Where are the now: LER TechForce

WHY INDIANA LER TechForce is a spinoff of LHP Inc., a company founded in Columbus, Indiana, in 2001. Over the years, LHP grew into a company with multiple business units. LER TechForce, which employs engineers with expertise in the development of software embedded in products that need software to control mechanical systems, was the company’s […] Read More

Where are they now: Micropulse

WHY INDIANA? When Micropulse was founded more than 35 years ago just outside Columbia City in northeast Indiana, the new contract manufacturer’s mission was simple: find customers. It didn’t matter if those customers were from the automotive industry, aerospace, or another sector. But time and circumstances eventually led Micropulse to focus entirely on orthopedics. It […] Read More

Where are the now: Meats by Linz

WHY INDIANA? Meats by Linz started in 1963 as a butcher shop in Calumet City, Illinois, after founder Martin Linz won $65,000 in a dice game and decided to use his winnings to go into business. Proudly family owned—and with four generations in the business—Meats by Linz has grown into one of the largest independent […] Read More

Where are the now: Liberation Labs

WHY INDIANA? Global demand is growing for biomaterials that can be used to make everything from real cheese without cows to more nutrient-rich infant formula to stronger, better-for-earth fabrics. Those products are produced through a process known as precision fermentation, but the capacity for producing such biomaterials at commercial scale is limited, especially in the […] Read More

Where are they now: Doral Renewables/Mammoth Solar

Why Indiana? When The Doral Group, a leading company in the field of renewable energy, and US-based Clean Air Generation prospected for the right place to launch their partnership’s (today known as Doral Renewables) first project in the United States, Indiana was an obvious choice. The state’s infrastructure, terrain, business climate and desire to be […] Read More

Where are they now: Corteva Agriscience

Why Indiana? When Corteva spun off from parent DowDupont in 2019 and began considering whether to keep its headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, Indiana seemed a natural choice. The company’s cutting-edge research campus was already here, and Corteva CEO Chuck Magro wanted the headquarters to be close to the people the company serves:  farmers.   Indiana […] Read More