Weather can be your friend or foe in the farming business and the huge crop of 2013 apples shows just how sweet the apple business can be. Good growing conditions and the large expansion of 4,000 more trees a few years back, has County Line Orchard...
In the movie Field of Dreams there’s that famous saying, “If you build it they will come.” In the case of Northwest Indiana manufacturing it could be said, “If you build it -local buildings and businesses- and hire good staff, they will help...
The stream of story lines run through your head as another piece of Rick you remember hits your view since he passed Saturday at the Mudathlon. His friendly face, peppy or peppered depending on the day, purposeful energy, cut to the chase...
“Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad you came.” I’m probably dating myself when mentioning the lyrics of this song from the popular 1980’s show Cheers, but I’ll take that risk if it means that I...
Here I am again at Industrial Revolution Eatery and Grille. I do my best thinking over food, and a tasty burger and fries from Industrial Revolution gives me a chance to catch up on some of the great stories that I come across. Recently, I had a...
In the everlasting quest to simplify my life, I am looking to condense what I use to communicate with the world. After a while, using both the iPad and the iPhone can be hectic - did I leave that photo on this one or that one? Are my contacts synced?...
For the past month or so, I’ve been looking to simplify my life technology-wise. The number of devices I have been using to connect with the rest of the world have left me scatterbrained and I’ve found myself evaluating a few options. Having been...
Whether you are building a small business, trying to break through in your communication, starting up a new event, or building collaboration for a cause, the number of people who critique the lines or the play on the field will often outnumber the...
From my perch at a table in Industrial Revolution I bring you my second installment of the Life is a Revolution series. Those of us that own or run a small business or high performance team of any kind, particularly the most competitive or driven...
There is something about every place you enjoy going to –the place where you get the perfect meal, know the nicest people, get the coolest vibe, the most comfortable setting, etc. Whatever it is, it’s a place where you feel like you fit....
