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BizVoice
/Indiana Chamber –
November/December 2013
President’s Message
Playing the Numbers Game
T
wenty-four years of Annual Awards celebrations for
the Indiana Chamber. It’s a number that is difficult to
believe (I’ve actually been on hand for 22 of them,
attending the event in 1992 before officially starting
my job here a short time later).
That might seem like a long time – and it is. But do the math
and the numbers reveal more about the long-term
accomplishments of two of our honorees – presented their
awards at the dinner and featured in this issue of
BizVoice
:
• Richard Lugar was already 12 years into his distinguished 36-year Senate career at
the first event in 1990. By the way, Lugar was also the winner of that inaugural
Government Leader of the Year award. His repeat honor this time might be more
accurately titled Government Leader of a Lifetime.
• Steve Ferguson, current chairman of Cook Group in Bloomington and our 2013
Business Leader of the Year, had not officially joined the organization in 1990 but
had been a close friend of Bill Cook for 27 years and had worked as a consultant on
various projects for nearly two decades. Many don’t know that a very young
Ferguson had served four terms in the Indiana House of Representatives from
1967-1974 (being elected in late 1966, 24 years before the Chamber awards event
became reality).
If we’re going back in time, don’t forget Community of the Year Bedford and the
historical significance of limestone – the first stone quarry in the city opened in 1855.
But this year’s honor, while acknowledging that past, is a tribute to the transformation
that is taking place today. Young leadership, increased business diversity and
enhanced partnerships have Bedford on the rise.
Each Annual Awards celebration is special. As this is being written, however, I eagerly
anticipate the November 12 tributes to our nation’s military (and the close ties to
Indiana business). As you are reading this, I hope you had the opportunity to be
there. If not, I’ll look a year ahead and say that you won’t want to miss the 25th
Annual Awards Dinner on November 6, 2014.
Kevin M. Brinegar
President and CEO
November/December 2013
Volume 16, Number 6
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Tony Spataro
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Contributors
Charles B. Baldwin
Danniella Banks
Amanda C. Couture
Peter Dunn
Zonya Foco
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Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Chair
Patty Prosser
Career Consultants-Oi Partners, Indianapolis
Vice Chair
Tom Easterday
Subaru of Indiana Automotive
President and CEO
Kevin Brinegar
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