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Legislative Outlook: Chamber’s top priorities | Road Trip Treasures: Basketball bonanza Magazine of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce January/February 2018 Batesville Tool & Die, Inc. Where TechnologyMeets Quality Since 1978, Batesville Tool & Die has offeredfull-service stampings, utilizing presses from100 to 1,200 tons, including 6 servo presses up to 800 tons. We provide some of the most technical parts and assembly components in the industry,implementing a vast array of automated assembly and robotic weld operations, including resistant and MIG welding processes. We have an on-site tooling facility, producing some of the most complex progressive and transfer dies to manufactureyour highly engineered components. At BTD, we continue to seek improved services and technology,offering engineering and simulation support to create the most innovative solutions to the most complex problems. 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Learn more about Allegion’s culture at www.allegion.com, or follow us on social. ©2017 Allegion plc. All rights reserved. January/February 2018 – BizVoice/Indiana Chamber 1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Tipping Our Hats to the Manufacturers www.bizvoicemagazine.com It’s generally acknowledged that Indiana and our country, January/February 2018 | Volume 21, Number 1 for that matter, have experienced three major economic ® eras: agricultural age, Industrial Revolution and today’s BizVoice knowledge economy. Publisher Kevin Brinegar [email protected] The tie binding them all is manufacturing. Building and making things, particularly in Indiana, is part of our past, Editor present and future. And building upon our existing Tom Schuman (317) 264-3792 manufacturing strengths (as well as agriculture, [email protected] distribution and logistics) is critical to successfully moving our state forward for generations to come. Art Director Tony Spataro [email protected] While there are not enough pages in this publication or any other to fully dissect Indiana’s manufacturing prowess, your BizVoice® team provides an excellent broad-based Managing Editor Rebecca Patrick perspective. Beginning on Page 34, view features, profiles, statistics and more. We [email protected] spotlight: Advertising • Yesterday: Manufacturing in World War II, the automobile industry and several Tim Brewer (317) 496-0704 companies dating back to the mid-1800s [email protected] • Today: Unprecedented success in Elkhart County, a statistical snapshot and everything from hand-dipped candles to the latest medical technology Writers/Editors Symone C. Skrzycki • Tomorrow: Industry insights on challenges and possibilities, and futuristic work Charlee Beasor taking place in aviation, composites and more Crickett Gibbons Mission January, of course, means the start of a new General Assembly session. Indiana To inform and influence Chamber priorities, a snapshot of why our tech policies are so important and strong progress in Washington regulatory relief are included. Plus, we have a Q&A on Page 16 Contributors with the keynote speaker for our February 13 Legislative Dinner. Chris E. Muhlenkamp Kendra Vanzo Jack Wittman If a new year means legislative activity, it also stands for basketball season heating up. The first of a yearlong Road Trip Treasure Series takes you to three can’t-miss hoops Indiana Chamber Chair Charles B. Baldwin destinations in Henry County. Ogletree Deakins, Indianapolis The Indiana Chamber kicked off its fiscal year by hosting more than 2,000 members and Indiana Chamber Vice Chair Paul Thrift guests at our 28th Annual Awards Dinner in November. It was indeed a special evening. Thompson Thrift, Terre Haute As the calendar turns, we look forward to a productive and successful 2018 – and wish the same for all. President and CEO Kevin Brinegar Thank you, as always, for reading BizVoice®. Kevin M. Brinegar President and CEO BizVoice® (ISSN 1521-0146) is published bimonthly by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 115 W. Washington, Suite 850S, P.O. Box 44926, Indianapolis, IN 46244-0926. BizVoice® magazine is provided as a benefit of membership in the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Non-member subscriptions: $25.20 per year (includes sales tax). Periodicals postage paid at Indianapolis, IN and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to BizVoice®, 115 W. Washington, Suite 850S, P.O. Box 44926, Indianapolis, IN 46244-0926. Indiana Chamber Mission: Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 115 W. Washington, Suite 850S, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Cultivate a world-class environment which Phone: (317) 264-3110 | Fax: (317) 264-6855 provides economic opportunity and prosperity www.indianachamber.com | [email protected] for the people of Indiana and their enterprises. BizVoice® is printed on FSC® certified paper ©Copyright 2018, Indiana Chamber of Commerce 2 BizVoice/Indiana Chamber – January/February 2018 You and your employees can save big with ChamberCare Savings And save up to 5% on an Anthem plan! Find out how you can save up to 5% Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem) has partnered with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce to bring you ChamberCare Savings. on any Anthem plan.* For small business with 51-99 employees, these plans offer great health care coverage with big savings when you use our networks. Contact Brock Hesler at With ChamberCare Savings, you’ll even get discounts on dental, [email protected] vision, life and, long-term and short-term disability coverage, too! 1-317-264-7539 *Discount only applied to Chamber members who do not already have Anthem insurance Life and Disability products underwritten by Anthem Life Insurance Company. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 1647931 60942INEENMUB 07 16 January/February 2018 – BizVoice/Indiana Chamber 3 CONTENTS Indiana’s Leading Statewide Business Magazine Cover photos: Automobiles have been part of the Indiana manufacturing story for many years. The Auburn (top) came from a 1.5-million-square-foot Connersville plant capable of producing 400 bodies and 250 completed cars a day (Indiana Historical Society, M0159; photo is cropped). The first Honda rolled off the line in Greensburg in 2008. Shown is the 2017 Honda Winner of 84 national, state awards since 1999 CRV (Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC). FEATURE STORIES 42 28 Hoops History Our Road Trip Treasures series kicks off with visits to three iconic basketball venues – all within a short distance of each other in Henry County. Series Sponsor: 36 Industrial Strength Indiana’s manufacturing prowess may never have been more Indiana Historical Society, P0359 evident than during World War II. Relive the transitions that took place in factories statewide. FURTHERMORE 70 16 At the Center of It All Legislatively Speaking Reince Priebus went from his Midwest roots – in Wisconsin – to the The jet engine dominating today’s aviation world is assembled national stage with the Republican Party and the Trump administration. in three places – one of them being GE Aviation in Lafayette. He will keynote the 2018 Indiana Chamber Legislative Dinner. Learn about the processes and the results. • Indiana General Assembly priorities . 20 • Tech policies and their impact . 22 76 • Progress on federal regulations . 24 Luxurious Approach • Column: Next steps on water policy . 26 A helipad and hot tub on a recreational vehicle; a 14-foot-tall 35 human-piloted racing machine. That’s some of the work taking Salute to Manufacturing place at Furrion in Elkhart. In addition to the three feature stories (at left), we explore the past, present and future of Indiana’s manufacturing strength. • Business Profile: Brinly-Hardy . 35 • Tops in steel production . 40 28 • Early auto empire . 42 • Business Profile: Wolf Mattress . 45 • Trio of Elkhart companies tops list . 48 • Musical maestros at Conn-Selmer . 50 • Found Elsewhere: Statistical snapshot . 54 • Special scents at Warm Glow Candle . 58 • Cross Cut Vintage Designs: A carpenter and his barn . 62 • Lighting the way at Inscope Medical Solutions . 64 • Analyzing manufacturing’s future . 66 • Composite work at the Indiana Manufacturing Institute . 74 DEPARTMENTS 2 President’s Message 5 Tweet Street 6 HR Column – Creating a Talent Engine 8 Guest Column – Manufacturing Talent 10 Go To It 12 Business Resources 14 In Pictures