BLOOMINGTON - For over three decades, St. John Associates (SJA) has extended love to impactful organizations in the Bloomington community and beyond through charitable giving. The tradition, initiated by SJA Founder Ann St. John, reflects a deep commitment to fostering a culture of giving and community engagement and has provided a total of over $2 million in donations to [...]
Financial services pro receives the 2023 Impression Award INDIANAPOLIS — Bloomington native and business leader Ron Remak* was recently honored by OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc., for his outstanding contributions in financial services. He’s the recipient of the 2023 Impression Award, which honors a general agent who has made an indelible mark in their profession and community. Remak is president [...]
BLOOMINGTON - Oliver Winery & Vineyards today announced plans to create 21 full-time positions at its Bloomington, Ind., operations by the end of 2026 in response to increasing popularity and demand of its products. In early 2021 Oliver started a new partnership with NexPhase Capital to continue to scale-up and accelerate the company’s growth. Mainstay wines like Oliver Sweet [...]
Round Two of Voting Now Open; 28 Hoosier Communities Represented (INDIANAPOLIS) — The competition for the second Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament – which celebrates the state’s rich manufacturing history – has been fierce with thousands of votes cast, reports the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Round two voting is now underway with the remaining 32 teams from 28 [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzxL14q3AVM Indiana University’s 19th president is energized at the opportunity to lead the major multicampus institution – the first woman to do so – and has fit right in since taking the post in July. The conversation with Dr. Pamela Whitten reflected on her journey and shared her top priorities for IU – one of which is a renewed [...]
Matrix Integration is hosting events (in Bloomington - November 18; Evansville - November 19; and Fishers - December 2) to help attendees learn how to manage your company's IT the way top performing companies manage theirs. Instructors will help you determine your organization's maturity level as well as know what next steps to take after the event. Register online. [...]
The Mill, Bloomington's primary hub for coworking and entrepreneurship, announced this week that applications are open for the fifth annual Crossroads Pitch Competition, sponsored by Velocities. Entrepreneurs from across the state of Indiana will pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges to compete for $10,000 in cash, a package of in-kind services and support, and priority [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIH63RByFsU As a major public university, Indiana University has an enormous role in the state’s economic fortunes. That, according to retiring university president Michael McRobbie, comes in the form of educating individuals (more than 308,000 degrees awarded during his 14-year tenure) and conducting/applying research that leads to companies, innovation and jobs (an independent study found IU created $9.9 billion [...]
Four recent tech and innovation developments that bear further scrutiny: The Mill is coming to Bloomington. A 100-year-old former furniture factory is scheduled to open at the end of October. It will serve as a co-working space, networking hub and community venue. The potential as a collaboration center for the innovation community is intriguing. Learn more about The Mill. In [...]
Tom Hirons opened his namesake communications agency after graduating from Indiana University Bloomington in 1978. Forty years later, Hirons is one of Indiana’s leading advertising, public relations and digital marketing firms. Community and business leaders from across the state recently celebrated the milestone at Hirons’ offices in downtown Indianapolis. During the event, Tom Hirons announced he will transition to [...]
