Fast 25: MSL Copack + Ecomm
The company has always been a secondary contract packaging facility, taking products from primary manufacturers that make one item and doing something different with that item.
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Fast 25: IWM Consulting Group LLC
The remediation expert specializes in brownfield investigation—looking at any previously developed land that is not in use but might have been contaminated.
Fast 25: Rehab Medical
The company now has a presence in 18 states, including more Indiana locations and entry into the Florida market.
Scrappy WISH-TV throws passion, resources into covering chaos
WISH usually has one crew on Saturday nights, but on May 30, it had four. WISH went live outside its normal newscasts more than any other station—which is easier for it to do than any other station because it lacks a major network affiliation.
IU and Purdue both score $10M supercomputer grants
Indiana was the only state to land two National Science Foundation grants. Together, the schools received half of the funding that was available.
2020 Innovation Issue: Design thinking puts users at center of development
Design thinking has been around since at least the 1960s, and initially, its focus was in areas such as architecture, graphic design and industrial design, to produce physical products. But today, design thinking is used nearly everywhere. You can try it, too.
2020 Innovation Issue: How the experts do it
Design thinking is generally described as a five-step process, with specific names for each step. But in reality, the people and companies that use design thinking adapt their own take on it, by combining or breaking out some of the steps or using a more conceptual approach.
Feature film ‘Dark Waters’ tells story of Taft lawyer’s 20-year battle against DuPont
With the release of the feature film “Dark Waters” on Tuesday, the law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister, which has offices in Indianapolis and eight other cities, is about to get the kind of publicity that money can’t buy.
Employers say they’re up for challenge of hiring seasonal help
With the unemployment rate at 3.2% and competition growing as multiple companies ramp up hiring, finding seasonal employees will be tough.
Fast 25: Professional Management Enterprises
The company, which provides IT staffing and support, has thrived partly because of its strong relationships with Anthem Inc. and Merchants Bank of Indiana.
Fast 25: Peterman Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
Radio advertising, and Peterman’s familiar jingle, have helped fuel the company’s rapid growth.
Fast 25: Leaders say success boils down to people
“Our product is our team,” says Mike Reynolds, the CEO of Innovatemap. It is a mindset shared by many of the executives who lead companies on IBJ’s list of fastest-growing private companies.
2019 Indiana 100: Shoe Carnival CEO wants to ‘make it easy on the customer’
CEO Cliff Sifford says he encourages store managers to run their stores like entrepreneurs.
After embracing Indiana, immigrant helped state land huge Infosys deal
Raju Chinthala had never heard of Indiana before he came to the United States from India in 1994. In the 25 years since, he has become one of the state’s greatest champions.
Q&A: Catering is all about ‘controlled chaos’
Renee Miner says there’s nothing better than making clients happy.
FAST 25: Execs managing explosive growth talk leadership
Leaders of Fast 25 firms have varied ideas on what leadership traits are most important.
FAST 25: TMG Construction Management Inc.
Among TMG Construction’s biggest projects last year: It built 12 Taco Bells within four months.
FAST 25: enVista
EnVista has stayed focused on unified commerce, which enables shoppers to buy, receive and return items anywhere and retailers to be able to fulfill orders efficiently.
FAST 25: DeveloperTown
CEO Michael Kelly said DeveloperTown is now figuring out how it should continue to grow—and whether that means sticking to the Midwest or branching out.
FAST 25: Rehab Medical
CEO Patrick McGinley and President Kevin Gearheart said service, speed and compassion are company hallmarks and keys to Rehab Medical’s growth.