Published: October 19, 2009 04:38 pm         

Business Briefly: Oct. 20, 2009

Terre Haute

Ex-Dunkin head to consult with Rex Co.



Rob Stephen, former coffee development and green bean head at Dunkin Donuts, will consult with the staff of the newly formed Rex Roasting Co.

The artisan coffee roasting business in the Clabber Girl Museum, adjacent to the Clabber Girl Culinary Classroom, is scheduled to open its doors in mid-November, but the crew is taking a few days off from the construction and start-up to team up with an expert in the field.

Stephen is accomplished as a cupper, trainer, roaster and supply chain expert in the coffee industry. He has used his extensive experience to start Coffee Solutions, a consulting company that offers a variety of services to coffee professionals all over the nation.

The Rex brand of coffee has a rich history in Terre Haute. Herman Hulman traveled from his local grocery wholesale business in 1879 to purchase his first coffee roaster from Jabez Burns & Sons in New York City. The roaster will be on display in the museum bordering the viewing window of the new roasting room.

Later that same year, when Hulman returned to Terre Haute, Rex Coffee was born. Patented in 1905, this “Imperial blend, fit for a Monarch” was roasted and packed using the latest technology of the period. Rex Coffee was a household name throughout the Midwest. Today, in the Clabber Girl Museum, is a magnificent exhibition style roasting facility.



Terre Haute

United Way hosts Power of the Purse



The Women’s Professional Division of the United Way of the Wabash Valley will host the 2009 Power of the Purse luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 28 in Hulman Center. The luncheon is in support of the United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Success by 6 Program.

This year’s event will begin with “Mocktails” and shopping, followed by food stations opening at 11:30 a.m., and gift basket raffles and live auction at 12:30 p.m.

Numerous restaurants will participate in the luncheon this year, including A Bit of Britain Tea Room, Logan’s Rib-eye, Beef O’Brady’s, M. Mogger’s Restaurant & Pub, Carosi’s Italian Restaurant, Navarro’s, Clabber Girl Bake Shop, Olive Garden, Clabber Girl Culinary Division, Rick’s Smokehouse & Grill, Coffee Grounds, Ritter’s Frozen Custard, the Corner Grind and Saratoga Restaurant.



Terre Haute

New law firm opens in city



Reddy Law Firm has been established by local attorney Lakshmi Reddy at 1332 N. Seventh St.

Reddy offers a variety of legal services, including business and real estate transactions, business and corporate law, health care, family law, guardianships and estate planning. The mission of the practice is to provide principled advice to achieve practical solutions.

Reddy is a former law clerk to Frank Sullivan Jr. of the Indiana Supreme Court. She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and graduated with honors from Indiana University School of Law.

Reddy was practicing most recently with an Indianapolis firm and has now decided to concentrate her practice in Terre Haute.

Reddy is on the Advisory Board of Rainmakers Business Networking Group, a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, a member of the Terre Haute and Indiana state bar associations and a member of the Paralegal Advisory Board for St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.

She is the wife of Dr. Venkat Reddy of Illiana Internal Medicine. They have three sons ages 7, 3 and 10 months.

For more information about Reddy Law Firm, visit www.reddylawllc.com or call Reddy directly at (812) 234-1568.