Michael Zwach and Azara Energy co-founder Justin Siples stand on either side of an Azara Energy display table featuring prototype electrical outlets and company materials.

How Michael Zwach and Azara Energy are Rethinking Electrical Safety for the EV Era

Azara Energy co-founder Michael Zwach is building thermal-monitored electrical infrastructure designed to catch failures before they become dangerous, starting with EV charging and other high-power applications.
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After 15 Years Working With Founders, Tim Hickle Became One

After 15 years helping other startups grow, Tim Hickle became a founder himself. He shares what led to Lemhi, what he had to unlearn and what changed when he stepped into the founder role.
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What is AI Inference? Why It’s the Real Enterprise Challenge Nobody’s Talking About

Most enterprises do not need to train foundation models from scratch. The real challenge is making AI inference work reliably, affordably, and at scale within existing infrastructure, cost constraints, and operational realities.

Case Study: Beyond Code Generation: How SEP Uses AI Across the Software Delivery Process

This Indiana AI Innovation Network case study explores how SEP is applying AI beyond code generation to improve planning, analysis, testing, reviews, and delivery across the software lifecycle.
A group of six SEP team members stand together on the Mira Awards red carpet, dressed in formal attire and smiling as they hold the Exceptional Employer of the Year award.

Why SEP Wins By Putting People First

SEP, the 2025 Mira Award winner for Exceptional Employer of the Year, shows what it looks like when culture, purpose, and people strategy align. From employee ownership to community stewardship and a retention rate that outperforms the industry, SEP demonstrates how an Indiana tech company can grow by investing deeply in its people — and in the ecosystem around them.
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Creating a Layered Cybersecurity Strategy for Growing Organizations

By Brock Hesler, Senior Account Executive, OTAVA With the most cyberattacks occurring around the holiday season, it makes perfect sense that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. But businesses are compromised every day of the year, so cybersecurity and resiliency are nonstop imperatives. For mid-sized companies on a growth path, the consequences of a breach, including […]
All 10 student teams from TechPoint’s 2025 Xtern Challenge pose together outside MISO headquarters in Carmel, Indiana. The photo includes the first-, second-, and third-place teams holding their award checks following the competition.

Students Apply Data Science Skills to Real-World Energy Challenges at TechPoint’s First Xtern Challenge, Hosted by MISO

TechPoint’s first-ever Xtern Challenge brought together Indiana’s top student talent for a hands-on, data-driven competition hosted by MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator). The event invited teams to apply their technical and analytical skills to a real-world problem facing one of the nation’s most critical industries: maintaining a reliable and cost-effective energy grid. The new program […]

Case Study: How Baker Hill Used AI to Boost Employee Efficiency by 30%

This Indiana AI Innovation Network case study explores how Baker Hill used a structured AI strategy to improve employee efficiency while balancing adoption, governance, compliance, and risk management.