50 Great Indiana Businesses: companies making a significant
impact on their communities and state through innovation, growth and
Hurco Companies
Indianapolis
AS A MANUFACTURING state, it should be no surprise that Indiana is
home to one of the world's top machining-tool companies. Founded in
1968, Hurco's machine tools, . . .
Controlling economic cycles? Can a democracy manage
budgets?(INDIANA INDICATORS)
PERHAPS THE BEST THING that can be said about economic cycles--the
boom/ bust patterns of everything from housing to commodity prices--is
that they keep economists and forecasters gainfully . . .
Munster: town of 22,000 celebrates 100 years.(REGIONAL REPORT
NORTHWEST)
This summer, as the town of Munster celebrates 100 years, it will
unveil Centennial Park, a 200-acre tract with two botanical gardens, a
dog park, walking trails and amphitheater.
Over the next . . .
Stopping the trend? A search for solutions as health-plan costs
run double-digit increases.(EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)
FACED WITH OVERwhelming employee healthcare costs, more Indiana
employers are offering increasingly innovative programs and benefits to
their employees. This trend benefits both employers and . . .
Are you better off? Look at your personal income.(INDIANA
INDICATORS)
IT WAS 1980 WHEN then-candidate Ronald Reagan asked audiences
whether or not they were better off than four years earlier. It was
smart politics--1980 was a recession year--but, politics . . .
Visit Indiana: Indiana convention and visitors bureaus look to
branding and marketing campaigns.(TOURISM)
WHAT WILL MAKE Hoosiers and other visitors ready and willing to
part with their hard-earned cash for a few days of vacation fun this
year? For those in the tourism business, that's the $64 . . .
50 years of Indiana Business: an awareness of the state's
"power for greatness and goodness.".(AROUND INDIANA)(Company
overview)
IT WAS 1957, INFLATION was low, unemployment was almost unheard of
and the Gross National Product was growing by leaps and bounds. The
business of America was business.
In Indiana, the postwar . . .
A volunteer CPA: a certified public accountant on your
not-for-profit board can see the financial black-and-white (or red)
aspec
THE ROLE OF A CPA on a not-for-profit board can range from simple
to complex, depending on the structure of the organization. It's
important for an organization to find a CPA that suits its . . .
Software startups: Indiana entrepreneurs are ready to
compete.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)
THERE ARE FEW industries where good ideas can develop into viable
companies as quickly as those in computer software. Advances in
technology have made it easy to link programming talent, . . .
Robotic lawn mower?(AROUND INDIANA)
ENTREPRENEUR SCOTT Jones was on his way toward joining the
military-industrial complex, trying to create a robotic vehicle for the
Pentagon. When that didn't work out, he took what he learned . . .
Tourism milestones: honoring the state's enduring
attractions.(TOURISM)
EACH YEAR THE Milestone Awards are given by the Indiana Office of
Tourism Development to tourism-related attractions that have been in
operation for 75 years or longer. This year's recipients, . . .
Then and now.(AROUND INDIANA)
IF YOU WERE A BUSINESS executive in Indianapolis in 1957, you drove
your Studebaker Golden Hawk hardtop to Weir Cook Airport to catch a
flight on Lake Central Airlines. You got phone service from . . .
The cost of prescription drugs: the challenge of balancing cost
and outcomes.(ADVICE: HEALTH CARE)
THE COST OF HEALTH care continues to rise, and with
budget-conscious minds, we continue to look for measures of quality to
find the best answers for our employees.
Prescription drugs are a bigger . . .
Northwest Indiana update: the region's top business
stories.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTHWEST)
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF Plasmatronics announcing it would locate in
Crown Point goes far beyond the 220 jobs it will create. The
announcement symbolizes the significant shift taking place in . . .
Making it, better: it's not your father's factory
floor. Advanced manufacturing seeks workers with new skills.(Cover
story)
INDIANA HAS TRADITIONally been a manufacturing state with an
economy that relied heavily on auto and steel production. Such jobs used
to provide long-term security with good wages and generally . . .
50 Great Indiana Businesses: companies making a significant
impact on their communities and state through innovation, growth and
FOR OUR 50TH anniversary, we at Indiana Business decided it was
time for some recognition. Not so much for ourselves, but rather for the
companies that have made us proud to be Hoosiers, the . . .
Manufacturing misperceptions: a future of layoffs, plant,
closings and stagnant wages?(VIEWPOINT)
"MANUFACTURING? You don't want to work on an assembly
line the rest of your life, do you?"
"Manufacturing jobs are moving to China, where the
labor's cheap. There won't be much manufacturing left . . .
Casino investments: a billion dollars in spending.(REGIONAL
REPORT NORTHWEST)
NORTHWEST INDIANA is the third-largest gaming in the country,
behind only Las Vegas and Atlantic City, according to Indiana Gaming
Commission statistics. The five casinos operating on Lake . . .
Small business winners: Indiana business people and companies
honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.(SMALL
BUSINESS)
IT'S MAY IN INDIANA, a month that's fast from the start
to the finish line. But there's an annual event, the 44th this
year, that deserves to be separated from the pack--celebration of the
2007 . . .
Opportunities in Indiana Agriculture: new technology is expanding
what agriculture can make.(VIEWPOINT)
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, . . .
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