Milestone Events

“This is an exceptional development for our community. On behalf of Greater Lafayette Commerce, we want to congratulate you and thank you for bringing this resource to our community,” said Scott Walker, president and CEO of Greater Lafayette Commerce.

“We bought this new store about six months ago and converted this old Pier 1 into something that will hopefully be useful. We carry a bunch of the name brands that are very high in quality and value,” Scott Hawkins, owner of Mattress Superstore

The Lobby offers brunch, lunch, shareables and craft cocktails and mocktails, along with the trademark Greyhouse expresso, tea and doughnuts.

“We are so pleased, fortunate, thankful and blessed to be part of this group, and we’re looking forward to the next 15 years,” said Mike Gallagher, COO/Partner of Vergence Group, which owns Abstract Technology.

Located at 525 Wabash Avenue in Lafayette, Vintage Vault is Greater Lafayette’s newest vintage and retro apparel shop.

“What a tremendous story of hard work and resilience. We’re honored that you’ve made the effort here in Greater Lafayette,” said Tony Roswarski, Mayor of the City of Lafayette.

“I feel very humbled that you are here taking your time to celebrate with us. It is quite an accomplishment – 10 years.” Alisha Kuckartz, owner and lead teacher at Turning Pointe Academy. “In some ways it feels like it’s only been a few years, but we have done a lot here.”

Leo Farrell, a self-made man in the industry, grew up in Greater Lafayette graduating from McCutcheon High School in 1983. Hired as a delivery driver for a local print shop that same year, he worked his way up to bindery, operating printing presses, front office counter and handling outside sales in a very short time.

Based at 110 Professional Court in Lafayette, Accent specializes in security, development and cloud apps, as well as consulting and managed IT services for small and medium-sized businesses.

“We enable companies to use technology in ways that they don’t really know how to use it,” Phil Wright, CEO of Accent Consulting, explained.

“We are student-centered, very inclusive with our populations,” said Heather Brooks, principal of the new Lafayette Paramount School of Excellence, “and our results show that we close the achievement gap in all of our demographic areas.