Locally owned and operated Tin Man Brewing Co. is one of 15 breweries chosen to have their wares sampled by over 600 Members of Congress and staffers at the Brewers Association annual Celebration of American Craft Beer event being held at the Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on May 15.

Tin Man Brewing Company opened their doors on November 23, 2012. The brewery houses a small tasting room, as well as a 20 HL brewhouse. 

The brewery and restaurant employ over 50 area residents.

Sixteen students from the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will be among approximately 5,000 high school students converging on Orlando, Fl., for the Business Professionals of America (BPA) national conference, May 8-12.

The following students have qualified to compete at the conference. The award they won at the state level and school is noted below.

• Hannah Riffle, 1st in Interview Skills, Bosse High School

A University of Southern Indiana employee led the team that won the top prize at Startup Weekend Evansville 2.0, held in USI’s Business and Engineering Center February 22-24. Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event in which developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups.

Dr. Andrew Moad, USI-Crane partnership manager, won Startup Weekend Evansville 2.0 with an idea called Fence Chips.

Fence Chips are flat, vinyl tiles designed to fit into a chain link fence and replace Styrofoam cups that are often used to promote athletic teams, events, and businesses.