Indiana Business Magazine articles from July 2008

Indiana Business Magazine archives from July 2008

Fighting over the slice: leaves us all a smaller "economic pie.".(INDIANA INDICATORS)
July 1, 2008... ECONOMISTS WORRY most about what I call the 'size of the pie' problem. We like to see policies in place that provide more goods and services for all. The technical jargon for this process is 'welfare maximizing.' Now, before you...

Hooray for Blu-ray: Terre Haute is a winner in worldwide battle of new DVD formats.(AROUND INDIANA)
July 1, 2008... IN THE LAST GREAT BATTLE between VHS or Beta (not the band from Louisville, but rather the 1980s videotape formats) Sony ended up the loser with its Beta format and VHS tapes became the standard for home movie viewing until the arrival of DVDs....

Corrections.(Correction notice)
July 1, 2008... * William Conour, listed as one of the Best Lawyers in personal injury litigation, is a principal at Conour Law Firm in Indianapolis. * Mallor Clendening Grodner Bohrer in Bloomington has 19 attorneys. * 2007 revenues for Countrymark...

Tech stars: Mira Awards recognize innovators who are putting technology to work in Indiana.(CS-Keys)(Patronpath)(Cover story)
July 1, 2008... IDENTIFYING CANCER cells more accurately, managing parking systems and placing take-out restaurant orders from cell phone are among the innovative ways that Indiana companies are using technology to create new opportunities in the state. A...

Will Koch: CEO of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari.(CEO PROFILE)(Holiday World & Splashin)
July 1, 2008... FAMILY FUN DURING summer trips to an amusement park--for Will Koch, it was not only a fond memory from his childhood, but the start of a career building one of Southern Indiana's most popular attractions. Koch is CEO of Holiday World &...

Meritorious construction: Associated Builders and Contractors' annual program recognizes outstanding work across Indiana.(CONSTRUCTION)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECOGNIZING excellence in construction is an annual event at Indiana's Associated Builders and Contractors, ABC. "Our purpose for the awards program is to increase public awareness generally, and to construction...

Major moves: ten-year plan for Indiana's transportation system.(CONSTRUCTION)
July 1, 2008... PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS of highway transportation and the communities they serve need long memories, tenacious spirits and the patience of Job. Decades frequently go by before a needed road or improvement turns into an approved plan; then, with...

Indiana top ten lists: leading Indiana companies in 24 categories.(SPECIAL FEATURE)(Company rankings)
July 1, 2008... AS A STATEWIDE magazine, Indiana Business works to bring you information about companies and business leaders from across Indiana. In addition to the stories and features of leading companies and business leaders, we also collect data from a...

Cutting-edge care: latest technologies and therapies available from Indiana health-care providers.(HEALTH CARE)
July 1, 2008... TECHNOLOGY CHANGES so rapidly that it is often difficult to know who is doing what and where. Here is our annual look at cutting-edge technology and techniques that help keep our Indiana hospitals among the leaders in health care. Indiana...

Using eHealth: where information technology and health care meet.(HEALTH CARE)
July 1, 2008... TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS every part of our lives today. We do our banking online. We pay our bills on the Internet. We do our shopping on the Internet. But perhaps nowhere is technology more helpful and visible than the Internet's increasingly...

East central Indiana: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT: EAST CENTRAL)
July 1, 2008... NEW GAMING, THREE new ethanol plants, growth in manufacturing and education, and other developments underway are all contributing to east-central Indiana's economic health. That's the assessment reported by community leaders in Blackford,...

Answering the call: four new call centers to add 2,100 jobs in the region.(REGIONAL REPORT: EAST CENTRAL)
July 1, 2008... WITH FOUR NEW CALL centers soon to employ more than 2,100 in Delaware and Madison counties, economic development leaders are thankful. "All four are filling a niche in the employment scope," says Rob Sparks, executive director of the...

Protecting intellectual property: employment agreements are important to secure assets.(ADVICE: LAW)
July 1, 2008... Imagine you have a salesperson who leaves your business on unfriendly terms. You later discover that person is contacting customers listed on your company's private customer list for a competitor. Unless they signed a proper employment...

Business is changing: how will your CPA be able to help?(ADVICE: ACCOUNTING)
July 1, 2008... TODAY'S CPA PROFESSIONALS are using new technologies, a new framework for business reporting and international standards for financial reporting. Here's a brief look at several new ways CPAs are better able to serve you. How can XBRL...

Championship education: investing in education is key to winning business competition.(VIEWPOINT)(Viewpoint essay)
July 1, 2008... THANKS TO DECADES OF hard work and achievement, people around the world associate the word "Hoosiers" with teamwork and championships. High school basketball. College basketball. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Most recently, the world...