Eighth annual Xtern Finalist Day proves tech talent still thriving and competitive

Despite being forced to go virtual with Indy’s biggest day for new tech talent, TechPoint’s Xtern Finalist Day brought 200 of the most promising students from around the country face-to-face on screen with 44 leading tech companies from Indianapolis and Muncie, Ind. The NFL Combine-like experience is the ultimate job interview for up and coming […]

Purpose first: UKG focuses on people to survive and thrive during pandemic

At the beginning of 2020, most organizations had a plan. Unless you’ve been very lucky, it’s likely been derailed in more ways than one due to COVID-19. Regardless of all the changes that have come their way, UKG has been able to not only survive but thrive in chaos. This is largely due in part […]

hc1 Chairman and CEO Brad Bostic named Dynamic Leader of the Year by Indiana Chamber

Entrepreneur, TechPoint board member and longtime tech community executive and leader Brad Bostic was recognized by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce as its Dynamic Leader of the Year, one of the economic development organization’s marquee annual awards sponsored by Indiana Wesleyan University. Brad received the award during the Chamber’s 31st Annual Awards program on November […]

The Moral Imperative of Teacher Evaluations

The start to this school year has presented unprecedented challenges for administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and students. Whether school is taking place in an onsite, virtual, or hybrid format, most teachers are teaching in a venue that is new to them. In essence, all school employees are first-year teachers and administrators in the 2020-21 […]

Real Life. Real Choices. COVID-19 opens eyes to poverty experience

For nearly all of us in the workforce today, we’ve never before seen such a dramatic demonstration of the comfortable life led by middle class Americans (especially those of us working in a thriving tech community) as compared to the working poor and others living at or below the poverty line. As Human Rights Watch […]