Companies across the state are reporting a serious shortage of skilled and unskilled laborers. We have to focus efforts on providing a well-rounded education at all levels that includes STEM and employability skills in order to ensure Hoosiers can fulfill the demands of jobs available.
We also need to ensure we are doing all we can to provide employment and business ownership opportunities for veterans and addressing 'brain drain' that causes many of the most highly-educated Hoosiers to leave Indiana after graduation.