April 21, 2021 By Shelley Byrne
Phil Wilzbacher, the longest serving port director in the Ports of Indiana’s 60-year history, is retiring effective April 20.
Wilzbacher, 62, is retiring after 19 years of service at the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon facility.
“Nineteen years,” he said. “Great memories. What a fantastic ride!”
Wilzbacher didn’t have a family connection to the river. Instead, he grew up on a dairy farm near Fort Branch, Ind. His introduction to the river industry came about through his familiarity with agriculture, however. He worked his way up from a laborer at a grain elevator to eventually managing operations at various grain companies before transitioning into marketing and business development for two different short-line railroads.
New leadership is named for Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor
New leadership at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. L-R, Ryan McCoy, Tom Fifer. (photos courtesy: Ports of Indiana)
by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
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Apr 8, 2021 / 02:22 PM EST
PORTAGE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) The Ports of Indiana has hired two new leaders for the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor operations, including a new port director. The statewide port authority says it has hired Ryan McCoy as director, succeeding Ian Hirt, who announced in January he was stepping down to re-enter the private sector.
The organization has also hired Tom Fifer for the newly created position of director of planning and project delivery.
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