IU’s new data science degree taps into hot health care market
The new degree blends such disciplines as biostatistics, computer science and informatics to better understand issues related to health care cost and quality.
Marc D. Allan
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Health advocates gain favor to help employees navigate health care complexities
Employers began hiring health advocates in earnest nationwide about four years ago, fueled by implementation of the Affordable Care Act and growing public awareness that provider rates and quality can differ greatly.
The Interview Issue: Larry Ettinger
Leon Tailoring has been making suits for the most important people in Indianapolis since 1905. But third-generation owners Larry Ettinger and his brother, Norman, won’t name names. They will talk about clothes though—and how much it costs to get a custom suit.
FAST 25: Test Company2
SMore of the same: Office360’s long-term strategy as a contract stationer has been to grow organically and make small, strategic acquisitions. Company principal Steve Nahmias said that plan continues—and that’s why Office360 is again among the Fast 25. In April 2015, Nahmias’ company bought northern Indiana-based Commercial Office Products & Supply Inc., and on April […]
FAST 25: Williams Creek Management Corp.
Williams Creek President Neil Myers talks to Orchard School students about green infrastructure. (Photo courtesy of Williams Creek Management Corp.) Revenue Growth FY 2013 to 2015: 125% Good for the water: Williams Creek Management Corp. specializes in natural-resource construction—projects where communities want to meet regulatory requirements associated with the Clean Water Act and create something […]
FAST 25: Star Estates LLC
Star Estates’ Holiday Inn in Greenfield is benefiting from the city’s growth.
FAST 25: Office360
Steve Nahmias said his family’s company is “the overall low-cost provider,” though rivals like Office Depot and Staples try to look cheap by deeply discounting a short list of items.
FAST 25: The Etica Group Inc.
CEO Jessica Nickloy says her architectural and engineering services firm’s “business development processes have hit full stride,” fueling rapid growth.
FAST 25: Electric Plus Inc.
Timothy Whicker started the Danville-based commercial electrical contractor above his garage a decade ago. Today, it has branch offices in Kokomo and Bloomington and 175 employees.
FAST 25: Cabinets Plus By Patrick Geer Inc.
The family company makes cabinets, countertops and trim work, mostly for general contractors.
FAST 25: MS Cos. LLC
Pete Butler finds his staffing and technology-solutions firm winning ever-larger contracts.
FAST 25: Meyer Najem Construction
Some of the company's recent or upcoming Indiana projects include the Community North Cancer Center, dorms at the University of Notre Dame, and the Blue Sky Technology Partners headquarters in Noblesville.
FAST 25: Archway Technology Partners
The company provides accounting and investment management software for private capital markets—family offices, private banks, hedge funds, private equity funds and large investment advisers.
FAST 25: Rook Security
Founder J.J. Thompson’s cyber security firm increased its staff and doubled its client base over the past year.
FAST 25: Thomas P. Miller & Associates
Tom Miller says his consulting firm is “edgy” and takes on clients “who are looking around the corner, trying to move to where the next opportunity is.”
FAST 25: PolicyStat LLC
President Steven Ehrlich says what his company does—policy and procedure management for medical facilities—is not glamorous, but it is vital.
FAST 25: CVR
The company has evolved from being a traditional advertising agency that produced a lot of TV and print to being an integrated communications company where more than half of what it does is digital.
FAST 25: Williams Creek Management Corp.
The company specializes in natural-resource construction—projects where communities want to meet regulatory requirements associated with the Clean Water Act and create something practical and beautiful.
FAST 25: DoubleMap Inc.
An acquisition the transit-software firm made two years ago now accounts for about one-third of revenue.
FAST 25: Formstack LLC
The company lets clients build online forms that help them collect data—survey results, event registration, business leads—that can be used to make decisions faster.