Indiana Business Magazine articles from August 2004

Indiana Business Magazine archives from August 2004

The story so far: economic indicators for Indiana have been pointing up in 2004.(Indiana Indicators)
August 1, 2004... IT'S BEEN A GOOD 2004 for the Indiana economy thus far. Thanks to a surge in business spending and industrial activity in the national economy, most of the economic indicators for our state have been pointing up this year. That's welcome news...

Saab story Lafayette's Subaru plant to make "crossover" Saab.(Around Indiana)(XUV)
August 1, 2004... LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET this straight--a Swedish automaker is teaming up with a Japanese counterpart to build a new car in Indiana. That's the plan recently announced by Saab Automobile AB and Fuji Heavy Industries, parent company of...

Moving ahead: relative newcomer Forest River takes the RV business by storm.(Cover Story)
August 1, 2004... PETE LIEGL JOKES THAT he's been fired from every job he's ever held. "They're out there right now painting new lines in the parking lot," Liegl laughs. "That probably means they're going to fire me again." That's hardly likely. The...

The plan for you: we ask the experts about estate-plan basics in various life stages.(Estate Planning)
August 1, 2004... PLANNING FOR THE LIFE stage you're in--single or married, with small children or grown, wealthy or just comfortable, passing on a business or wanting to leave it all to a charity--that's where your financial advisors come in. They'll make sure...

Partners in health: what can health-care providers and consultants do to keep you and your employees healthy?(Executive Health & Fitness)
August 1, 2004... YEAR AFTER YEAR nationwide surveys reveal Indiana's penchant for smoking and overeating, placing us at the bottom of the list for healthy lifestyles and at the top of the list for unnecessary health-care expenditures. Employers are taking...

Fiscal fitness? Can CEO's exercise habits improve company sales?(Executive Health & Fitness)(Chief Executives Officer)
August 1, 2004... IS THERE A CONNECTION between an executive's physical fitness and his or her company's fiscal fitness? Mike Goldsby wanted to know. Goldsby is a management professor at Ball State University's Miller College of Business, and he's a...

Square feet and more: an update on major meeting places in Indiana.(Meetings & Conventions)
August 1, 2004... Genesis Convention Center, Gary. Chicago-land's Genesis Convention Center offers areas, small and large, for any size meeting and hosts more than 500 events annually. Billed as the largest meeting facility in northwest Indiana and the...

Meeting at the crossroads: major Indiana Convention Center expansion proposed. But where?(Meetings & Conventions)
August 1, 2004... SINCE 9/11, THE hospitality industry nationwide has, at best, maintained a status quo. While convention and trade-show business has declined in many markets, it's been on the rise in Indianapolis. The challenge is to keep the momentum going....

Great escapes: for executive retreats around the state.(Meetings & Conventions)
August 1, 2004... INDIANA OFFERS MANY getaway choices for working groups to change the venue, change the pace, get focused and have some fun. Following is a sampling of out-of-the-way meeting places. Bauer Haus, Evansville. After 125 years in the same...

Financial Center: credit union now welcomes all--even businesses.(Profile)(Indianapolis credit union )
August 1, 2004... THEY SAY MEMBERSHIP has its privileges. But one need not be privileged to become a customer of the Indianapolis credit union known as Financial Center. One need not be a teacher to belong, or a sheet-metal worker, firefighter, steelworker...

One-on-one marketing: variable-data printing offers new ways to personalize direct mail.(Marketing)
August 1, 2004... IT USED TO BE THAT THE terms "direct mail" and "mass marling" were practically synonymous. For most people, another accurate synonym was "junk mail," which meant that it required sending a lot of pieces of direct marl in order to find that...

North-central Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(Regional Report North Central)(Purdue Research Park)
August 1, 2004... Industry, high-tech surge. A flexible manufacturing system that will allow Subaru of Indiana Automotive to build four different body styles at one time is bringing $83 million in new equipment this year to the Lafayette plant employing 2,600....

Meeting the challenge: three area success stories.(Regional Report North Central)
August 1, 2004... Martin Yale. If your office has a folding machine, paper cutter, printer stand, keyboard drawer or three-hole punch, it's likely that a Martin Yale product is at work for you, says Terry Frandsen, vice president of finance. The company's...

Try some agri-tourism: Indiana is well-positioned as more farms are willing to welcome, educate and entertain visitors.(Tourism)
August 1, 2004... THE EGG LADY... ON Saturday mornings we piled in the car and went to visit the egg lady and buy some of those funny brown eggs. We ran around the farm, checked out the chickens and held our noses at the "fresh country air." I was 5, maybe 6...

"Feeding my friends": think first of our own great state when traveling both for pleasure and business.(Viewpoint)
August 1, 2004... THE TOUR AND TRAVEL industry is dynamic and ever changing, Every traveler wants a new and different activity Travelers value independence yet also request "simple" and planned activities or itineraries. Tour Indiana is a membership...

Anderson University.
August 1, 2004... Founded in 1917, Anderson University is a private, Christian liberal arts university with approximately 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students. Today, the university offers more than 60 undergraduate majors along with graduate programs in...

Ball State University.
August 1, 2004... Ball State University arrived on the higher-education landscape over 100 years ago. As Muncie, Indiana, was about to enter the 20th century, a small group of men working to improve its economic status decided that Muncie should not only be...

Calumet College of St. Joseph.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Calumet College of St. Joseph is a Catholic institution of higher learning that offers career-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs. Sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, the college has served the Calumet region for more...

Earlham College.
August 1, 2004... Earlham College's challenging intellectual environment attracts a diverse group of students from 47 states and 34 countries. Although the 1,200 students come with a variety of motivations--academic, political, social, athletic, ethical and...

Hanover College.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Hanover College is a premier private, residential, liberal-arts college for intellectually curious students with diverse backgrounds and interests who seek rigorous academic challenges and desire to be engaged, responsible members of a...

Huntington College.
August 1, 2004... Huntington College has been honoring Christ in scholarship and service since 1897. Huntington is ranked as a top 15 Midwest Comprehensive College by U.S. News & World Report. More than 80 percent of Huntington faculty hold the highest degree in...

Indiana University Northwest.
August 1, 2004... Indiana University Northwest, one of eight campuses of Indiana University, serves more than 5,000 students in the seven-county region of northwest Indiana, collectively from Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Pulaski and Starke counties,...

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
August 1, 2004... IUPUI Academic Life--IUPUI students are as diverse as the city around them, coming from many walks of life and varied ethnic cultures, with different personal, academic and professional goals. The IUPUI Office of Student Life and Diversity...

Indiana Wesleyan University.
August 1, 2004... Professional adults, now more than ever, are heading back into the classroom to further their education, and Indiana Wesleyan University is meeting their needs for convenience, practicality, professional relevance and effectiveness. ...

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... As one of the largest part time graduate schools in the country, DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management (KGSM) provides high-quality, practitioner-oriented graduate management degree programs with an emphasis on excellence in...

Martin University.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Martin University is a community within the community. The small school also has a distinct mission: to serve adult-age, low-income and minority students. Through the leadership of its founding president, Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin, Martin...

Purdue University Calumet.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Part of the internationally respected Purdue University system, Purdue University Calumet is an academically comprehensive regional university campus located in Hammond--less than 25 miles southeast of downtown Chicago. Purdue Calumet...

Taylor University.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Founded in 1846, Taylor University has become one of the preeminent Christian colleges in the nation while educating students for lifelong learning and the ministering of the redemptive love of Jesus Christ to a world in need. With campuses in...

University of Indianapolis.
August 1, 2004... With traditional industries struggling in a volatile economy, concern is growing about Indiana's poor record of retaining college graduates. The state ranks 14th nationally in awarding bachelor's degrees, yet it ranks 43rd in the percentage of...

Valparaiso University.
August 1, 2004... Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top master's level school in the Midwest and a "best value," Valparaiso University (Valpo) offers more than 70 areas of study in liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Located one...

Vincennes University.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Thanks to a grant from the Lilly Endowment, Indiana will see high-level training programs and academic degrees go from concept to classroom much faster than before. The $1 million investment will fund Vincennes University's new Technological...

University of Evansville.
August 1, 2004... This past December, the University of Evansville was awarded not one but two grants from the Lilly Endowment Inc., totaling more than $15 million. Making a world of difference is exactly what the university intends to do with these generous...

Indiana College guide.
August 1, 2004... Ancilla College Donaldson Level of study offered: Certificate, Associate's Degree Undergraduate Enrollment Total: 532 Men: 32.3% Women: 67.7% Minorities: 37 International: 1 Students from out of state: 1% Costs In state...