Contributing editor

Harton joined IBJ in 1984, fresh out of Indiana University’s School of Journalism. He covered banking, real estate and the business of sports before becoming associate editor in 1988. He became managing editor the following year and editor in 1990, serving in that position until 2013. Over the years, Harton’s short stories about Indianapolis real estate have been published in The New York Times and he has won statewide and national awards for his IBJ editorials and columns. Harton is also a freelance writer and is active in several community organizations.

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2013 Healthiest Employers: Indiana University Health

5,000+ EMPLOYEES Indiana University Health champions healthy lives in body, mind and soul IU Health employees get exercise—and raise money—in the Bed Race & Boogie. (Photo provided) Indiana University Health’s wellness program is so robust that it has an entire division whose purpose is to bring healthy habits to the broader community, and it’s been […]

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2013 Healthiest Employers: Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana Inc.

1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES Goodwill helps employees scale steep learning curve on road to wellness Goodwill employees participate in the Wear Blue event, the kick-off for Men’s Health Month. (Photo provided) This is the second season for the company’s on-site gardenGoodwill Industries of Central Indiana faces some unique challenges in making wellness a priority for its more […]

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2013 Healthiest Employers: Draper Inc.

500-1,499 EMPLOYEES Draper Inc. brings wellness on­­-site with amenities, fitness challenges One of Draper’s fitness challenges ended with a bike giveaway. (Photo provided) Draper Inc. is on the edge of Spiceland, a small town about 40 miles east of Indianapolis. Which is a nice way of saying that the company is located between two cornfields. […]

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2013 Healthiest Employers: Decatur County Memorial Hospital

100-499 EMPLOYEES Decatur County hospital employees set a good example for their neighbors Hospital employees are eligible for reduced-price memberships at two Greensburg health clubs. (Photo provided) Hospitals employ caregivers, but that doesn’t mean members of a hospital staff are especially good at caring for themselves. That was the case at Decatur County Memorial Hospital, […]

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2013 Healthiest Employers: Endress+Hauser Inc.

5,000+ EMPLOYEES Friendly competition with coworkers can be a big motivator when it comes to workplace wellness. When the coworker is your boss, and an iron man triathlete at that, competing—and winning—is that much sweeter. At Endress+Hauser, a Greenwood-based supplier of industrial measurement and automation equipment, a favorite competition is the Endress 500. In the […]

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2013 Healthiest Employers: Community Health Network

5,000+ EMPLOYEES A huge hospital system enjoys certain advantages in the big but important task of running an effective wellness program. Take Community Health Network, for example. The Indianapolis-based hospital system with 13,000 employees has at its fingertips advanced analytics to help it constantly fine-tune its wellness program, said Steve Zetzl, vice president of Community […]

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