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Panel backs expansion of EDGE credits to fund employer upskilling and talent attraction

Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 264 would let IEDC use EDGE credits for employer upskilling (measured wage gains) and to offset relocation costs for high‑wage hires; IEDC and business groups supported the change and the committee approved the amended bill unanimously.

Senate Bill 264, as amended, expands the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s EDGE tax‑credit toolkit to support workforce upskilling and talent attraction.

Senator Buchanan said the bill codifies the IEDC’s existing ‘‘power up’’ efforts by allowing EDGE credits to subsidize training that demonstrably increases employee wages (tracked through…

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