Indiana's public 100: ranking the state's largest public companies.

• Position: Directory

"1996 could best be characterized as a pivotal point in Lilly's journey from past to future...graphically illustrated by the launch of three major new medicines." - Randall L. Tobias, CEO, Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis

"Assets managed by LNC passed the $100 billion milestone as we continued our evolution into a growing force in financial services." - Ian M. Rolland, CEO, Lincoln National Corp., Fort Wayne

"Reducing the cost of health-care delivery was prevalent...from the manufacturers to the providers to the patients."

- William E. Bindley, CEO, Bindley Western Industries, Indianapolis

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TOP REVENUE GROWTH 1 Quality Dining Mishawaka 125.7% 2 Goran Capital Indianapolis 102.8% 3 Union Acceptance Corp. Indianapolis 93.5% 4 Alrenco Inc. New Albany 69.9% 5 Lilly Industries Indianapolis 55.0% 6 CB Bancorp Michigan City 52.3% 7 Emmis Broadcasting Indianapolis 49.4% 8 Excel Industries Elkhart 48.9% 9 Celadon Group Indianapolis 43.1% 10 Brightpoint Indianapolis 40.7% 11 Fidelity Federal Bancorp Evansville 40.3% 12 Duke Realty Investments Indianapolis 38.6% 13 Steinway Musical Instruments Elkhart 35.9% 14 Irwin Financial Corp. Columbus 35.0% 15 Simon DeBartolo Group Indianapolis 35.0% 16 Standard Management Corp. Indianapolis 34.5% 17 Software Artistry Indianapolis 34.2% 18 Indiana Energy Indianapolis 31.4% 19 Crossman Communities Indianapolis 29.2% 20 Bryan Steam Corp. Peru 28.6% TOP EARNERS 1 Eli Lilly and Co. Indianapolis $1.5 bil. 2 Lincoln National Corp. Fort Wayne $513.6 mil. 3 Conseco Carmel $252.4 mil. 4 Great Lakes Chemical Corp. West Lafayette $250.3 mil. 5 NIPSCO Industries Hammond $176.7 mil. 6 American States...