By way of IndyXmas, Austin Stoltzfus joins the ExactTarget team as a UX developer

From Pennsylvania Amish country to Upland, Indiana to Florida to Turkey to Indianapolis (and lots of places in between), Austin Stoltzfus developed a love for computer science, stories (and the people who tell them) and true entrepreneurial spirit. After he graduated from Taylor University in 2013 with a  degree in Computer Science – New Media/Systems, […]

Eli Lilly and Company Invests in Tech Growth Initiative

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Mike Meadows Joins TechPoint Board of Directors  TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, announced today that Eli Lilly and Company has invested in the nonprofit economic development organization, joining its Pillar Partner donors who contribute $25,000 or more annually. Lilly is one of the largest employers of highly skilled computer-related workers […]

Indy wins national competition and funding for STEM mentoring

CAPTION: President Obama speaks at the White House Science Fair where US2020 announced the seven winning cities of a national competition to create multi-year campaigns to boost STEM mentorship across the country. (Inset Photos: Laura Dodds, executive director, TechPoint Foundation for Youth met entrepreneur and US2020 champion Dean Kamen, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and […]

TIME Magazine Ranks Indianapolis Among Best Cities to Start a New Career

Indianapolis just got a boost in the national competition to attract the hottest tech talent. TIME Magazine just ranked Indy number eight on its list of Top 10 Best Cities to Start a New Career, based on affordability, career opportunity, and demographics. This is good news for the IndyX Talent Initiative, which is focused on […]

5 Reasons You Should Care About TechPoint’s Workforce Report

Last Friday, TechPoint released the Technology Workforce Report: Employment Trends and the Demand for Computer-Related Talent in Central Indiana, the results of a study funded by the Lilly Endowment and Katz, Sapper & Miller. The report proved what many area businesses have long suspected: the tech job market has grown much faster than others in […]