CTO of the Year: Mike Meadows
Mike Meadows helped with the massive task of taking Lilly’s IT organization through a downsizing that reduced expenses about 40 percent—with no significant IT service disruptions.
Lou Harry
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CTO of the Year: Geary Richard
Geary Richard has used technology to help Aurora Parts & Accessories improve the efficiency of warehouse operations and strengthen relationships with the heavy duty trailer dealers that buy its parts.
CTO of the Year: Jerrod Carter
Wheaton has bought a string of companies, including Bekins Van Lines, which required Jarrod Carter and his team to make a series of imporant decisions about which technology systems to ditch or adapt.
CTO of the Year: Bryan Everly
Bryan Everly and his team built software development virtually from scratch at NextGear Capital, a fast-growing provider of inventory financing for dealers of new and used cars.
CTO of the Year: Matt Outten
Matt Outten is responsible for the IT infrastructure for Squaremouth.com, a fast-growing, Web-based service that helps travelers easily and instantly compare travel insurance products.
CTO of the Year: Laura Breedlove
Laura Breedlove confronts numerous technical challenges as hc1.com blends live clinical and business data for health care relationship management.
CTO of the Year: Jim Hutchins
Jim Hutchins upgraded the parking-management software company’s IT infrastructure, which T2 last year parlayed into 107-percent revenue growth and a 175-percent increase in customers.
LOU’S VIEWS: Great game hunting at Gen Con 2015
For my annual Best of Gen Con list, here are 11 tabletop games to please hobby gamers while not being too intimidating to those who haven’t stretched far beyond Apples to Apples.
A&E Roundup: Angelo Pizzo’s next sports pic, a young Indy chef joins Rachael Ray, more
Plus new musicians join the Symphony and SNL’s Sasheer Zamata picks an intimate venue for her return to Indy.
DINING: Celebrity chef’s B Spot burger joint hits the mark
The proof should be on the plate, not on the signage. On an average day you won’t see Michael Symon here, except on the cover of the cookbooks at the hostess stand.
Ticket giveaway: Jazz singer Carol Welsman at the Cabaret
The Cabaret at the Columbia Club hosts the CDN Smooth Jazz Award-winner. Win a pair of seats here.
Gen Con sets its sixth straight attendance record
In its 13th year in Indianapolis, the annual gaming convention, which ended Sunday, outrolled its previous record-setting attendance by 9 percent, marking its sixth straight year of growth.
What to do this week? Priority list includes the State Fair, Mellencamp, more
Plus some suggested stopping points on your First Friday gallery crawl.
LOU’S VIEWS: Stand-ups mix it up at new Mass Ave open mic
10@10 is more of a curated variety show, with the emphasis on laughs. It’s well worth a dollar per comic.
DINING: Atmospheric newcomer Repeal has strong appeal
As if diners needed yet another reason to visit Virginia Ave., along comes a swanky, swaggering new eatery that is as creative as it is evocative.
IBJ Movie Night: Win tickets to see Meryl Streep in ‘Ricki and the Flash’
Director Jonathan Demme and screenwriter Diablo Cody team up for the story of a rock and roller who has to face the music.
Priority list includes Gen Con, Shakespeare, Janis Joplin, more
If you really want to get ambitious, you could catch all three of my leading events this week.
Once-fringe Gen Con powers game industry
Indy’s annual Gen Con convention has become a powerhouse in the growing $880 million international hobby game business—and a boon for homegrown gaming startups, including Plowgames.
DINING: West Clay brewhouse tries pizza pairings
Those looking for a place to drink might have lower expectations of the food.
A&E Round-up: Jazz Fest lineup, Big Car’s Monument Circle takeover, more
Dianne Reeves among headline talent coming to town in September. Meanwhile, a pair of Indiana-connected actors hit stages in New York and St. Louis.