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BizVoice/Indiana Chamber – May/June 2016
The Indiana Chamber was thrilled to have a record
number of Hoosier employers participate in the latest Best
Places to Work in Indiana program. All entrants earn
valuable feedback, and we honor in this issue the 100
organizations selected by Best Companies Group as
meeting the “best of the best” criteria.
As always, these top companies were determined through
employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. If
your organization has not participated in the past, don’t miss
out in 2017. Check out
www.bestplacestoworkIN.comfor all the details.
Two companies – Edward Jones and Katz, Sapper & Miller – impressively have made
Indiana’s Best Places to Work list all 11 years!
Speaking of Katz, Sapper & Miller, our top feature in the Best Places to Work section is
about this Indianapolis-based accounting firm, which rose to the No. 1 position for the
first time (Page 36). A big congratulations to the team there and at our other No. 1
honorees: Luther Consulting, Mainstreet and Microsoft. Plus a well-deserved “well
done” to all those chosen for the Best Places designation!
On the government side of things, we tackle several developments.
We put an exclamation point on the legislative session on Page 10 – taking a look at
some positive accomplishments and previewing work that is left to do in 2017. Our
scores for state legislators are unveiled in the annual
Legislative Vote Analysis
(Page 12),
which examines voting records on pro-jobs, pro-economy legislation.
The importance of the new commercial court pilot project is explored on Page 14, with
various justices and others weighing in. The goal of the commercial courts is to help
resolve complex businesses cases in a more timely and predictable manner.
Our year-long series on corporate social responsibility continues with an explanation of
benefit corporations (Page 88) and how some early adopters are planning to make a
difference in their communities and beyond.
As always, thank you for reading
BizVoice
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and for your support of the Indiana Chamber.
Kevin M. Brinegar
President and CEO
BizVoice
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Kevin Brinegar
kbrinegar@indianachamber.comEditor
Tom Schuman
(317) 264-3792
tschuman@indianachamber.comArt Director
Tony Spataro
tspataro@indianachamber.comManaging Editor
Rebecca Patrick
rpatrick@indianachamber.comAdvertising
Tim Brewer
(317) 496-0704
tbrewer@indianachamber.comWriters/Editors
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Symone C. Skrzycki
Charlee Beasor
Katie Coffin
Cory Ahlersmeyer
Mission
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Contributors
David Becker
Kerry Byrne
Greg Guevara
Brad Skillman
Indiana Chamber Chair
Tom Hirons
Hirons & Co. Advertising + Public Relations, Indianapolis
Indiana Chamber Vice Chair
Ron Christian
Vectren, Evansville
President and CEO
Kevin Brinegar
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