Real estate update: Indiana developers and contractors keep busy,
see a stable market for 2008.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
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WHILE A LAGGING residential real estate market mired in the
subprime mortgage mess has dominated headlines in the past year,
Indiana's developers and contractors report . . .
Really cool foods: company's operations HQ coming to
Cambridge City.(AROUND INDIANA)
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WHAT'S INDIANA'S tastiest culinary export? Pork
tenderloins? Bean soup? Marshmallows? Snack food?
How about Moroccan tabouleh? Or saffron orzo salad? Dishes like
these . . .
Washington County: a southern Indiana wonderland.(REGIONAL
REPORT: SOUTH)
IT'S BIG--514 SQUARE miles. Gorgeous--a geologic splash of
rivers, lakes, caves, hills and forests. And proud--of its heritage,
visitor attractions, thriving hardwood industries and potential . . .
Trade show success: from exhibit companies to venues.(TRADE
SHOWS)
IS YOUR COMPANY'S trade-show exhibit still getting the message
across? An annual review is recommended, says Mike Crosson, CEO and
president of Exhibit House, an Indianapolis-based designer and . . .
The nuclear comeback: a once-mothballed plant in southern Indiana
will have new life. Is Marble Hill back?(ENERGY)
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IT HAS BEEN A LONG time since nuclear power got much attention in
Indiana's business community. The last time that happened, oil
prices were rising dramatically and people . . .
Business partners: how Indiana colleges are stimulating business
growth and startups.(EDUCATION)
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, Indiana's colleges and universities are
doing more than preparing graduates for jobs. They're helping
create those jobs by stimulating business growth and startups through
tech . . .
Indiana is globally competitive: first among states in
value-added manufacturing.(VIEWPOINT)
INDIANA HAS MADE significant progress in attracting the
world's top foreign manufacturing firms to our state. This is a
testament to the state's highly skilled workforce, optimum
geographic . . .
Southern Indiana update: the region's top business
stories.(REGIONAL REPORT SOUTH)
AS ORANGE COUNTY welcomes a surge of visitors to its reopened
resorts and new casino, other southern Indiana counties--Clark,
Crawford, Floyd, Harrison and Washington--are getting economic . . .
Flying your way: how your business can benefit from flying the
truly friendly skies.(BUSINESS TRAVEL)
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WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED the ordeal of flying--arriving at
Indianapolis International or O'Hare International airports two
hours before takeoff, navigating security checks, . . .
As the Cessna flies: Cape Air to offer service between South
Bend, Indianapolis and Evansville beginning November 13th.(AROUND
I
IT ISN'T THAT FAR FROM Boston to the tip of Cape Cod, as the
seagull flies--by car, however, the trip is less than arrow-straight.
Kind of like the trip between Indianapolis and Evansville.
It's . . .
Financing college: finding grants, loans, scholarships and
work-study.(EDUCATION)
"FILL OUT THE FAFSA." That's the familiar refrain
from financial aid offices across the state. The Free Application for
Student Aid, FAFSA, is an essential part of college financing because . . .
Globalization and manufacturing in Indiana.(INDIANA
INDICATORS)
THERE'S NO WAY TO MISS the dramatic loss of manufacturing
employment Indiana has experienced in the past generation. Since about
1980, there has been a roughly 60 percent drop in the number . . .
One Southern Indiana: combining economic-development groups into
a single organization to showcase Indiana's side of
Louisville.
ABOUT A DOZEN different government entities, two chambers of
commerce and a local economic-development group all scrambling to put a
combined 523 square miles of Indiana on a map where most people . . .
Home on the road: in today's competitive market, hotels
upgrade their properties and perks to keep the business
travelers.(BUSIN
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BUSINESS TRAVELERS HAVE it good right now Competition is strong in
the hospitality sector and every successful hotel is courting customers,
especially business travelers.
. . .
World class: Indiana companies building global markets with
innovative products.(INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)(Company overview)
WHILE AUTOMOTIVE parts, diesel engines and pharmaceuticals are
often touted as Indiana's leading exports, there are also a wide
range of lesser-known products being produced by the more than . . .
Winning outcomes: Indiana hospitals that rank in the top 10
percent nationally in nine specialty areas of patient care.(Clarian
EVERY YEAR HEALTHGRADES ratings announces the hospitals that are in
the top 10 percent nationally in specialty areas. Indiana has many
outstanding facilities performing some of the most up-to-date . . .
Immersive branding: beyond brand loyalty to brand
discipleship.(ADVICE MARKETING)
FROM AN INSIDE BUSINESS perspective, founder Ray Kroc said
McDonalds' business was primarily real estate, and secondarily
hamburgers.
From an outside customer brand perspective, a company like . . .
Global studies: Indiana business schools adopt a world
view.(INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
"IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD we're living in now, and
students have to be more strongly engaged in the world than ever
before," says Patrick O'Meara, Indiana University's vice
president for . . .
What's being offered? Annual survey of Indiana employee pay
and benefits.(EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)
Mention employee benefits, and health care immediately comes to
mind. It's a natural reaction because it's the elephant in the
benefit package that packs on more weight each year. It's cold
comfort . . .
A tough road to financing transportation.(INDIANA
INDICATORS)
THE RECENT INDIANA Logistics Summit held in Indianapolis framed a
number of issues that matter to Hoosiers young and old. I've done a
fair amount of transportation and economic-development . . .
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