Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington seeks area seventh and eighth grade applicants from all backgrounds and experiences for the Judy O’Bannon Youth Leadership Academy (YLA). YLA is an inclusive program designed to foster civic commitment and engagement among youth. Participants will develop leadership skills, create a community service project, and build communication skills. There is no fee for application or participation.
YLA will commence on Friday, Oct. 21 with a dinner and introductory meeting. Following the meeting, participants will engage in leadership development activities on three Saturdays, Oct. 22 (9 a.m.-Noon), Nov. 12 (9 a.m.-Noon), and Dec. 3 (9 a.m.-2 p.m.). In Jan. 2023, students will begin meeting with their mentor to complete a service project that addresses the needs of local youth or solves a problem at school or in the community.
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The Mill, Bloomington’s nonprofit center for coworking and entrepreneurship, today announced the dates for Innovation Week (iWeek) 2022, a slate of free events on technology and innovation.
“Every year we partner with ecosystem leaders to celebrate and support innovation for one jam-packed week in October,” said Pat East, Executive Director of The Mill. “This year’s iWeek is a mix of celebration and hands-on practical sessions. For anyone interested in entrepreneurship or tech, this is a great way to explore, learn, and connect to the local startup community.” The Mill will host events all week from TechPoint, gBETA, the Indiana Technology & Innovation Association (ITIA), the Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech, the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, Indiana University Innovation & Commercialization Office, NSWC Crane, and Purdue MEP. The week kicks off on the morning of October 11 with a free financial modeling workshop from Ivy Tech that provides a great tool to make projecting business financials easier. At 11:30, Bloomington celebrates its fourth annual Ada Lovelace Day, a global event commemorating the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. The local celebration will feature a buffet lunch, panel of speakers (including a mystery guest from Palo Alto), and a new Ada Lovelace Innovation Awardee. The day closes with the Community Innovation Awards, where Bloomington’s Best Places to Work, Fast 15 MVP Employees, and Fuse Innovation winners will be announced. Northwest Bank, a full-service financial institution offering a complete line of business and personal banking products, today announced the promotion of Jim Colestro as executive vice president, retail lending and business banking. Colestro has held several positions throughout his 15-year career at the bank, including management roles in the retail network and corporate retail lending departments. The announcement was shared by Louis Torchio, president and CEO, Northwest Bank. “Jim has been an integral part of Northwest’s retail lending growth since 2007 and we couldn’t be prouder of Jim as he elevates into his new role as executive vice president,” Torchio said. “Having led the strategy development and implementation of the bank’s first virtual lending program and mortgage business development force, Jim has proven to be a vital asset to Northwest Bank.” In his new role, Colestro will lead Northwest Bank’s retail lending and business banking teams and their growth initiatives across the bank’s footprint. The Musician of the Month program was created by Bloomington Chamber of Commerce member Jason Lanham. He and his colleague (a Bloomington realtor) seek to encourage the next generation of local high school musicians to excel at what they do and to embrace every minute of their musical journey. They do this through monthly recognition and cash awards for student winners and the local high school programs they hail from. Visit the site today to see this month's nominees and to cast your vote! High School Musicians | Monroe County Musician Of The Month (monroecountymotm.org)
Duke Energy is launching electric transportation pilot programs in Indiana for its residential and commercial customers, including businesses, schools and local governments.
On June 1, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved four two-year, customer-focused Duke Energy electric transportation pilot programs for the company’s Indiana customers. Each program is designed to better understand the effects of increasing adoption of EVs, customer EV charging preferences and behavior, and the potential benefits to Indiana. The pilot programs will launch on Oct. 1 and run for 24 months each. “As the adoption of electric vehicles accelerates, pilot programs such as these give us the opportunity to gain critical knowledge around what an electric automotive future will require and ensure we’re planning the system to reliably meet our customers’ needs,” said Duke Energy Indiana President Stan Pinegar. |
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