IBJ names Justin Christian its first entrepreneur of the year honoree
IBJ has named the new award after Mickey Maurer, who launched, owned and invested in several impactful companies in Indiana, including IBJ Media.
IBJ has named the new award after Mickey Maurer, who launched, owned and invested in several impactful companies in Indiana, including IBJ Media.
The huge investment is pushing up forecasts for how much energy will be needed in the United States in the coming years to run data centers.
Significant to the naming of this award, Mickey brought IBJ Media back under local ownership when he and partner Bob Schloss purchased the company back in 1990. He understood the importance of a local news organization, with local owners who are engaged in their community and take great care in producing factual and balanced reporting.
During its quarter century of existence, BCforward has become one of the nation’s largest Black-owned businesses, employing some 5,000 workers around the world.
Christian has set up a new special purpose entity that will purchase all of tech staffing firm TSR Inc.’s outstanding stock for $13.40 per share.