October / November 2016

Evansville Business

Making Waves

Jeff Friedlund was fresh out of college, a graduate of Vincennes University, when he started working at Spa City U.S.A. in 1997. An Evansville native and North High School graduate, Friedlund began his career by delivering hot tubs his parents

Building Evansville

RAD Renovations

Evansville Housing Authority’s public housing is getting a much-needed facelift thanks to its acceptance into U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) newest assistance program. HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program combines assistance through low-income tax credits and privately

Back Talk

Mark Spencer

Hometown: Rochester, New York Job: Athletic Director, University of Evansville Education: Undergraduate degree in accounting from St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York; master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. Resume: Committee for the Olympic Games,

Business Front

The Big Three

I keep learning something new every day. Unfortunately, it seems it usually is invariably learned the hard way. The adage “with old age comes experience” should have graced me as one very experienced soul by now. So perhaps I should

On a Mission

When Tracy Gorman became president and CEO of the Evansville Rescue Mission (ERM) in 2008, he expected a learning curve. “I had been a pastor my entire career,” says Gorman, a New Castle, Indiana, native and former pastor of New

Wonder Woman

Sandy Quick knows how to get things done. From ordering stock and unloading trucks to serving customers on the sales floor, the Wayne’s Appliance & Mattress owner is using the strong work ethic she learned from her late parents, Wayne

App Appeal

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Sacred Ground

A Catholic priest, hospice chaplain, community corrections director, and parks and recreation executive director — these careers may seem quite different on the surface, but Brian Holtz sees them as connected to one recurring theme in his life. “Through my

Protect and Serve

Thanks to Hollywood’s depiction in movies, most people think a U.S. Marshal’s job is solely to pursue fugitives. As the nation’s oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement agency, marshals do much more. Thanks to recent training that prepared him