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They provide an avenue for every Hoosier to find purpose and success, regardless of his or her background.
It’s great when a family enjoys the same interests. For the Glick family, that shared interest is philanthropy.
Bepko played a pivotal role in turning IUPUI into a key selling point for companies seeking to make Indianapolis home.
During her 36 years on the U.S. District Court for Indiana’s Southern District, Barker has issued rulings related to immigration, voting, abortion and other red-hot issues.
Williams oversaw development of the expo into one of the city’s premier summer events and even a year-round endeavor.
Peterson continues his work in education as president and CEO of Christel House International, which develops educational initiatives worldwide.
Lugar was a foreign policy giant who spent 36 years representing Indiana in the U.S. Senate, a job he won after eight years as the mayor of Indianapolis.
While plenty of politicians built their reputations with brick-and-mortar projects, Carson spent her political career looking out for the disadvantaged.
Mays spent his life blazing new trails for both himself and the African American community.
During his two terms, Goldsmith continued the downtown revitalization begun by his predecessors. The most transformative project was Circle Centre mall.
Miles has overseen multiple high-profile events, earning him a reputation as both a master organizer and an expert at putting struggling organizations on an even keel.
The Daniels administration used budget cuts and the renegotiation of dozens of state contracts to turn Indiana’s budget deficit into a surplus.
Through Caine’s decades in office, facing an AIDS crisis and battling Black infant mortality, the pandemic has tested her stamina like nothing else.
The Eskenazis have funded a long list of projects, from the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture & Design, to battles against diabetes. Their crown jewel is Eskenazi Hospital.
It’s hard to think of an important Indianapolis event that Morris didn’t have a hand in.
Four decades ago, “it felt like tumbleweeds rolled down Washington Street.” But aggressive moves to build the city skyline, develop hotels and create more places to live led to a transformation of downtown.
The city’s sports landscape was sparse, indeed, in May 1980. That was before the city adopted a sports strategy that led to the Pan Am Games, the NCAA and Indianapolis Colts moving to the city, and a string of high profile events including the Super Bowl and several Final Fours. Today, the city is a sports powerhouse.
Positioning an NFL stadium as both a sports facility and convention venue became a major advantage for Indianapolis, leading to almost four decades of using tourism to fuel economic growth.
By building innovative marketing-software startups since the mid 1980s, top Indianapolis entrepreneurs have created thousands of jobs and made hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves, their investors and colleagues.
Forty years ago, Hamilton County’s suburbs were viewed as little more than northern extensions of Indianapolis. Today, they are destinations all their own.