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Michael Clark co-founded BAMWX in 2011. Today, the weather service employs six people.
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What started as a hobby and passion six years ago has now turned into a million dollar business in Greenwood.
Clark quit his job and finished his degree before starting the business. BAMWX provides weather forecasts to businesses such as the Cincinnati Reds, the I-69 development project, St. Francis hospitals and the 500 Festival Committee. Clients are also located in several other states, such as Arizona and North Carolina.
BAMWX was co-founded in May 2011 and now employs six people. Co-founder and chief meteorologist Michael Clark says forecasting started as a hobby and something that he did for fun.
A typical week at BAMWX is Monday through Friday from 4:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., where the team gets the forecasts to their clients as early as possible.
“We were putting out weather forecasts on social media and they were pretty good, they were pretty accurate, and we had people who would suggest that maybe we start charging, kind of start our own private service,” Clark says. “It’s something I’ve always loved so I thought well, what the heck. Everything we’ve ever done has been something that has been suggested by another customer or client. We just do everything that people want us to do. It’s really more of a passion. We enjoy this and turned it into a business.”
“If you’ve got guys who are construction companies, whatever the case may be, they need that forecast information early so they can make decisions on how to go about their day,” Clark says. “Our job is to get in early, look at the computer models, look at satellite, look at everything we can to come up with the best picture of what we see going on and get our product out. We essentially provide them with weather information to make sure they can make sound decisions.
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It’s a lot of data analysis and a lot of thinking outside the box,” he adds. “Weather is not something you can just get out of a textbook and tell people about it — there’s a lot of just outside the box thinking that’s required in order to do well with it.”
The BAMWX team studies data and trends to provide the most accurate weather forecasts.
Clark says weather is different and challenging every day, but he enjoys the challenge because he doesn’t want things to be the exact same every day. If a severe weather event or snowstorm occurs, the BAMWX team can work up to 20 hour days until the storm comes and passes. “I love watching predictions and things come to fruition,” Clark says. “A lot of people over the years will tell you that you can’t predict the weather and you can be wrong half the time and still have a job. A lot of that’s not true because if I was wrong half the time I wouldn’t have a business. I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. There’s actually a system and a science to it.” In addition to weather forecasting, Clark and his team do agriculture and energy forecasting for businesses and farmers, too. Weather can determine what kind of seed farmers purchase, what crop they grow and how they treat their crop. Turning on a water irrigation system can cost thousands of dollars, but by consulting with BAMWX, they can tell the farmer if a storm or other weather event is coming. “A simple span of five days at 100 degrees can completely ruin a corn crop,” Clark says. “If you have major drought situations, then you obviously will have a problem with the vegetation and the crop. So, long term seasonal forecasting is something that is crucial for farmers and for the agricultural world. We provide that for them, we provide them what they need to make those decisions.” Energy-demand forecasting can also have a major financial impact. In Dallas, Texas, a five degree temperature difference from 90 to 95 degrees can cost $23 million in one 24 hour period. The forecast helps energy companies and commodity groups gauge what stocks for items such as natural gas will do and what the cooling demand will be. atGreenwood.com / MAY 2017 / GREENWOOD COMMUNITY MAGAZINE / 5
“IT’S SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS LOVED SO I THOUGHT WELL, WHAT THE HECK.” “Weather is an economy driver,” Clark says. “If you stop and think for a minute, weather is a factor in everything that you do every day. So, we simply try to provide information on what that weather’s going to be doing so everyone can do what they want to do. We are able to provide attention to detail that free services cannot and will not provide. The time and effort and analysis that is put into our stuff, you just can’t compete with it. A news station has to get their forecasts out in three minutes. We have seven hours. We have the ability to put more outside the box thinking towards it, more experience toward it and more time and effort into the product.”
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Several years ago, Jeremy Swinford was training Jeff Montfort’s daughter in soccer when the two men got to talking and learned they had a shared passion for sports and flooring. Montfort is the owner of Floortech, a family owned and operated business for the past 32 years ( Jeff has been running it for 12). Montfort also trains elite athletes — his specialty is baseball.
Montfort runs one side of the training facility — Lefty’s Bullpen — where he works with clients on fielding, hitting and pitching. He teaches students how to manage their bodies and abilities through the proper mechanics.
For 12 years, Swinford worked with athletes on speed and agility work for all sports, but at Footworx, the other half of the training facility, he has narrowed his focus to soccer.
“When kids are learning the game of soccer, they often get rushed through the “I like helping kids mature and develop, fundamentals and don’t learn what they not just in sports but in life,” says need to on the front end from a movement, Montfort, who was an exceptional baseball passing and field positioning standpoint,” player at Perry Meridian High School. says Swinford, who trouble shoots athletes’ weak spots and runs repetitive drills to He went on to play at the University inspire improvement. “My niche is that I supplement the technical help that coaches With a background in sales and a combined of Indianapolis, then was drafted into the White Sox organization following don’t have time to offer up when they have love of sports, Swinford and Montfort college. After playing with the Richmond 12 to 18 kids.” became friends. Now the men work together at Floortech, which recently moved Roosters, he coached at Southport High School, Perry Meridian High School and Having been a stand-out soccer player at to Meridian Parke Drive in Greenwood. At Floortech’s new 2,000 sq. ft. warehouse, they is currently the freshmen baseball coach at Lutheran High School, Swinford signed on to play at the University of Indianapolis, had the space to build their training facility Center Grove High School. before transferring to IUPUI where he in the back section of the building. atGreenwood.com / MAY 2017 / GREENWOOD COMMUNITY MAGAZINE / 7
earned a degree in fitness and sports studies. Swinford and Montfort, who train about 15 to 20 athletes a week, share similar visions when it comes to life goals. “It goes, ‘God, family, work, sports,’” Montfort says. Swinford agrees. With a wife and two toddlers at home, he wanted to pursue a career in which he could preserve precious family time. “I’ve always dreamed of walking out the back door of my flooring store and into my training facility,” Montfort says. “Now, it’s actually happening. Jeremy and I are still in awe of how it’s all come together.” In the future, the men plan to hire additional trainers in order to expand their clientele.
“We’ll never water down the training to filter kids through more quickly because we’re not doing this for the money,” Swinford says. “We’re doing it because we love to see our clients grow.” And that’s exactly what happens. According to one client, Lindsey Ciampa, after just a few months of training at Footworx, she’s already seen dramatic improvement in her play. “I’ve learned new foot skills and how to control the ball, all while having an amazing time,” Ciampa says. Swinford, a handyman at heart, says that his dual career fulfills his desire to impact lives. “If you’ve ever seen someone who has gotten a new floor, they’re pretty excited,” Swinford says. “And when training kids, it’s all about building trust and pushing them to be the best they can be.”
Lexi Fraser, 12, one of Swinford’s clients, notes that her trainer is good at breaking things down in an understandable way. “Sometimes coaches can be intimidating, but Jeremy makes me feel comfortable,” Fraser says. “He motivates me to work hard but doesn’t pressure me, allowing me to focus on my training.” Currently rehabbing from ACL surgery, Fraser says Swinford has helped re-build her confidence by getting back to the basics and following a customized plan designed to meet her goals. Adds Fraser’s mom, Linsey, “He truly is awesome and so much more than a trainer to our family.” Check out Floortech/Footworx/Lefty’s Bullpen’s new Greenwood location at 3115 Meridian Parke Dr., Suite H. For more information, visit floortechcorp.com.
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weekend, seven people were shot in Broad Ripple and in a separate incident, two people pulled out guns, killing IMPD officer Perry Renn as a result of a gun fight involving an AK47. Mayor Joe, based upon these events, concluded that he needed to be a part of the conversation. He resigned his position as U.S. Attorney and began his campaign. “Being a federal prosecutor for four years, my office was doing things to help Marion County,” Mayor Hogsett says. “We cannot arrest our way out of gun violence.”
Gun violence plagues every urban area across the country and clearly Indianapolis is not immune. Mayor Hogsett felt the need to be engaged in a deeper conversation of public safety during his race. He was motivated by the educational opportunity for community engagement into gun violence. “We have an unacceptable level of gun
violence and homicides in our city,” Hogsett says. He and the leadership of IMPD are taking a holistic approach to curbing this violence. After one of the most aggressive campaigns this state has experienced and given the dominance of social media, Mayor Joe’s ability to reach more of his constituents is unprecedented. His media team is intentional with making him more
accessible to his constituents. Their social media platforms help a great deal with this. Once he became Mayor, the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 approached. “Of course, the Indy 500 has always been an important part of our city’s history,” Hogsett says. “Last year was exceptional and special, to be mayor and celebrate the 100th running.” During 2016, Hogsett hosted the national Mayor’s Conference, with 250 mayors from all over the country in attendance, indicating, “Every single one of them said, ‘When are we going to the track?’” Hogsett is pleased that the public has responded to the historical significance of the Indy 500, feeling that with the new leadership at the IMS, and given the shake up during the 90s of the CART / IRL split, the city has witnessed a recovery. “Last year, the race was televised locally for the first time,” Hogsett says. “The Indy 500 is always a great opportunity for the city to show off its international flair. We have become more cosmopolitan. We are no longer a fly-over state for many reasons, and thanks to the Indy 500 draw, we are able to prove it.” During the 90s, under Eliz Kraft Taylor’s leadership at the 500 Festival, the Mini Marathon was rerouted to loop around the track instead of going up and down Meridian Street. "At that same time, we took the mini out of race weekend and moved it to the first Saturday in May,” Taylor says. “Race weekend always exhausts our police force, and the change in the mini was greatly appreciated by both the Police Chief and the Mayor.” “The Hudnut doctrine was ‘you can’t be a suburb of nothing’, which encouraged people to invest in
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downtown so the suburbs, which at that time, were the outlier townships of Marion County,” Mayor Hogsett says. Continuing along the same path, The Hogsett Corollary is “you can’t be a downtown of nothing” to which Mayor Joe explains, “Hudnut was speaking to the townships. My meaning is that we have to continue to nurture our downtown and invest in the neighborhoods and surrounding contiguous areas.” Mayor Joe closes with a story: During the early 90s, while he was Secretary of State, he realized he had not registered for the Mini, and at that time it was run on a
Friday morning. Hogsett decided to run the race as a bandit. “Of course, I fully understood the rules,” says Hogsett with a smile. He jumped into the crowd of runners a little after the start, running among those who formally registered.
As Mayor Joe ran alongside Allison’s, a group of men on break outside in the yard began chanting, “USA, USA.” He ran through a residential area approaching downtown and an elderly woman, seated in her front yard, stood up and walked toward the sidewalk and yelled as he went by, “You’re THIRD!”
This was the first year that the route looped around the track and boomeranged back to downtown. As he approached the track entrance, he was stopped by volunteers wearing yellow and flagging him down, so Joe circumvented his route to 16th street. He was running alone, but this fact did not initially register with him.
“Then it dawned on me that I had accelerated my placement by not running the distance inside the Motor Speedway and realized I needed to avoid the cameras mounted on top of the scaffolding because I envisioned Jim Shella watching in the Channel 8 newsroom muttering, ‘there’s Joe Hogsett and he’s cheating!’” Mayor Hogsett shared.
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Avon resident and the May Luckiest Hoosier Alive winner, Jeff Hull, has had two life-threatening experiences and lived to tell the tale.
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They say “third time’s a charm,” and that’s certainly the case for Jeff Hull, who has cheated death twice and now has been named May’s Luckiest Hoosier Alive by Hoosier Park Casino. It was 2014 when Hull started experiencing flu-like symptoms that wouldn’t subside. After enduring multiple digestive problems that landed him in the hospital twice, he traveled to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for further evaluation. “They tore me apart,” says Hull, noting that he had pancreas problems, an enlarged spleen and a liver that was being destroyed by cirrhosis because one of the main bile ducts was completely closed and doctors could not get it open. Diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, the reason he felt so lousy was because his liver was getting bombarded by waste that his body couldn’t expel. Shortly after the diagnosis, Hull’s gastrointestinal specialist performed extra analysis when taking samples for a biopsy and found abnormal cells, indicating the early stage of cancer. “Very few people survive once cancer is in the bile ducts,” Hull says. “The prognosis wasn’t looking good.” They needed to act quickly. Physicians at Johns Hopkins told him he
needed a new liver, pronto, and they advised Thanks to Julie’s goodbye kiss, her keen him to go back to Indiana to wait for one. observation and the fast-working ER staff, Hull survived again. “You have one of the best transplant facilities in the country in your backyard “If I had laid there and taken a nap for at IU Health,” they said. “You’ll get a several hours, I likely would have gone into transplant much faster there.” a coma or died before my family returned home from the movies,” Hull says. They were right. It turns out that the silver lining to Hull’s grave prognosis was a Needless to say, he feels extremely lucky. dramatic jump up on the transplant list to No. 4. Though a lot of patients spend 5 to Hull and his wife own three Massage Envy 10 years on the list, Hull was blessed with a clinics in the area in Greenwood, Evansville healthy liver three weeks later. and Lafayette. Julie, with an MBA and a background as a nurse practitioner in health With a new lease on life, Hull was feeling and wellness, runs the clinic while Hull pretty fantastic for a stretch of time. In handles the financial matters. December 2016, however, two years after his transplant, he suffered a new health Hull learned about the Luckiest Hoosier scare while taking steroids for inflammation Alive contest when reading a copy of a following a colonoscopy. Though he had Towne Post magazine. been on steroids in the past with no adverse reaction, there’s always that slight chance “People tell me every day that they can’t that complications can arise, and they did. believe what I’ve been through and how fortunate I am to be alive,” Hull says. One afternoon, Hull wasn’t feeling well so he decided to take a nap while his wife, Though he typically doesn’t care for the Julie, took the kids to the movies. When she spotlight, he was compelled to enter a kissed her husband goodbye, she noticed his nomination for the Luckiest Hoosier Alive breath had a sweet smell to it, a sign of high contest because he’s grateful that Hoosier blood sugar. They rushed to the emergency Parks Casino is recognizing people’s good room and found that Hull’s blood sugar had fortune and sharing uplifting stories with reached nearly 600, which is on the cusp of area readers. entering a diabetic coma. “I’m 57 and I’m still here when I could have “My heart rate spiked to over 200 beats a been dead — twice,” Hull says. “The staff at minute, sending me into diabetic trauma,” IU Health is a big part of the reason I’m here Hull says. “The ER team was expecting me today. They handled both of my situations to code at any minute.” and I couldn’t be happier for it.”
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