Greater Evansville’s residents.
The economic environment for a region has serious implications for talent and population growth. Though we have much work to do, the Greater Evansville region is on the right path for the future.
Group Plans Virtual Redistricting Forum
Group Plans Virtual Redistricting Forum
Staff Report
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INDIANAPOLIS—A group of organizations concerned about partisan redistricting plans a virtual forum designed to engage churches and other places of worship Monday.
The Indiana Coalition for Independent Redistricting will host “Prayer for Democracy: Bringing Your Faith Community into the Redistricting Conversation†June 7 from noon to 1 p.m., eastern time. Those interested in attending can register at bit.ly/PrayerForDemocracy.
Redistricting is the process of determining the boundaries and populations of legislative districts. It occurs every 10 years, when the census results become available.
The Indiana General Assembly will take the issue up later this year. The maps the legislators draw will remain in effect until 2031.
The organizations in the Indiana Coalition for Independent Redistricting came together to try to prevent lawmakers from drawing maps that will give one party or another an unfair advantage, a practice known as gerrymandering. “Prayer for Democracy†is one of a series of events the coalition has held and will hold regarding redistricting.
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Hoosier Trio Competes in Day One of Wave I Olympic Trials
Sophomore Anna Freed narrowly missed her personal best in the B Final of the 100m Backstroke with a time of 1:02.67 to place t-12th. She used a strong back 50m to win the second heat of the prelims earlier in the day in the 100m Backstroke with a time of 1:02.88. She finished 11th to earn her second swim.
100m FREESTYLERecent graduate Griffin Eiber finished 25th in the preliminary rounds of the 100m Freestyle with a time of 51.30.
FINAL RESULTSMEN’S 100m FREESTYLE25. Griffin Eiber – 51.30
WOMEN’S 100m BACKSTROKEt-12. Anna Freed – 1:02.67 (1:02.88 in Preliminary Heats)
MEN’S 100m BACKSTROKE1. Jacob Steele – 55.23 (55.46 in Preliminary Heats)
The 2020 Olympic Trials will continue with three more events (200m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 400m IM) on Saturday morning. The preliminary heats will begin at 11 a.m. ET with the finals commencing at approximately 8 p.m. from the CHI Health Center.
Coffee With A Cop Is Returning This Month
For those of you who are unaware, EPD was the 4th agency to host CWAC. Currently there are agencies in all 50 states and in 10 different countries that participate in CWAC.
Both of our Chiefs, Assistant Chief Philip Smith and Chief Billy Bolin, are instructors for the program. People that attend CWAC can expect open and honest dialogue with the officers in attendance. CWAC will take place every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7-9am at either a Donut Bank or Chick-Fil-A locations.
October, however, is on October 7th which is National CWAC Day. Through this program we have been able to establish trust and build new relationships with community members. We look forward to seeing new faces this year at CWAC.