August 6, 2011
Ann FinchIndiana State Fair Commission Executive Director Cynthia Hoye has parlayed a lifelong love affair with 4-H and fairs into
a career of supporting agriculture and extension programs and finding ways to make a good fair better.
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July 23, 2011
Andrew SmithHoosier Momma Bloody Mary mix started 18 months ago and already is a profitable entity available in 350 locations and six
states. This month, Hoosier Momma expanded into Kentucky, thanks to a deal with national distribution giant Southern Wine
and Spirits.
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July 9, 2011
Ann FinchPat Koch, whose official title at her family-owned Holiday World theme park is director of values, sets a high bar for hard
work and dedication.
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July 6, 2011
Mason King
Do you need a culinary degree to be an executive chef? How do you serve
hundreds at a time? What's the difference between cooking for Hoosiers and Floridians? Michelle Matiya boils it down.
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July 2, 2011
Scott OlsonCarolyn Mosby brings a wealth of experience to the Indiana Minority Supplier Development Council, which she hopes to lead
to the next level of success.
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June 22, 2011
Mason King
How
does a celebration of agriculture stay relevant? What happens after the cows go home? Cindy Hoye has answers.
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June 18, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloShelly Leer had planned to start ModHomeEc on a small scale, but has found it tough to keep it there. She’s had to double
class sizes from three students to six since January and has started offering three-day, out-of-town workshops in Chicago.
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June 11, 2011
Ann FinchColleen Hittle became CEO and sole owner of the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical and medical device consulting firm in April.
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May 27, 2011
Mason King
After 25 years at La Margarita, stabilizing sales and surviving family
tragedy, owner Lori Rangel-Grubbs is branching out to Fountain Square.
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May 18, 2011
Mason King
How can practicing medicine prepare you for a CEO post? And why is it
smart to continue seeing patients once you get the top job? Dr. Lisa Harris will see you now with answers.
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May 7, 2011
Ann FinchFew bank presidents gather their employees once a week and pass out plastic clapping hands to keep the beat to music pulsing
full volume through the lobby. Fewer still climb atop a customer-service counter to open the early-morning pep rally with
a full grin. Karen Miller does both.
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May 4, 2011
Mason King
Michele Meyer, a former Air Force brat, piloted CSCI Consulting to 850
percent revenue growth over four years. So, why is her advice to "start small"? What obstacles await when a firm
takes off?
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April 13, 2011
Scott OlsonIn Indiana, women working full time are paid an average of $31,762 per year while men earn an average of $43,631 annually,
U.S. Census Bureau statistics show.
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April 9, 2011
Ann FinchBest friends Cynthia Collins and Judy Fitzgerald open the seventh season of their theater company in the brand new Studio
Theatre in Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts.
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March 23, 2011
Mason King
Vicki Bohlsen explains how her solo PR firm with $25,000 in seed money grew to 14 employees with $780,000 in revenue
in one year.
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March 21, 2011
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Power & Light Co. CEO Ann D. Murtlow will leave her position April 1, the electric utility announced Monday
afternoon.
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March 12, 2011
Ann FinchAida McCammon has spent 20 years helping Hispanics improve their lives and succeed in the United States.
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February 12, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloA rejuvenating massage and facial were the inspiration for Jennifer Rubenstein to found Simply Well LLC, a marketing business
that launched the Simply Well Book in September. The book features offers from 46 locally owned salons, organic markets, yoga
studios and similar businesses.
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January 8, 2011
Ann FinchDonna Gadient has risen to the top ranks of engineering firm R.W. Armstrong through hard work, and without a college education.
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November 4, 2010
IBJ StaffIBJ’s Women of Influence program recognizes central Indiana women who exemplify the traits required to be outstanding
leaders in their chosen fields.
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October 9, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
Ann Murtlow's ability to connect with employees and the community
has helped her thrive in a male-dominated field. She is one of a only a handful of women in the country to lead utilities.
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October 9, 2010
Tawn ParentFemale enrollment in Indianapolis master's programs surpasses the national average. Telamon Vice President Sunny Lu said her
MBA has helped her grow business.
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September 1, 2010
Mason King
Ann Murtlow describes taking
control of the troubled utility and how she handles the demands of serving on a dozen different boards.
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August 27, 2010
Mason King
In a first year filled with adjustments, fledgling restaurateur Katie
Harris of Iozzo's outlines lessons learned from the $350,000 start-up and fluctuating sales.
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August 21, 2010
Chris O'MalleyTwo former Eli Lilly and Co. employees launched the firm that promises to attract more clinical trial business to the state.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.