Affected Keihin workers eligible for benefits
GREENFIELD — Keihin IPT Manufacturing in Greenfield is eligible to apply for benefits and services through the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, according to a news release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
The program assists workers who have lost their jobs due to foreign trade, and anyone affected can seek help at their local WorkOne center.
Keihin IPT Manufacturing, which makes automotive parts for Honda, laid off 23 workers in July 2020. Any Keihin worker who was laid off on or after July 24, 2019, and before Nov. 18, 2022, may be eligible to apply for program benefits.
The program’s services and benefits include:
Training — 100% of all required training costs
Income support — up to 130 weeks of income-support payments
Job search and relocation allowances — reimbursement of 90% of allowable costs to travel to a job-search activity or relocation for new employment
Wage subsidy — for workers age 50 and older up to $10,000
Health care tax credit — IRS tax credit of 72.5% of qualifying monthly health care premiums
Many benefits are time sensitive. Workers have up to 26 weeks from their certification date, or 26 weeks from their separation date (whichever is later) to enroll in training to receive income support benefits.
For more information about the program, visit in.gov/dwd/taa, call 317-914-7323 or email [email protected].
Chamber seeks board member nominations
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its board of directors.
The board meets monthly, and for the foreseeable future virtually. Board members provide policies for the chamber and oversee the organization. Members must be associated with a business or organization that is a current member of the chamber in good standing.
Nomination forms are available through the chamber’s newsletter, which is posted on the organization’s Facebook page.
Purdue Extension offers virtual workshop series
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team is having the workshop “Keeping the Farm Resilient in Uncertain Times” this winter for family farm operators interested in learning more about succession planning.
The three-night virtual workshop will be offered 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 15 and 22.
The registration fee is $30 per person/household/farm. For more information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/PU-SP2021. The registration deadline is Feb. 3.
