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Legislature debates expanding computer science in high schools

Those in the trenches say structural barriers—the most significant seems to be teacher training and quality—must be solved before basic classes that explain how computers work and more advanced coding and web-development courses can flourish throughout Indiana’s secondary schools.

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Tech groups ally for venture capital event

Some of Indiana’s most acclaimed technology and entrepreneurial events are joining forces for a multi-day June conference, an effort aimed at boosting venture capital in a state that struggles to draw it.

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Report: Region has 51,000 tech jobs

Drawing on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, TechPoint’s “2015 State of Tech Talent in Indiana” report said there are 26,000 IT and non-IT positions in the tech industry, as well as 2,400 computer-related sole proprietors or freelancers.

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HALO startup funding surpasses $20 million mark

HALO reached the $20 million milestone after pumping nearly $1.5 million in the first half of 2014 into mobile app developer Bluebridge Digital, contract-research firm AIT Bioscience, threat-intelligence firm Emerging Threats and sales-automation software firm TinderBox.

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