Southern Indiana Business July-August 2020 | Page 3

JULY | AUGUST 2020 05 06 08 DEPARTMENTS From the Editors QB Duncan fades back and hands off to Suddeath. Tackling Tech Technological improvements aid humanity’s evolution. Consider This Safety measures against COVID-19 becoming permanent. 14 Economics Consumers key to economic recovery from Greatest Recession. FEATURES p.22 16 5 Questions We posed a different question to 5 women, then just listened. 32 Spotlight Nicole Yates is opening doors previously closed to blacks, women. 46 The Last Word Past and present protesters march together in courage. 22 26 Women’s Suffrage Hoosier women at the forefront of rights movement. Bipartisan Stage League of Women Voters inclusive in mission. Publisher • Bill Hanson Editor • Susan Duncan 28 32 Ballot Box Women a voting bloc with which to reckon. Strength in Numbers Impact 100 elevating people and possibilities. ON THE COVER / Nicole Yates has a heart for equal representation for black people and to ensure women have a voice. Read her story on Page 38. — Photo by Bill Hanson Writers Aprile Rickert Brooke McAfee Daniel Suddeath Evan Campbell John Boyle Uric Dufrene Valerie Zell Advertising Director Jeff Smith Photographers Bill Hanson Joe Ullrich Designer Brandi Jones 221 Spring Street, Jeffersonville, In. 47130 (812) 283-6636 newsandtribune.com