Friends,

“I’ve always been a proud Hoosier, but even today on the tour behind a mask you could probably detect that I was smiling ear to ear.” – Governor Holcomb

Today, Governor Holcomb joined Vice President Mike Pence to see firsthand the extraordinary work that Hoosiers are leading in Kokomo. It’s truly a great American (and Hoosier!) story of overcoming seemingly insurmountable barriers to achieve the impossible.

In just 17 days, American auto giant General Motors and medical device company Ventec Life Systems have come together with a plant right here in Indiana to produce not automobiles, but life-saving ventilators.

They’ve already produced 600 of these devices that are critical to treat people who are very sick from COVID-19. And they’ll be producing 30,000 ventilators by the end of August.

As Governor Holcomb said, “It’s almost miraculous, but for the fact that it’s Hoosiers that came running.”

Along with our doctors, nurses and other medical professions, these Hoosiers are heroes!

And you can be a hero, too. General Motors is currently looking to hire more than 1,000 Hoosiers in Kokomo to help produce these live-savings ventilators. Interested in joining the cause? Register here for a virtual job fair on May 6 at 11 a.m. ET.

America is waging a battle against COVID-19, and Indiana’s work is critical to making sure we win. 

“Standing here in the Hoosier State… I couldn’t be more inspired. And I wanted to say thank you, not just as your vice president, but as a fellow Hoosier.” – Vice President Mike Pence

#INThisTogether,
-Your Holcomb Crew