March 20: Elaine Bedel, President, Indiana Economic Development Corporation
We welcome our very own member and Past President Elaine Bedel as speaker at the Tuesday, March 20 meeting. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) was established in 2005 in order to respond quickly to the needs of businesses. The public-private organization is led by Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger and IEDC President Elaine Bedel and governed by a 15-member board of directors – chaired by Governor Eric J. Holcomb. In her presentation, Elaine will discuss the IEDC’s economic development activities, including performance-based tax credits, workforce training grants, innovation and entrepreneurship resources, and talent attraction and retention efforts. For more information about the IEDC, visit www.iedc.in.gov.
Prior to serving the state in her current role, Elaine served as president, chief executive officer and chief compliance officer of Bedel Financial Consulting Inc., a role held since she founded the company in 1989. Throughout her career, Bedel has been recognized for dedication to her profession and her community. A graduate of Hanover College who earned an MBA from Butler University, she was inducted into the Indiana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016 and was recognized as the 2015 Women Business Owner of the year by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Bedel was also the recipient of the ROAR Award (Rotary Outstanding Achievement Recognition) in 2017. We can’t wait to hear from her at the podium again.
