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Promoting the development and usage of soft skills, a new campaign by the City of Noblesville’s Workforce Development Council is coming in August. #NoblesvilleWORKS, a community-wide initiative, is supported by the collaboration of local businesses, schools and organizations.

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Stay HerE grow HERE Noblesville An initiative led by The City of Noblesville Economic Development

Workplace Culture at Verdure Sciences “Verdure invests in a positive culture by providing healthy snacks to all employees, a wellness plan with free product supplies, and brings in health coaches once a quarter to speak or present to all employees. In the past we offered monthly yoga sessions,” said Sonya Cropper, Vice President of Marketing at Verdure Sciences.

“We encourage walking meetings.”

To invest in the community, Verdure has donated to Alive Inside, an organization that provides iPods and preloaded music to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s. They have also sponsored and donated to local public and private schools, the Hamilton County Food Bank, and Conner Prairie.

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An Intro to Verdure Sciences

Verdure Sciences specializes in ingredient intervention by working with a supply network, and key production and research platforms. Verdure has branded and researched supplement ingredients, such as Longvida optimized curcumin and Pomella pomegranate extract. Since its start in 1997, Verdure has maintained long-term relationships with farmers, harvesters, and manufacturers to take optimal botanical raw materials from supply and source them out. Verdure has been recognized for its contribution in the supplement industry for research efforts, winning research of the year at an awards ceremony in Geneva. Verdure ingredients can be found in products internationally in various market channels including dietary supplement, food, animal health, and cosmetics. The company’s manufacturing facility is based in India with collaborative partnerships in Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany and United Kingdom.

Why Verdure Sciences Chose Noblesville

Noblesville’s excellent qualities and growth opportunities make it perfect!

There is ability to expand the company’s headquarters, while incorporating some lab and quality control space. Verdure also recognizes the potential for manufacturing here in Noblesville as it relates to the company’s growth.

Noblesville’s Greatest Qualities for Verdure Sciences

The City of Noblesville offers a convenient landscape with easy access, and a walkable and friendly downtown with a mix of retail and dining options. Those qualities serve as a benefit and feature for Verdure Sciences staff, whether it is a lunch or client entertaining setting.

Growth Within the Next 3 to 5 Years

Verdure anticipates a 30–50% growth in staff within the next 3 to 5 years.

Revenue is also projected to increase by 50% in this same time frame.

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The Heart of Culture in Noblesville Leagues are Back!

Fall Leagues include Co-Ed Volleyball, FootGolf, and Women’s Evening Golf. For lady golfers, B’Fore the Course and Teasing on the Tee will be offered by Fox Prairie’s Assistant Golf Pro, Kayla Skiles. B’Fore the Course is a series of golf clinics that teach you everything you need to know before and while you are on the course. Teasing on the Tee is a 3 to 9-hole golf challenge geared for beginners, intermediate and advance players.

Visit noblesvilleparks.org or call 317-770-5750.

“Welded Bliss”

What happens when creative types wield a torch and hammer? When they are with Bonnie “The Torch Queen” Ramirez, they create metalwork worthy of a gallery show. On Aug. 7, 6-9 p.m., join us on First Friday for art, entertainment, refreshments and more during the opening of “Welded Bliss” (sponsored by Brannon Sowers & Craycraft), featuring metalworks by adult student artists. Gallery show open on the Nickel Plate Arts campus through August.

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One Street. Many Great Events.

This month there are two opportunities for our community to enjoy great music on the courthouse lawn with the Music & All That Jazz Series. Friday, August 7th, the Murray Weirich Quintet will feature several original arrangements of everything from Art Blakey to Jimi Hendrix, fusing funk, rock and jazz. Then Friday, August 21st, a local favorite, the David Hartman Band will serve up a jazzy blend of standards, pop/rock and original tunes. Performances are 7 to 9 p.m.

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Alley's Alehouse BRINGING FRESH FLAVOR TO FISHERS Writer & Photographer / Keeley Miller

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Tucked away just inside Pinheads Bowling, a redesigned restaurant is bringing new flavor to Fishers. What used to be Louie’s Bar and Restaurant is now Alley’s Alehouse, a bar-andgrill style restaurant that fuses classic favorites with fresh high-quality ingredients.

Alley’s goes out of their way to deliver the freshest food possible. The kitchen staff, headed by Executive Chef John Hoog and Sous Chef RodLee Lancaster, goes as far as making their own corn tortillas daily and pickling their jalapeños on-site. Menu specialties include their Loaded Chorizo Fries, The BBQ Pit Pizza, the Drunken Goat Cheese Burger and the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. Going beyond their already diverse menu, Alley’s also has unique weekly dishes.

"Two years ago, we made the commitment that we were going to try to get fresher food, better food and higher-quality ingredients. We didn’t want to carry a processed product," said Kevin Walter, Chief Operating Officer at Pinheads. "The first thing we started with was pizza, and then we went through the rest of the menu. Before rolling the menu out, we decided to remodel to reflect the product that we were serving."

Designed by Joni Baumgardner, the restaurant features a ‘rustic comfort’ design with two large stone fireplaces surrounded by chairs and couches.

Edison style lights hang from the ceiling with industrial cables, providing a warm glow and unique setting. With two miniature bowling lanes as well as beach volleyball courts and a tiki bar outside, Alley’s uses its location to its advantage.

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Alley’s Alehouse features a huge bar with 30 draft beer options as well as local, craft and rotating seasonal taps. But Alley’s is also kid-friendly with entertainment options inside and outside of the restaurant and a kid’s menu.

"This is one of a few places where the adults are very comfortable, but the kids can have a great time," said Walter. "The facility is now an ideal place for adults to feel comfortable with or without the kids."

Alley’s has already experienced success with a packed restaurant on their opening night.

Reviews and surveys praise the restaurant, commenting on the quality of the food.

"We want to be thought of as a restaurant, not just a restaurant attached to a bowling alley," added Executive Chef Hoog.

For more information and to see the full menu, visit alleysalehouse.com.

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elebrating over 118 years in business, the W.H. Bass Photo Company still resides in the same building since inception in 1897 along South New Jersey Street. The Bass Photo Building is now a historic landmark with its owners solidly rooted to the past but working towards the future.

William H. Bass was a local teacher at Shortridge High School who took up photography in 1887. By 1899, the company was operating as Bass and Woodworth. Woodworth sold his interest to Bass in 1904, officially creating the W.H. Bass Photo Company. Theodore (Ted) Abel became a Board member by 1936, and today his grandson, Gerry Abel, along with his wife, Kathy, run the company.

“My grandfather, Ted Abel, hung around Mr. Bass in the early

1900s as a kid. He was eventually given a broom and worked his way up," says Gerry, third generation Bass Photo Company owner. “Developer is in the blood. I grew up with a dark room at home and spent weekends at the shop.”

Gerry watched his father, grandfather and the technicians work, and he played hide and seek, enjoying the revolving doors on the dark room. “It’s an honor to be a third generation photographer with The Bass Photo Company,” shares Gerry.

“But what makes my experience so rewarding is working alongside my wife, Kathy.”

Perhaps Bass Photo is best known for its massive collection of historical photos taken of Indianapolis since 1899. “The photos of the street scenes were actually taken using extra sheets of film after a job,” shares Kathy. She explains, “The photographer would ride the trolley car along Virginia into downtown and snap shots of buildings and scenes of people in the streets with the extra photo paper leftover from their job.”

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These “extras” have served as the photographic history of Indianapolis, creating the notoriety that is associated with The Bass Photo Company. “We feel that these vintage photos are an integral part of recording the history of Indianapolis from 1897,” shares Kathy.

In 1987, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) purchased the vast collection of over 200,000 negatives. These negatives are now preserved and cataloged at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick History Center, creating a massive archive accessible online or by request in the IHS library.

Susan Sutton, Director of Digitization at the IHS located at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick History Center, pieced together these beloved negatives in the book “Indianapolis: The Bass Photo Company Collection by Indiana Historical Society Press,” 2008.

“I was really excited to write the book about this fantastic body of work. Like so many other people, I love these photographs,” shares Sutton. “Researching the company itself gave me an even greater appreciation of the images. Everything I found pointed to people who consciously recorded the history of the city.

“From William H. Bass instructing photographers to shoot

interesting scenes with unused negatives when returning from assignments to Ted Abel sending people out to photograph endangered buildings, this company has a long history of SERVING Indianapolis – not just doing business. Their photographers were talented, and they left a beautiful record of a city as it grew and changed through the 20th century.”

Given the incredible history of The Bass Photo Company, what will the future hold? “Our present and future is strong,” shares Gerry. “We are continuing on.”

With clients like Eli Lilly who have used the talents of The Bass Photo Company for over 118 years, it’s hard to not maintain a successful working relationship with that type of track record.

“Mr. Lilly used to come over to look at the historic negatives with my grandfather,” says Gerry. “And what’s more, Lilly moved closer to us out of convenience.”

The Abels are grateful for all of their clients. “We are so blessed by our wonderful customers,” says Kathy. “Our business continues to grow and move forward.”

For more information, visit indianahistory.org and bassphoto.com.

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NOBLESVILLE SENIOR MAKES HALL PASSES A WHIZ Writer / Kara Reibel . Photographer / Brian Brosmer

On a visit to the library with his mom when he was 11 years old, Zack Baker borrowed a book that would immediately captivate his attention and energies for years to come. “‘Computer Programming for Dummies’ was what I checked out,” shares Zack, “and I was obsessed.”

“Since Zack was a little kid, he’s been fascinated by computers,” says Cynthia Baker, Zack’s mom and a professor at the IU McKinney School of Law. (Zack’s father is a federal magistrate downtown.)

Now a senior at Noblesville High School, Zack says, “I wanted to learn everything I could about computers and programming.”

Zack is certainly in the right school system. Noblesville Public Schools was one of the first districts embracing the digital age with the #MillerShift initiative, creating a 1:1 ratio of student to iPad in grades 5-12. This reliance on apps and technology inspired Zack to create an app digitizing hall passes.

Knowing that he needed help to bring this idea to fruition, Zack walked into Launch Fishers one day and introduced himself. He had come to the right place. Baker was immediately connected to several people, including Mike Kelly with DeveloperTown and Eric White with ThinkMotile.com, a member of the Speakeasy in Broad Ripple.

“We could have gone outside our walls to hire a developer to create this app, but there was no need when we have students like Zack who can create a first-class app.”

Zack receives an average of one inquiry per week from schools interested in PassWhiz. For this interest, Baker credits social media.

“Word of mouth in any industry is the best advertising,” says Baker.

“This is also true for teachers, and that is where I believe my app is gaining awareness.”

Mentor Mike Kelly of DeveloperTown shares, “Zack has shown all the characteristics of a successful technology entrepreneur. He knows how to identify a real business problem. he then listens to customers to really understand their point of view and pain points, and he knows how to translate that into code. He’s not afraid to learn something new, try something and fail, and then do it again until he gets it right. He’s humble enough to know when to ask for help and gracious enough to say thank you in a way that makes you want to keep helping him.”

When the law firm Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim contacted a few area high schools about an app idea, not one school wished to take on the project of replacing a 1,500 page legal guide, but when Zack heard of the potential project, he was willing to give it a shot.

“Zack’s a great kid, very bright and an excellent programmer,” shares “As a premiere school law firm representing 30+ school districts, we White. “He has an intuitive gift at problem solving with coding, wanted to develop an app explaining the law and how they apply which is a key feature in a successful programmer.” to school educators and administrators,” says attorney Ryan Liffrig.

“Zack submitted a proposal. We just launched the Android version With the guidance of his mentors, PassWhiz became a reality. this month.”

“NHS had a need for a better method of tracking students moving around the building,” shares NHS Principal Jeff Bryant says. “We “INSchoolLaw was built for Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim to became Zack’s customer. I met with Zack and explained to him our bring together state laws, federal statutes, select cases, client specific needs, and he responded with PassWhiz. Throughout the process as information and more – all together under one app,” says Zack. “It the customer, he showed us updates to his product, and we offered was a big project, but like the rest, fun. I couldn’t have done all of feedback. He responded to this feedback to create the app that we this without the support of my parents and my mentors. I am so are now using. Zack is a true entrepreneur.” grateful, and I owe them a lot.” atNoblesville.com / AUGUST 2015 / NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE / 19

Noblesville WORKS Program to Launch in August ‘15 Writer / Keeley Miller . Photographer / Keeley Miller & Brian Brosmer

At the start of the school year, the City of Noblesville’s Workforce Development Council will be launching #NoblesvilleWORKS, a community-wide campaign focusing on the development of soft skills. Soft skills, such as communication and attitude, are nontechnical skills that are essential in the workplace. The initiative will be supported through the collaboration with local schools, community organizations and local businesses by sharing a monthly focus on these themes to heighten awareness.

“The goal of the #NoblesvilleWORKS is to increase awareness of how important soft skills are for an individual’s success in the workplace and as a citizen,” said Sarah Reed, City of Noblesville economic development specialist. “The 12 soft skills themes are initiative, teamwork, flexibility, honesty, respect, commitment, communication, attitude, dependability, motivation, problem solving and determination.”

This focus on soft skills is relevant because of their importance in and out of the workplace. A majority of the curriculum in education and the workplace is technical, but knowledge and understanding of soft skills can be crucial.

“Soft skills are important because they are human element skills.

Soft skills, like how you communicate or your ethics, might be the element that sets you aside from your competitor. Technical skills may get you a job interview, but soft skills will get you the job and help you retain it,” said Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear. “We want to increase awareness of these soft skills so that we are growing a marketable workforce for the ever-changing and modern business environment.” #NoblesvilleWORKS is able to launch due to the concentrated efforts of more than two dozen leaders within the city’s Workforce Development Council. After many months of discussion, formal research and case study review, the council’s master Soft Skills Standards document was finalized to be used as a working plan for this initiative. The council worked to identify and then define what the community felt were the most important skill sets needed to maximize success.

Chuck Goodrich, president of Gaylor Electric Inc. headquartered in Noblesville, served on this council and eagerly supports the #NoblesvilleWORKS campaign.

“This skill-focused campaign will benefit our community by giving young folks opportunities to grow, develop and become vital citizens for Noblesville and the surrounding areas,” said Goodrich.

The soft skill categories featured in #NoblesvilleWORKS focus on characteristics one can develop and maintain to be an exemplary person – inside and out of the workplace environment.

“Skilled trades are in need of employees, and the demand is growing rapidly for qualified individuals,” adds Goodrich. “Our industry is facing a shortage of qualified staff. We need folks that have these ‘soft’ skills and the know-how to be a great employee. We need our employees to have these soft skills when they get here.”

Goodrich and his fellow Workforce Development Council members are serving on this initiative because they want to see more businesses help incubate ideas. They also hope #NoblesvilleWORKS will inspire more opportunities for students to grow through internships and with access to environments where they can utilize skills that lean on work ethic, communication and higher learning.

To take this strategy to the streets, the City of Noblesville and the Workforce Development Council identified the need to work closely with local marketing team, Hot House Marketing Group, to programmatically roll out the promotional strategy for #NoblesvilleWORKS. Duke Energy provided funding to create monthly resources kits to discuss and promote each month’s skill through themed posters and social media postings. Also a partnership with the weekly Current in Noblesville will include a monthly student editorial and highlight.

“The Noblesville WORKS campaign will be held physically and virtually with our partners and social media networks,” said Reed. “#NoblesvilleWORKS has been designated as the campaign hashtag so that the outreach effort can utilize metrics for sharing, posting and ‘liking’ of the social media material.”

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NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE & #NOBLESVILLEWORKS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT Look for #NoblesvilleWORKS on display in your school, workplace or community facilities throughout the city. Each month, Noblesville Magazine will highlight the theme and ask you to get in engaged in the campaign.

Let’s Talk About the #NoblesvilleWORKS Monthly Theme at Home: • Follow the initiative on social media • Ask your family members to share with you how they have used that month’s skill theme in school, at work or in a day-to-day setting • Discuss how you could strengthen the monthly skill Share your discussions with the initiative by posting with #NoblesvilleWORKS on Noblesville Magazine’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Organizations participating in the program include Noblesville Schools, Ivy Tech Community College, Noblesville Chamber of Commerce, area businesses, government agencies and local sports and faith-based organizations. These groups will promote soft skills in a way that fits within their culture. The whole community is encouraged to join in this important effort.

September will focus on the skill Teamwork and October will highlight Flexibility.

“The community can get involved by participating in this initiative and following the monthly schedule for each soft skill,” said Noblesville Schools Superintendent Beth Niedermeyer. “Talk about these skills with your colleagues, children, family and friends. Have fun recognizing those who model these skills. Make these skills a part of your daily life and vocabulary.”

NoblesvilleWORKS is a campaign within the city’s new Stay Here Grow Here Program. A business development and retention program launched in 2015 and led by the City of Noblesville Economic Development Department.

For more information, visit StayHereGrowHere.com/ NoblesvilleWorks or follow the campaign on Twitter at @NoblesvilleIN.

Keeley Miller is a senior at Hamilton Southeastern, where she is editor of the yearbook and news magazine. She is currently a summer intern with the TownePost Network. In her free time, she is an avid photographer, runner and sushi maker.

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Tired of Leg Pain and Varicose Veins?

VeinSolutions is now at St.Vincent Fishers!

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