NIIC Names Interim CEO

The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center has appointed Ted Baker as interim president and chief executive officer. Baker, executive director and CEO of the Innovation Connector in Muncie, succeeds Karl LaPan, who announced in April he was stepping down. The appointment will be effective July 1. “Ted is extremely active and well-known in the incubation industry,” said The NIIC Board Chair Larry […]... Read More

Milo Leaving State Talent Office

The state’s first Secretary of Career Connections and Talent has stepped down from her post and will enter the private sector, helping women and minorities with entrepreneurship opportunities. Blair Milo was named to the position in August 2017. In that role, Milo led efforts to bolster the state’s talent pipeline by working with business and educational […]... Read More

IU Foundation Appoints Co-Chief Investment Officers

The Indiana University Foundation has appointed Jim Bergstrom and Abe Weldy to serve as co-chief investment officers starting April 1. The foundation says the appointments were prompted by the retirement of Chief Investment Officer Gary Stratten. IU says the chief investment officers will provide strategic and operational leadership for managing the foundation’s endowment. The CIO will be responsible for administration […]... Read More

Fort Wayne Mad Ants Hire Coach

The NBA G League and Indiana Pacers-affiliated Fort Wayne Mad Ants have announced the hiring of a new head coach just before beginning their 2021 season. Tom Hankins was hired by the Pacers in 2019 as... Read More

Kappa Alpha Theta Chooses CEO

Indianapolis-based Kappa Alpha Theta has chosen Jennifer Broughton Schmaltz as its new chief executive officer. Current CEO Betsy Sierk Corridan has announced she will step down in June of 2022. Broughton Schmaltz has more than 15 years on the Theta staff after beginning as an educational leadership consultant before serving as a liaison to the […]... Read More