Getting its start: Larry Mechem Sr. opened a music instrument store in Anderson in the 1960s (and later two other locations in Indiana). At some point, Mechem received a leatherworking kit for Christmas, and during a bad winter storm that kept everyone home for a few days in 1975, he pulled out the kit and […]
History: Dan and Donna Adams established Winzerwald Winery in June 2002 on a picturesque hill overlooking Interstate 64 in the southern Indiana uplands. Dan’s great-great grandfather Jakob Loesch was a winemaker and cooper (wine barrel craftsman) in Germany. Donna’s dad, Frank Mittelstadt, was a home winemaker where Donna grew up near Madison, Wisconsin. The couple […]
Now as IBJ’s special publications editor, I don’t have nearly as many meetings with sources, but I still love to sneak away from the office for my favorite coffee order and coffee shop vibes whenever I can.
The Rob Klepper family from Brownsburg was among more than 1,000 people caught in the extended line, an IBJ reporter estimated. By 4:30 p.m., organizers were able to clear the logjam and get people inside.
The 2024 All-Star Host Committee picked 24 projects across Indiana to receive funding meant to benefit youth. Each received up to $50,000—except one, a project at Crisamore House—that received more.
History: Jana Bass grew up participating in Johnson County’s 4-H program, showing goats. Her own children would follow suit. Jana and her husband, Brad, started Bass Farms on their family farm because they had “lots of 4-H goats with goat milk.” They began making goat milk lotion and goat milk soap to sell at the […]
Evan Brown was one of the first team members at The Garrett Cos., which appeared on IBJ’s Fast 25 list in 2018, 2021, 2022 and again this year.
Michele Kawiecki joined First Merchants Bank nearly nine years ago as senior vice president of treasury and accounting.
Rick Schulz joined Evansville-based United Cos. in 1992 as CFO.
Mundo Sanchez, CFO of refrigerated-trucking company Renewable Transport Services, said his role as chief financial officer extends far beyond financial reporting.
Chris Huxhold is vice president of finance at Casted Inc., an Indianapolis-based company that makes and markets a platform for branded podcasts.
Kip Zurcher leads all financial, legal, compliance and data-privacy operations for Authenticx, an IBJ Fast 25 company whose software allows customers in the health care and insurance industries to analyze millions of client interactions (phone calls, texts, online chats and more) to improve their services.
Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2019 appointed Cris Johnston director of the Office of Management and Budget after he served about a year as Holcomb’s deputy chief of staff.
Kevin Wilson has worked for the state of Indiana for 16 years and been in his current position since 2019. His role is to develop strategies and financial models to ensure the office delivers cost-effective services to partner agencies.
As CFO and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Jeff Curiel oversees several departments, including finance, human resources, technology and facilities.
As CFO of Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity, Annie Costlow oversees the financial and administrative pieces of the organization as well as information technology and human resources.
Monica Markovich oversees all operations of Holy Cross College, including human resources, information technology, finance, facilities and risk management.
As CFO of Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health, Jeanné Wickens is responsible for financial decision support, fiscal services, health plan services, managed care contracting, strategic financial planning and budgeting, tax and treasury services, and more.
History: Mark McSweeney and his wife opened Great Harvest Bread Co. in 1989, which brought them to Indianapolis, where his wife is from. Great Harvest was a retail whole grain bakery that transitioned into a wholesale business in 2008. In 2013, he started experimenting with making potato chips in a small tabletop fryer he got […]
IBJ’s can’t-miss list curated by those of us living and working in the Circle City.
