April/May 2025

 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SHINING A LIGHT By Maggie Valenti Explore Evansville's time out of the sun has landed it in the spotlight. At its annual conference in March, the Indiana Tourism Association honored the River City’s tourism agency with the award

IN the same way Evansville is a hub for health care, retail shopping, dining, and entertainment, it also is a regional capital for automotive sales. It’s not just about the city’s centralized spot on the map: More than 100 lots

Depending on the time of year, you may find Mike Skvara broadcasting a football game for Reitz Memorial High School. He could be crunching numbers as a statistician for the same program. Or, maybe he is herding coaches to press

After eight years as Indiana’s lieutenant governor, Suzanne Crouch wanted to continue to make a difference in people’s lives. She says that’s why she accepted the role of system executive director of the Deaconess Foundation. “I always say we can’t

I have a love/hate relationship with a tree. Specifically, a very large Bradford pear right outside my second-story office window. Bradford pears came over to the U.S. from China and Vietnam. Once known for their ornamental beauty, they have fallen

Education: Reitz Memorial High School (2002); Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, University of Southern Indiana (2006) Hometown: Evansville Resume: Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Bridge Alternative (2021-present); Vice President and General Manager of Evansville Operations, SS&C Technologies (2015-21); Senior

Military service members suffering mental and emotional stress from combat soon will have a haven structured specifically for their needs. Spearheaded by the nonprofit Mission First, The Sanctuary on the Hill will be situated on 90 acres in western Warrick

A guy walks into a corporate retreat, and a donkey offers him a drink. This may sound like the start of a joke, but this scenario plays out wherever The Spiked Lil’ Burro makes an appearance. Busch, a miniature donkey

Tri-State Orthopaedics now has two in-state partner companies, forming one of the 10 largest independent orthopedic practices in the U.S. A mid-2025 merger of the 75-year- old Evansville-based physician group, OrthoIndy in Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne Orthopedics will create OrthoIndiana.

Erica Schmidt What led you to this role? My inner child’s love of learning has allowed me to work in a variety of fields — always with people. Children have a sense of wonderment, they’re eager to learn, explore, and

Look at Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Best Banks for 2025, and you’ll see a name that has become familiar throughout the Evansville region. German American Bancorp is No. 2 on the list of 100 institutions ranked by the magazine,

Ben Trockman is a transformative force. According to his friends and colleagues, he’s motivated and passionate yet affable and genuinely positive. He uses those assets to his advantage as he works to effect change in Evansville. “I’m just a driven

Changes have been taking place at Colonial Classics Landscape & Nursery, but longtime shoppers can expect to see familiar faces. Backed by a group of local investors, Andrew and Jesse Diekhoff this winter purchased the longtime landscaping business and garden

The price to preserve historic buildings is high, Vanderburgh County officials say, and such is the case for the renovations and upgrades to Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Officials cite progress, even though there isn’t a lot to see yet. Phase one

Deaconess Health System is building a first-of-its-kind facility for the Evansville region, where emergency room care and urgent care happen at the same site. Opening in 2026 and celebrated with a groundbreaking April 9, the Deaconess ER & Urgent Care