Indiana Business Magazine articles from April 2007

Indiana Business Magazine archives 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)
April 1, 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...

A sensible idea: to start fixing health-care financing.(INDIANA INDICATORS)
April 1, 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...

Indiana's best golf holes: eighteen of the state's finest.(GOLF)
April 1, 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...

Life on the links: a view and home value, too.(GOLF)
April 1, 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...

Fore sight: planning your next golf outing.(GOLF)
April 1, 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...

Digital deposits: new rules allow businesses to scan rather than take checks to the bank.(BANKING)
April 1, 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...

Indiana meeting planners guide 2007.(Directory)
April 1, 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. Phone...

Responding to business: college programs for critical workforce needs and emerging careers.(WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT)
April 1, 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...

Ag parks and BioTown: economic growth for rural communities.(AGRICULTURE)
April 1, 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...

Perfecting the putt: tips from Indiana golf professionals.(GOLF)
April 1, 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...

Investing today: a Zionsville firm offers a holistic approach to wealth management.(PROFILE)
April 1, 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....

Central Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT: CENTRAL)
April 1, 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...

Opportunities in Indiana Agriculture: new technology is expanding what agriculture can make.(VIEWPOINT)
April 1, 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...