2021 Best of Business
Our readers have selected the 2021 honorees for the Best of Business Awards for Northwest Indiana and Michiana. Here is the complete list of 51 awards across seven categories.
Community
New opportunities
There was no shortage of innovation and grit from the 2021 Best of Business Awards honorees from Northwest Indiana and Michiana during the pandemic.
Green job growth
Northwest Indiana is a major hub for clean-energy jobs, with 10,320 at the end of 2019. Growth in the industry is expected to continue as the shift from coal accelerates.
Lifetime of influence
Don Babcock, who spent two decades as director of economic development at NIPSCO, plans to stay involved in the Region’s communities during retirement.
Furniture made to last
Steve Beigle’s Chesterton store Circles in the Wind sells made-to-order furniture produced by Amish carpenters in northern Indiana.
Strategic new beginning
Bill Hanna talks about his 11 years with the Regional Development Authority and his next endeavor as the executive director of the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation in Merrillville.
The foundations of charity
Nonprofits rely on foundations like the John W. Anderson Foundation in Valparaiso for financial support.
Annual community job fair in Michigan City April 13
Michigan City’s annual community job fair is focusing on hospitality and professional services.
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