Ascend Indiana’s Stephanie Bothun Named 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Stephanie Bothun, vice president and co-founder of Ascend Indiana, has been named one of 60 Scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) eighth annual class.
Changing Economy, Fewer Students Going to College Will Increase Income Gap, Report Says
Indiana’s employers and workforce are becoming increasingly mismatched, setting the stage for more income inequality, racial disparity and social problems across the state, according to a new report from Ascend Indiana and Employ Indy.
Report: Pandemic Permanently Altered Indiana’s Job Landscape, Exacerbated Racial Disparities in Education, Job Attainment
A new report found the COVID-19 pandemic permanently shifted the job landscape in Marion County, showing a high demand for workers with postsecondary degrees at the same time that there is a significant decline in people completing degrees.
Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy Report Shows a Widening Misalignment Between Job Growth and Educational Attainment in Indiana Post-Pandemic
A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy shows that as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began to ease over time, a vast and permanent shift emerged showing that highly skilled, highly educated workers were the most in-demand, while at the same time, Indiana was seeing significant declines in postsecondary enrollment by Indiana residents.
Central Indiana Lacks Educated Workforce to Fill High-Skilled Jobs, Report Finds
The gap between the number of high-skilled jobs and trained workers to fill those positions widened during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of labor market trends in central Indiana.
Study: Growing Gap Between Talent Demand and Supply
A new report from Ascend Indiana, the state’s workforce development initiative, and EmployIndy shows a widening gap between demand for highly skilled, highly educated workers and the number of Indiana students pursuing college degrees who could one day fill those jobs.
Report Shows a Widening Misalignment Between Job Growth and Educational Attainment in Indiana Post-Pandemic
A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy takes a deeper look at the job market and postsecondary education following the pandemic.
Ascend Indiana Reports Widening Gap Between Job Growth After COVID-19 Pandemic
Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy released a new report revealing a large shift showing that highly skilled and educated workers were in the most demand as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began to ease over time.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Ascend Indiana’s Network to Help Students With Indiana STEM Careers Search (Terre Haute)
A partnership between Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ascend Indiana, an initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, is increasing opportunities for students from the top-ranked undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics college to begin their careers in Indiana.
Report Finds Black Hoosiers Lack Access to Careers in Math and Science Field
Jason Kloth is the president of Ascend Indiana and an author on Business Equity for Indy’s report. Kloth says he believes that addressing this opportunity gap is an imperative part of closing racial wealth gaps that already exist.
