April/May 2026

Thirty years after the first shovel of dirt signaled change was coming, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana has left an immeasurable impact — employing thousands, boosting regional organizations with volunteerism and financial gifts, and building and shipping more than eight million

 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT  Next Chapters Temporary library branch opens on the West Side By John Martin Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library has opened a temporary West Side location while its Red Bank branch is razed and rebuilt. EVPL Red Bank Express at

"Famous last words,” I told Senior Account Executive Jessica Hoffman as we eased into a rooftop bistro along the riverwalk in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “We’ll have a nice lunch, stroll back along the river to the hotel, gather our

 Education  Bachelor’s degree in economics, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana (1988)  Hometown  Deerfield, Illinois  Resume  CEO, Commercial Banking, Old National (2022-26); President and COO (2016-22); Chief Banking Officer and EVP (2014-16); CEO, Southern Region (2007-14); Southern Division Chief Credit Officer and

Even with his 90th birthday on the horizon, Ronald Korff isn’t ready to hang up his scissors. He’s cut hair at Darmstadt, Indiana’s Village Square Barber Shop since Sept. 9, 1965, in what was a bustling shopping center generations ago.

Oink-N-Squeel Barbecue Sauce was Steve Neumann’s dream. He owned Kwik Stop Liquors at Third and Columbia streets for 30 years and was a cook in the early 1970s while in the Army National Guard. With a friend, Steve built a

"Just golf, no B.S.” That’s how franchise owner Matt Waller describes Back Nine, a new simulation experience that provides casual and serious golfers a private, relaxed setting to work on their game at any time of day or night. The

When Joshua Trockman considers his trajectory to becoming a lawyer, one moment stands out: At nine years old, he saw his father, Wayne, donning a robe for the first time as a Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge and thought “he

The Evansville Fire Department’s takeover of city emergency medical services will be a step forward, Mayor Stephanie Terry said May 20 during the annual State of the City address at the Rotary Club of Evansville’s weekly luncheon. A collective bargaining

Oakland City University announced May 19 that it is suspending all undergraduate offerings for the 2026-27 academic year and laying off an unspecified number of staff due to an ongoing financial crisis. Undergraduate students will be “provided guidance and options

A storybook trail in the park-like setting around the Evansville State Hospital is telling a new story: its own. Since 2012, pages from storybooks have decorated the stands on a walking trail along Administration Drive, building a story as walkers

This year’s primary election features many names but few contested races on either major political party’s ballot. Of Vanderburgh County’s 123,793 registered voters, County Clerk Dottie Thomas says that as of midday May 1, about 2,300 in-person ballots had been

McCutchanville residents are dreaming big. Noting the spiking population and increasingly congested traffic on their rural roads, a small group wanted to preserve the green space smack dab in the middle of the community. The concern, residents explained, was that

Welcome to our staff Q&A! Meet Jackson Tucker, who has joined Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., as an Account Executive. An Evansville native and graduate of Reitz Memorial High School, Jackson studied sport administration at the University of Louisville and earned

Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., would like to introduce you to Jolie Hunter! Since January 2026, Jolie has job shadowed at TPG as part of her curriculum at the Randall T. Shepard Leadership and Law Academy at William Henry Harrison High

Sgt. Todd Ringle says he’ll have to get used to not being at the forefront of big news stories. “I won’t know what in the heck is going on,” says Ringle, who retired April 8 from the Indiana State Police’s

Ahead of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana’s 30th anniversary, its parent company is investing $200 million for its Gibson County plant to expand production of the Grand Highlander. The investment, announced on March 23, is part of a combined $1 billion