History: William Rees, a high school science teacher in California, began selling harps in 1972. He and his wife, Pamela, formed Wm. Rees Instruments in 1992 when he left teaching to build and sell instruments full time. In 1996, William’s 15-year-old son, Garen, started adding artwork to the harps. In 1999, the family decided the […]
I want this Q&A to tell the stories of people who own companies or are executives in companies and are faced every day with challenges that affect profits and losses.
We hope this encourages more companies and organizations to nominate people who are providing exceptional service to patients.
Although we’ve already released the long list of gift ideas in last week’s Executive Gift Guide, I thought I’d use this space to suggest a few places to shop.
With the presidential contest close and big issues like abortion, immigration and the economy weighing on voters’ minds, it’s difficult to know how voters are weighing down-ticket races.
We’d like to hear from you about how we can make the nominations process better
The couple talked with IBJ about what it takes to publish a cookbook and how it fits into their overall business strategy.
History: Smith Brothers of Berne launched in 1926 as the Homer Manufacturing Co., but its first manager, Orv Smith, and his brother Les Smith soon bought majority share of the company and changed the name to Smith Brothers Furniture Manufacturing Co. At the time, the company was focused on chairs that were priced lower than […]
Starting this week, we’ll also be closing the paper with a new feature: Last Word, a Q&A with an Indiana entrepreneur or business leader.
The downtown is vibrant. The riverfront features recreation and walking trails. And the beautiful Clifty Falls State Park offers—when the weather and season are right—gorgeous waterfalls.
Being a journalist requires diving into unfamiliar topics or issues, gathering as much information and analysis as quickly as possible, then massaging that information into a story that helps readers understand an issue better.
My Garfield Park neighborhood is growing and changing, thanks in part to entrepreneurs including Josh Haines and Phil Kirk who are taking a chance on bringing retail and restaurants to the area’s commercial strip.
Information is the key to a confident and successful negotiation for both sides, experts say.
We want your help finding our next group of extraordinary leaders to honor for our Women of Influence program. Go to IBJ.com/nominations to get more details and fill out the nomination form. Nominations are due Aug. 2.
In our upcoming fall arts guide, IBJ reporter Dave Lindquist will spotlight more than 100 must-see offerings for the 2024-2025 arts season.
Birthday Chocolates delivers small boxes of homemade chocolates—most often turtles—to workers on behalf of their companies or organizations, usually for birthdays but also for work anniversaries or other occasions.
I’ll write more over the coming months about some of the ideas we picked up at The Alliance of Area Business Publishers conference in Baton Rouge and how we intend to implement them at IBJ.
Kimberly Ryan’s time as CEO of Hillenbrand has been marked by transition transition, with several acquisitions and the divestiture of Batesville Casket, where she got her start.
Today, Lippert has 140 factories around the world and about 14,000 team members worldwide. Jason Lippert has focused on overhauling the company’s culture with an emphasis on personal and leadership development.
Our goal is to harness the power of a larger, more robust newsroom.
