Talent Initiatives
Greater Lafayette Commerce leads multiple talent development initiatives in the 9-county region which makes up the Greater Lafayette laborshed, which is one of Indiana’s 21st Century Talent Regions.
21st Century Talent Region
Indiana’s 21st Century Talent Regions have collaborative working teams, along with larger stakeholder teams, that have developed data-driven talent dashboards. These dashboards outline shared regional initiatives focused on talent attraction, development and connection. The Greater Lafayette regional team works together to develop shared goals and implement a plan to increase educational attainment, including specialty certifications desired by local employers, as well as raise household income and grow the region’s population.
Training Resources
Greater Lafayette Commerce is here to assist you to find training resources and possible funding sources. Call Kara to discuss training for your incumbent staff or new hires.
Talent Initiatives & Business Services
Greater Lafayette Commerce's veterans advisory committee works alongside organizations like INvets to help veterans — whether returning to Indiana or arriving for the first time — transition into the community and the workforce here.
TalentTrack
TalentTrack is how employers turn a workforce problem into a workforce plan. Greater Lafayette Commerce partners with the state of Indiana, Purdue Polytechnic, Vincennes University, Ivy Tech Community College, Purdue Research Foundation and the Region 4 Workforce Board to analyze what a company actually needs, then recruit, evaluate, train and retain the people who fill it. No red tape, no one-size-fits-all program — just a team that moves at the pace the job requires, for new hires and incumbent staff alike.
Greater Lafayette Summer Internship Experience
Now in its second year, the Intern Experience gives college interns a real look at what life here could be — not just a summer job, but a place to build a career. Launched with the Indiana Destination Development Corporation, the program pairs employer internships with social and professional events: a kickoff at Ross Ade Stadium, a downtown Lafayette tour, kayaking on Wildcat Creek, a Lafayette Aviators game, and a roundtable where interns ask employers directly what it takes to stay.
The first year drew more than 300 interns from 64 universities and 40 local employers. The bet behind it is straightforward: Midwest graduates already send most of their applications within the region, but bigger cities pull talent away before students get the chance to see what's here. Time on the ground changes that calculus.
Internship Resources
