Indiana Business Magazine articles from January 2009

Indiana Business Magazine archives from January 2009

And it came to pass.(INDIANA INDICATORS)
January 1, 2009... CLOUDS OF DARKNESS will pass, fear will be removed and the light of the season will linger in those who seek it. It came to pass in the eighth year following the millennium census that a dark cloud descended upon the land. Since time...

Wearable supercomputer: Bloomington company is ready to ship product.(AROUND INDIANA)
January 1, 2009... "WE'RE THE ONLY company in the world right now with something that's legitimately called a wearable supercomputer," says Nick Granny, chairman and chief technical officer at Bloomington-based MNB Technologies. MNB has created a family of...

Honoring excellence: BKD Indiana Excellence Awards for quality improvement.(Cover story)(Company overview)
January 1, 2009... THEY EXECUTED SIX Sigma initiatives and other quality improvement projects. They devised new avenues to reach customers and constituents, boosted revenues, cut costs and increased efficiencies. They made new connections via web sites and text...

Heart smart: update on Indiana heart centers and cardiac treatments.(HEALTH CARE)
January 1, 2009... NO MATTER WHAT REGION of Indiana you live m, there are qualified heart centers and heart hospitals performing the latest procedures and conducting research to continue to improve outcomes. Here is an update on the latest cardiovascular...

Nurturing growth: incubators across the state provide shelter for budding life sciences companies.(LIFE SCIENCES)
January 1, 2009... IN A NATIONAL RECESSION, it's a dangerous time for startups that are working to bring new ideas to market. However, a number of growing life sciences companies across Indiana have found some shelter at business incubators that combine...

When employees sue: covered for employment practices liability?(INSURANCE)
January 1, 2009... ARE YOU GOING BARE against employee discrimination lawsuits? Better buy that employment practices liability coverage, or increase coverage if you have a minimal amount. Discrimination claims for a raft of reasons are going up in these tough...

Indiana's Best Lawyers[R].(ADMINISTRATIVE LAW-ENVIRONMENTAL LAW)(Directory)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ADMINISTRATIVE LAW INDIANAPOLIS Charles B. Baldwin Ogletree Deakins 111 Monument Circle, Suite 4600 46204 317/916-1300 J. Murray Clark Baker & Daniels 300 North Meridian Street,...

Indiana's Best Lawyers[R].(ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW)(Directory)
January 1, 2009... ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW INDIANAPOLIS See ad on page 39 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kevin P. McGoff Bingham McHale Market Tower Building, Suite 2700 10 West Market Street 46204 ...

Integrated delivery systems: Improving health care quality and reducing costs.(ADVICE)
January 1, 2009... SERVICE PROVIDERS IN the health care industry are constantly looking for ways to improve productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction in order to maintain a competitive advantage. Many 4 health care facilities have a desire to improve...

Northern Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT NORTH)
January 1, 2009... LIKE THE REST OF INDIANA and the nation, northern Indiana has had its economic challenges, but Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties have good news to report, especially in life sciences and medical products manufacturing. ...

Cloudy crystal ball: Indiana's challenges and advantages in 2009.(VIEWPOINT)
January 1, 2009... PREDICTING THE COURSE of Indiana's economy over the year ahead is no easy matter. Key forces that will shape our economic fate in 2009 are yet to be defined clearly. The incoming Obama administration and the Congress have spoken in broad...