Ag parks and BioTown: economic growth for rural
communities.(AGRICULTURE)
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.
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Fore sight: planning your next golf outing.(GOLF)
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 . . .
Presidential debate in Richmond? "We're going to put us
on the map," says mayor of city's bid to host.(AROUND
INDIANA)
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 . . .
Great IDEAs: second annual Interior Design Excellence
Awards.(INTERIOR DESIGN)
LAST FALL THE INDIANA chapter of the International Interior Design
Association announced its Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)
Celebration winners. The recognition went to Indiana-based . . .
Managing your risk-management team: assign a devil's
advocate.(indiana SMALL BUSINESS REFERENCE GUIDE)
When putting together a team to audit your company's
risk-management procedures, you might consider the following advice:
assign a devil's advocate. Most experts on group dynamics espouse
this . . .
Perfecting the putt: tips from Indiana golf
professionals.(GOLF)
"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 . . .
Digital deposits: new rules allow businesses to scan rather than
take checks to the bank.(BANKING)
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 . . .
A sensible idea: to start fixing health-care financing.(INDIANA
INDICATORS)
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 . . .
Eastern Indiana update: the region's top business
stories.(REGIONAL REPORT EAST)
21st century energy. Ethanol plants, a wind farm, hybrid
production, an agribusiness and energy park and more are putting Eastern
Indiana in the forefront of 21st century fuel and . . .
Provider-owned health plans: make quality health care a choice,
not an accident.(indiana SMALL BUSINESS REFERENCE GUIDE)
There is a different model for health care funding and delivery
that produces predictable and affordable access to quality providers.
Indiana has five provider-owned health plans that offer broad . . .
Central Indiana update: the region's top business
stories.(REGIONAL REPORT: CENTRAL)
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 . . .
Responding to business: college programs for critical workforce
needs and emerging careers.(WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT)
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 . . .
Life on the links: a view and home value, too.(GOLF)
"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 . . .
Making health insurance accessible: governor's plan is a
much-needed first step.(VIEWPOINT)
GOV. MITCH DANIELS announced his health-care insurance initiative
for Indiana's poorest residents. As president of the Indiana State
Association of Health Underwriters (ISAHU), I believe . . .
Real estate around the state: the latest commercial real estate
news.(REAL ESTATE)
THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF talk in the media about a slowdown in the
residential real estate market. But when it comes to commercial real
estate, the band keeps playing on--all over Indiana.
There . . .
Investing today: a Zionsville firm offers a holistic approach to
wealth management.(PROFILE)
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 . . .
Indiana meeting planners guide 2007.(Directory)
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 . . .
Indiana's best golf holes: eighteen of the state's
finest.(GOLF)
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 . . .
Save 'Green' with green construction: sustainable
design good for both the planet and the bottom line.(ADVICE
CONSTRUCTION)
BY 2010, IT IS PREDICTED that between $29 billion and $57 billion a
year will be spent on green construction. As government bodies continue
to pass legislation needed for green building and . . .
To your health: a look at the major health plans in
Indiana.(HEALTH PLANS)
INDIANA STILL HAS A large population of "working
uninsured" and a disproportionate number of obese adults and
smokers. Additionally, low Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement rates,
advances in medical . . .
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