Indiana Business Magazine articles from August 2008

Indiana Business Magazine archives from August 2008

Indiana talent: plugging Indiana's brain drain with stars like Butler's A.J. Graves.(AROUND INDIANA)(AIT Laboratories)
August 1, 2008... A.J. GRAVES HAS A WAY with numbers. Like 13.6, his senior-year scoring average as a star basketball player for Butler University in Indianapolis. And .889, his free-throw percentage as a Bulldog. And 46. That's the percentage of the employed...

Everywhere. Every Day. With a low profile and more than 100 years of history, Elkhart's CTS Corp. has crucial products and services for a wide range of industries.(Cover story)(Company overview)
August 1, 2008... CTS CORP. IS HARDLY A household name in Indiana. In fact, it maintains a rather low profile in the state's business community as well. But for more than 100 years, the Elkhart company has grown into a global operation by quietly developing,...

Think very small: from nanotubes to quantum dots, nanotechnology presents great opportunities for Indiana.(TECHNOLOGY)
August 1, 2008... IN "THE PLACES THAT nature works," on a scale so small that even standard microscopes can't allow us to see, there's a looming building boom that may change the way we live our everyday lives. That's the promise of nanotechnology, which is...

Square feet & more: update on the state's major meeting and conference centers.(MEETINGS)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHETHER YOU NEED convention space, conference space or meeting space, it's readily available everywhere in the state--and that includes places to stay that range from affordable to the downright luxurious. ...

Getaways: interesting places for your next meeting.(MEETINGS)
August 1, 2008... HERE ARE SOME UNUSUAL meeting venues guaranteed to turn your next business meeting into something special. Palais Royale, South Bend. Originally designed as a big band dance hall in the 1920s, the Palais Royale was renovated and restored in...

Media options: print, broadcast or new media? Indiana experts weigh in on the choices and outlook for the advertising industry.(MEDIA & MARKETING)(Industry overview)
August 1, 2008... TODAY ADVERTISING options abound, making it difficult to determine where to place your message for the most impact. Should you invest in print (newspapers, magazines, brochures), broadcast (television, radio, cable) or Internet-based mediums...

Passing it on: planning is needed for a smooth generational transition of the family business.(ESTATE PLANNING)
August 1, 2008... IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES, failure to plan can lead to missed opportunities and disappointment. But when we're talking about continuity of the family business, failure to plan can mean the forced sale of the company at a bargain basement price. ...

North-Central Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTH CENTRAL)
August 1, 2008... NORTH-CENTRAL Indiana's 10 counties are enjoying growth in virtually every sector, and improving transportation routes are expected to further that. Hoosier Heartland. The $500 million Hoosier Heartland Corridor, covering 100 miles from...

Logansport: Hoosier Heartland Corridor and more.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTH CENTRAL)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALREADY HOME TO A diverse manufacturing base and quality of life that includes fine arts and abundant parks, the Cass County seat of Logansport is welcoming new developments. They include a $23 million,...

Wabash National: why "trailer" is not part of its name.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTH CENTRAL)
August 1, 2008... SINCE 1985, SEMIS zooming along America's highways have been pulling Wabash National Corp. (NYSE: WNC) trailers made in Lafayette, and since 1995 they've included the revolutionary DuraPlate dry van. Now, the company is taking that product's...

"No touch" vs. "high touch": technology allows meeting planners to do both.(ADVICE: MEETINGS)
August 1, 2008... I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW car without ever driving it. Some may think that is silly, but today many of us do our shopping from the comfort and convenience of our laptop via the Internet. In today's virtual world, we use Internet-based...

Incubating jobs: university research parks stimulate state economy.(VIEWPOINT)
August 1, 2008... THE ASSOCIATION OF University Research Parks reports that nearly 5,000 companies and organizations, many in biotechnology and information technology, employ about 350,000 full-time U.S. workers in university-based research parks. With a...