INDIANAPOLIS – This from insideindianabusiness.com: Gov. Mike Braun on Monday presented 34 Indiana companies with the Governor’s Century or Half Century Business Award. The honor recognizes businesses for the “dedication and resilience they have shown” over many decades.
The awards are presented to Hoosier businesses that have remained in operation for a minimum of 100 or 50 consecutive years and have demonstrated a commitment to community service, Braun’s office said.
“These 34 businesses have been powering Indiana’s economy for decades and are true examples of the Hoosier spirit and work ethic, demonstrating a remarkable commitment to their crafts, their customers and their communities,” Braun said in a news release.
More than 1,300 Indiana companies have been recognized during the award’s 34-year history. This year’s honorees are:
2026 Century Award honorees:
- Charles C. Brandt Construction Co. (CCB) – Founded in 1907; Marion County
- El Popular – Founded in 1925; Lake County
- Glovers Ice Cream – Founded in 1925; Clinton County
- LigTel Communications – Founded in 1896; Noble County
- Lutheran Child and Family Services of Indiana/Kentucky Inc. (LCFS) – Founded in 1883; Marion County
- Smith & Butterfield – Founded in 1866; Vanderburgh County
- The Smith Sawyer Smith Agency – Fulton County
- Thiele Heating and Air Conditioning – Founded in 1883; Marion County
2026 Half Century Award honorees:
- 4C Health – Founded in 1975; Miami County
- A-1 Realty – Founded in 1971; Dubois County
- American Structurepoint – Founded in 1966; Marion County
- Ancon Construction – Founded in 1975; Elkhart County
- Aurora Emergency Rescue – Founded in 1950; Dearborn County
- Back Door Quilts – Founded in 1973; Johnson County
- The Big Squirt – Founded in 1968; Decatur/Shelby County
- Brand Electric – Founded in 1973; Tippecanoe County
- Engineering Concepts Unlimited Inc. – Founded in 1975; Hamilton County
- Eye Physicians Inc. – Founded in 1972; Howard County
- Harding, Shymanski & Company – Founded in 1975; Vanderburgh County
- Hi-Way 3 Hardware – Founded in 1955; Delaware County
- Hoffman Lake Campground – Founded in 1964; Kosciusko County
- Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance – Founded in 1934; Marion County
- Jasper County Community Services – Founded in 1974; Jasper County
- Kokomo Glass Shop – Founded in 1949; Howard County
- Lohmeyer Plumbing – Founded in 1926; Bartholomew County
- Market Square Lanes – Founded in 1961; Tippecanoe County
- Newton County Community Services Inc. – Founded in 1974; Newton County
- Nuway Construction – Founded in 1975; Elkhart County
- Perkins & Adley – Founded in 1965; Fulton County
- Plymouth Foundry Inc. – Founded in 1946; Marshall County
- Pulaski County Abstract Company Inc. – Founded in 1973; Pulaski County
- Pulaski County Human Services – Founded in 1975; Pulaski County
- Star Photo Digital Arts = Founded in 1934; Madison County
- Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Central Indiana – Founded in 1947; Delaware County
