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The emerald ash borer first reached the United States in the 1990s, stowing away in wooden shipping crates bound for Michigan from China. In the emerald ash borer’s native habitat, many trees display natural immunity to it. Not so in the U.S., where thousands fall prey to the insect’s devastating effects every year. At historic … More…
In Indiana’s Decatur County, the Greensburg area serves as a focus of travel and tourism. The 501(c)(6) non-profit Decatur County Visitors and Recreation Commission needed a headquarters location with enough programming space, parking, and public amenities to provide space for its own functions and as a home for other, smaller non-profits. A $1.5 million capital … More…
Indiana/World Skating Academy offers a place to learn and have fun, and provides elite coaching for world-class ice-skating competitors from around the work and family togetherness for local residents. Since it opened its doors in 1987, I/WSA has nurtured talent, added ongoing revenue to the City of Indianapolis, and donated ice time to other community … More…
The Indianapolis Senior Center served residents aged 50 and older with an extensive menu of services focused on independent living, good health and well being, intellectual and cultural enrichment, and travel and tourism. Its quest for a better alternative to its long-standing facility ended with the determination that buying and renovating its current facility offered … More…
The Indiana Dental Association’s Annual Session brings together practitioners from around the state for continuing education and social events. When the Association used a thematic tag line (“Beyond Tomorrow, Beyond Ourselves”) to tie together one year’s activities, B Plus C Communications created a signature image for use on printed pieces that signed up exhibitors, registered … More…
A publishing executive who attended the 1963 March on Washington was moved by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to create an organization designed to increase the representation of people of color in influential positions within American corporations. He established INROADS as a non-profit network of locally incorporated non-profits serving … More…
The membership of the Indiana Dental Association includes approximately 80% of the state’s practitioners. The IDA’s Annual Session provides continuing education opportunities and social events in a gathering typically hosted in Indianapolis or in French Lick, Indiana. The Registration Brochure provides prospective attendees with information about educational seminars, association business meetings, and more aspects of … More…
Nearly a decade after the events of September 11, 2001, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey began accepting petitions from communities that wanted to develop local 9/11 memorials. Petitioners whose plans gained acceptance received Ground Zero artifacts to incorporate into their sites of remembrance. Indianapolis firefighter and paramedic Greg Hess, who had … More…
Crown Hill Cemetery embarked on a Master Plan to support this historic not-for-profit institution’s restoration, preservation, and community-partnership needs. Following up on the opportunities and challenges identified in this document, the Crown Hill Heritage Foundation used direct mail to reach its donor audience with a message about the cemetery’s origins. Titled “From Strawberry Hill to … More…
Renowned for staging plays that tackle sensitive themes and subject matter, the Phoenix Theatre is one of only a few Actors Equity member institutions in Indiana. For the covers of a fundraising brochure designed to assist the Phoenix in renovating its facility and meeting other fiscal needs, B Plus C Communications created a pair of … More…