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LAFAYETTE, Ind. Three women from the Lafayette area were among 30 young professionals named to the inaugural Rising 30 cohort, a list of Indiana s top talent under the age of 30 deemed destined to drive the state s manufacturing and logistics industries into the future.
Conexus Indiana, one of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership nonprofit initiatives, announced the 30 young professionals during a virtual event last week. The list of honorees includes CEOs, engineers, educators and innovators.
Rising 30, according to a release, is part of Conexus Indiana’s mission to strengthen Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industry and create pathways for Hoosiers to succeed in Indiana’s largest industry sector.
Conexus Indiana Names Rising 30
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Preparing Talent to Grow With an Advanced Industry Sector
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by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
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Mar 31, 2021 / 08:41 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) The Indianapolis-based Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has awarded Conexus Indiana a $350,000 grant to train and place Marion County residents in advanced manufacturing jobs. The organizations say the funding will support a Conexus program called Catapult Indiana, which offers a 160-hour advanced manufacturing training program.
Conexus says Catapult Indiana is available in five communities around Indiana and has placed on average 85% of its graduates in advanced manufacturing jobs.
“Not only does the advanced manufacturing sector pay well above the family standard of living, but it offers health and retirement benefits and is one of the few sectors that promotes from within, offering a true career ladder for those with less than a four-year college education,” said Brad Rhorer, chief talent programs officer with Conexus I
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