ISP seeking assistance locating armed and dangerous escapee
***UPDATE (07/12/23 11am)
Greene County – At approximately 4:06 A.M. this morning, deputies with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office located Eric King in Southern Greene County. King was arrested without incident. There is no current risk to the public.
Original story . . .
On Tuesday, Troopers with the Indiana State Police (ISP) and Martin County Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrest Eric James King, 41, of Paoli on a warrant for escape out of Martin County. When officers located King on US 231 in Daviess County, he refused to comply with officers and fled the scene in a vehicle. It is believed that King’s vehicle ran out of fuel and pulled into a private drive. When officers located and attempted to take King into custody, he was able to gain control of a police vehicle, which he used to ram another police vehicle. King fled the scene in the stolen vehicle and eventually crashed in a field in southern Greene County. After an extensive search of the area, Police were unable to locate King.
King is a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with brown hair, brown eyes, with a beard and mustache. If anyone observes King, do not approach . . . call 911. King should be considered armed and dangerous.
“Wrapped in Love” Public Art Display Seeking Sponsors and Fiber Artists
The public art display “Wrapped in Love,” our community’s annual tradition of adorning City trees with sweaters crafted by local fiber artists in in order to raise awareness about domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, is currently seeking both sponsors and fiber artists for the 2023-24 season. Middle Way House started Wrapped in Love in 2012. Beginning in 2023, the City of Bloomington is collaborating with Middle Way House to use Wrapped in Love as a platform to deliver City messages opposing violence, trafficking, and discrimination, and celebrating our community’s history and values of education, kindness, civility, and equality.
The Wrapped in Love tree sweaters will be prominently displayed on numerous trees in the heart of Bloomington and will feature the Middle Way House 24/7 Help & Crisis Line phone number. The public art display will span several months, coinciding with the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness month in October 2023 and ending in January 2024. Each tree sweater is sponsored by a business, person, or organization committed to helping provide meaningful alternatives to living with violence. Each tree sweater will carry a label containing the sponsor’s name, the City of Bloomington and Middle Way House logos, and Middle Way House’s 24/7 Help & Crisis Line phone number. Sweaters and their labels will be seen by tens of thousands of residents and many of the nearly 2 million annual visitors to Bloomington.
Sponsor a Sweater or Sign Up to be a Fiber Artist
Middle Way House and the City are seeking sponsors and fiber artists for this exciting new Wrapped in Love season. Join us at our Fiber Artist Callout Meeting June 29th, 5:30-6:30 at Middle Way House, 338 S. Washington St. for more information. All are welcome! Sponsorships are available at multiple levels; sponsoring a tree sweater publicizes your commitment to ending violence and helps fund programs at Middle Way House to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Contact Maria Douglas at development@middlewayhouse.org for more sponsorship details.
Kelley professor finds diversity of experience among board members leads to innovation
Original Release by George Vlahakis
While gender, racial and ethnic diversity bring value to U.S. companies, research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business found that diverse educational, industrial, and organizational experiences among managers and board members leads to R&D innovation creating economic and social value.
“We looked at their experiences and not just their demographic background – the more functional aspect of diversity. We looked at outcomes and found radical innovation when directors had more diverse experience, helping to guide firms toward more cutting-edge exploration and success,” said Aurora Genin, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship.
In other words, corporate leadership that includes people from educational backgrounds other than business and finance might be less myopic when facing uncertainty. Many firms are responding to market and regulatory pressures to make the composition of their corporate boards more demographically diverse. Use of the “traditional pedigree” for directors limits the pool of possible candidates, creating a scarcity among those who are women or of color.
“Noting the benefits of diverse experiences in the boardroom, corporate executives can search beyond the tradition director pedigree (e.g. Ivy League-educated financiers), where female and minority individuals remain underrepresented,” she and her colleagues wrote. “In doing so, the firm can find more qualified candidates to assemble a demographically and intellectually diverse board, thus cultivating an inclusive corporate culture conducive to shareholder and stakeholder value creation.”
“While there can be tension between short- and long-term value creation, it is not irreconcilable,” researchers added. “Firms can potentially achieve the best of both worlds by recruiting female and minority directors with nontraditional experiences, who are likely mindful of both current shareholder value and future growth opportunities.”
This Week in Hoosier History
1987 – President Ronald Reagan visited Danville, Indiana, and spoke in the rotunda of the courthouse. In his remarks, he said, “There is such a thing as common sense in America. . . and isn’t it good to know that you can still find it in places like the Hendricks County Courthouse?” Later in the day, he went to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis to address members of the National Association of Counties. Pictured: The Presidential limousine as it arrived in Danville.
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