Recently added articles from Indiana Business Review:
From the editor.(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2009 ... Three powerfully informative articles are yours to read and share in this issue of the IBR. The first article unveils a first--the first leading index of economic indicators for Indiana. Authors Slaper and Cohen have designed what I like to call an early warning system, a data-driven model ...
The Indiana Leading Economic Index: indicators of a changing economy.
Sep 22, 2009; ... Prediction is very difficult, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr said, especially regarding the future. Even so, economists and market watchers are often asked what the economic future holds. Businesses want to plan purchases and hiring and make projections about revenues and ...
Five hundred reasons Hoosier incomes trail the nation.
Sep 22, 2009; ... In 2008, Indiana's per capita income of $34,103 was $5,648 below the national average of $39,751. This announcement from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis was hardly news. Indiana has lagged the United States in personal income for years. Incomes rose from 2007 to 2008 in Indiana by 2.7 ...
The green economy: what does green mean?
Sep 22, 2009; ... Everyone is talking green these days. President Obama has made the green economy a pillar of his administration. In early August, the President announced that several Indiana companies were awarded federal grants to advance the development of green transportation. Several reports on the ...
What do the names Borkenstein, Brandon, Dick, Harger, Julian, Lilly, Muhler, Scholl, and Walker have in common?(From the Editor)
Jun 22, 2009 ... The most recognizable belongs to pharmacist and inventor Colonel Eli Lilly, who shared the gift of Hoosier invention and ingenuity with the others. Each person listed lived in Indiana and worked famously within the life sciences. Robert Borkenstein and Rolla Harger (both of Indianapolis) ...