Indiana Business Magazine back issues from April 2007:
Presidential debate in Richmond? "We're going to put us on the map," says mayor of city's bid to host.(AROUND INDIANA)
Apr 01, 2007; ... When Jim Dinkle, head of the Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County, suggested inviting the 2008 presidential contenders to town for a debate, it wasn't that hard a sell. "We all kind of looked at each other and said, 'yeah right,'" recalls Mayor Sally Hutton, "but the more we talked ...
A sensible idea: to start fixing health-care financing.(INDIANA INDICATORS)
Apr 01, 2007; ... FEW FOLKS ARE TALKING about the biggest problem with health care of them all. Namely, that we simply can't afford to keep doing what we are doing. There are some very sensible, effective things we could do to start getting costs under control right away, if we could summon the ...
Indiana's best golf holes: eighteen of the state's finest.(GOLF)
Apr 01, 2007; ... WE HAVE POLLED MANY of the state's leading golf professionals to help come up with this list of great golf holes. Readers may have others to add, but suffice it to say that great golf can be found across Indiana, from Newburgh to Fort Wayne to Chesterton and many points between. Indiana ...
Life on the links: a view and home value, too.(GOLF)
Apr 01, 2007; ... "INDIANA IS PROBABLY not well known for golf communities," says Doc O'Neal, president of The Bridgewater Club, located in Carmel. He says in the state there are probably no more than 10 top-tier golf communities. "It's not like Florida, where there are a significant number of high-end ...
Fore sight: planning your next golf outing.(GOLF)
Apr 01, 2007; ... WHEN IT COMES TO mixing business with pleasure, nothing beats a golf outing. The problem is everyone is onto it. "Your clients are probably invited to a number of outings every year," says Jay Williams, PGA professional at Briar Leaf Golf Club in LaPorte. Many of those invites ...
Digital deposits: new rules allow businesses to scan rather than take checks to the bank.(BANKING)
Apr 01, 2007; ... YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE to use the old excuse of "the check's in the mail," but new regulations and technology for processing business checks are reducing the amount of time they take to be paid once they arrive. In fact, Indiana businesses can now process checks much like debit cards and ...
Indiana meeting planners guide 2007.(Directory)
Apr 01, 2007 ... NORTHWEST INDIANA MEETING PLACES Avalon Manor Banquet Center (see ad on page 3 of the Meeting Planners Guide) 3550 E. U.S. 30 Merrillville, IN 46410 1.7 miles east of 1-65 on the north side of U.S. 30. ...
Responding to business: college programs for critical workforce needs and emerging careers.(WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT)
Apr 01, 2007; ... TO CREATE A BETTER trained and educated workforce to meet ever-evolving needs, universities are talking, listening and responding as never before. When the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, DWD, issued its Occupational & Skills Shortages report in January 2006, part ...
Ag parks and BioTown: economic growth for rural communities.(AGRICULTURE)
Apr 01, 2007; ... IT STARTED WITH THE town of Reynolds, population 547, located in White County about 20 miles west of Logansport. Now known as BioTown, USA, the community is a catalyst for change in agriculture. It was the first Indiana town to be selected by the Indiana State Department of ...
Perfecting the putt: tips from Indiana golf professionals.(GOLF)
Apr 01, 2007 ... "MOST OF MY STUDENTS have a tendency to put the golf clubs in the garage in November and get them out again in April," says Darren Thomas, head pro at Prairie View Golf Club in Fishers. That means a springtime brush-up is in order. "One of the hardest areas of the game to ...
Investing today: a Zionsville firm offers a holistic approach to wealth management.(PROFILE)
Apr 01, 2007; ... WHEN TOM HARDIN was a kid growing up in Zionsville, there were only four television channels and limited viewing choices. "You could look through the four channels and decide whether you liked The Honeymooners better than I Love Lucy," he says. "Today you can't stop flipping because you ...
Central Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT: CENTRAL)
Apr 01, 2007; ... Big boxes booming. Hendricks County continues its growth in distribution with Guitar Center, Dicks Sporting Goods and Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL), reports Harold Gutzwiller, executive director of the Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership. Guitar Center in ...
Opportunities in Indiana Agriculture: new technology is expanding what agriculture can make.(VIEWPOINT)
Apr 01, 2007; ... AGRICULTURE FEEDS US, medicine heals us and industry makes the things we use. Even 20 years ago that division largely held true. No more. New technology is expanding what agriculture can make, blurring the dividing lines with other traditionally distinct industries. We all heard ...