June / July 2013

After six months of looking for your dream home, you realize you’ve finally found the perfect place for you and your family. Now, you’re ready to make an offer. Yet there are two problems. First, the house has another serious

David Nichols loves to run. The vice president of the Greater Evansville Runners and Walkers Club (GERWC) has been hitting the pavement for 20 years — through parks, on roads, and on trails. Yet there’s one aspect of his route

Job: New CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Her Story: After Christy Gillenwater enrolled at Indiana University, she fell in love with Indiana and never left. She enjoys training for sprint triathlons and hitting

To the best of my often partly cloudy recollection, I have been writing publisher’s letters in Evansville Business for the last 11 years. As I have written about before, it is always the last item that goes into Evansville Business

At O’Hairs Happydog Daycare inc., dogs don’t stay cooped up in a kennel all day. Yet they don’t live in luxury, either. “If you would look at day cares from New York to California, a lot of them advertise features

For the past 40 years, Superior Carpet Cleaning has been a family-owned business that puts home and family first. In fact, it’s because of a family member that owner Randy Simmons learned about the carpet business. According to his wife,

Here’s the routine for many employees: Human Resources sends out an email saying the company’s retirement plan representative will be in town next week to review your investments. You sign up, go in, look at your massive (or not) portfolio

Certified financial planner Ann Pendley is sitting in the conference room of the new Payne Wealth Partners building at 601 N. Cross Pointe Blvd. Through the two ceiling-to-floor glass walls, she can easily see out, and others can easily see

The Internet can be a wonderful tool for businesses looking to succeed in this 21st century market. Yet employers need to be mindful of what their employees are using the Web to do that is not related to work. Staff

It’s small, easy to operate, and convenient. And it’s already being used by some businesses here in Evansville like Penny Lane Coffeehouse and Madeleine’s A Fusion Restaurant. The Square is a small, square-shaped secure credit card reader that connects to

Lakes and ponds are all around Southwest Indiana. “Many of these water bodies have access vegetation and could benefit from an aeration system, a decorative fountain, or could use assistance in improving their fish population,” says Matthew Johnson, vice president

Some people graduate from college and never look back. Others, like Ron and Connie Romain, look back by paying forward. University of Southern Indiana alumni Ron and Connie Romain earned their degrees, built a group of companies, and donated a

Picture this. Your country is in a recession and you’re an over-the-road truck driver. You have two children to take care of and need to make money. Your boss tells you that you must haul an illegal load for him