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All in the Family

The Evansville region is home to numerous family-run enterprises that have thrived across generations. Smooth transitions are critical to keeping companies churning forward in ever-changing environments, and it’s not as simple as passing a baton — next-generation leaders must pay their dues and hone their own experiences, interests, and skill sets. Evansville Business spoke to four regional businesses about their strategies, the keys to succession planning — it can be many years in the making, they say — and what it takes to keep a company on top through succeeding generations. Click the links below to read their stories.


Strong Ties

Anchor Industries, Inc.
Mogaveros say training and coaching are keys to effective transitions.


A Hard-Fought Legacy

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari
Koch Sisters grow into their leadership roles at their family’s theme parks.


Writing the next Chapter

Southern Business Machines, Inc.
Generational succession at Southern Business Machines, Inc., unfolded naturally, if unexpectedly.


Still Keeping After It

SVN | The Martin Group
Three generations of the Martin family find their niches in real estate development.

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Jodi Keen
Jodi Keen
Jodi Keen joined Tucker Publishing Group, Inc., in April 2021 as Managing Editor, after serving as Special Publications Editor for the Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro, Kentucky. A native of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Jodi is a Murray State University journalism graduate. After college, she lived in Vienna, Austria, and worked first as an au pair, then as the publisher’s assistant and events editor for English-language newspaper The Vienna Review. Jodi has called Evansville’s East Side home since 2016 and enjoys reading and walking her German shepherd, Morgan. She serves on the board of directors for local nonprofit Foster Care In the The U.S.

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