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Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world’s #1 CRM company, today announced it will invest more than $40 million over the next 10 years to expand its regional headquarters in Indianapolis. As part of the new investment, Salesforce plans to add 800 new jobs over the next five years. The company also announced it will […]

Michael had several opportunities upon graduation, but even the west coast couldn't lure him away for long. Read his story and find out how Xtern and Indy Tech Fellowship kept this Purdue grad working in Indiana tech.

The 2016 Indiana primary election is Tuesday, May 3, when thousands of people will head to the polls and vote for the candidate that best represents their values. With so many candidates running for office, how do you know who best matches your values? Searching various news articles, government and candidate websites, and social media […]

Over $30,000 in individual donations were raised for TechPoint Foundation for Youth to bring computer programming clubs for kids called “CoderDojos” to Indiana during the 17th annual TechPoint Mira Awards gala. Mira Awards presenting sponsors Angie’s List, Interactive Intelligence, and Salesforce matched those donations, resulting in a grand total of $60,000 in support. Laura Dodds, executive […]

Jon McLaughlin has been playing piano and making music since childhood. He was born and raised in Indiana, and eventually ended up at Anderson University, also in Indiana. With the support of the university’s record label, Oranghaus, a few friends and an old Chevy van, McLaughlin wrote and recorded music, and toured extensively throughout his college years before he […]

Several Indianapolis technology companies received recognition from the Indianapolis Star’s Top Workplaces for 2016 survey. A total of 90 companies received recognition this year, up five from the previous year. PERQ is an engagement technology company providing solutions that connect consumers to brands. They combine their engagement technology and advertising services to help businesses motivate consumers through promotions; […]

Lack of training is one of the main barriers to quality within an organization. Since winning the Mira Award for Tech Startup of the Year in 2015, Lesson.ly has worked tirelessly to combat this problem and change the mold for the way companies organize and track their training materials. “Winning the Mira Award felt like […]

Several Indiana technology companies closed funding rounds at the end of Q1 2016 with seed funding, venture funding, and individual investments. Learning automation software company Lesson.ly closed their Series A round at the end of March with $5 million raised from Allos Ventures, High Alpha and OpenView Venture Partners. Lesson.ly’s initial $1.1 million in seed funding […]