Indiana Business Magazine articles from June 2004

Indiana Business Magazine archives from June 2004

The challenge: how can Indiana more fully participate in the national economic growth engine?(Indiana Indicators)
June 1, 2004... THERE ARE SIGNS OF renewal and recovery in the Indiana economy For the first time since the year 2000, employment statewide has posted meaningful growth. In some areas, notably Bloomington, and Indianapolis, job totals are back to where they...

Bang for the buck: Biomet boss in top 10 of Forbes' best-performing CEOs.(Around Indiana)(chief executive officers)
June 1, 2004... CALL HIM THE WAL-MART of CEOs. Or perhaps the Volkswagen. Just don't call Dane Miller overpaid. Yes, the chief of Warsawbased orthopedics manufacturer Biomet Inc. did take home $545,900 last fiscal year. But according to Forbes magazine,...

Taking off! It's little known, but Republic Airways is one of Indiana's newest public companies, and is flying high in a troubled industry.(Republic Airways Holdings)
June 1, 2004... Bankruptcies. Consolidation. Idled hubs. Hundreds of jets mothballed in desert parking lots. Think the airline industry is one bad-news story after another? Then you haven't been following the story line of an Indiana rising star in the...

The Indiana Business 100: uncovering good economic news in the results of the state's top public and private companies.(Special Feature)
June 1, 2004... EAGER FOR SOME GOOD Hoosier economic news? You'll find it in the pages that follow Displayed on those pages are statistics by the hundreds detailing the health of 100 leading Indiana companies--50 of them publicly traded and 50 privately...

Indiana's largest public companies.(Indiana Business 100: the top public & private companies)(Illustration)
June 1, 2004... Indiana's Largest Public Companies Revenue Net Income 2003 2003 Name, City 2002 2002 CEO ...

Indiana's largest private companies.(Indiana Business 100: the top public & private companies)
June 1, 2004... Indiana's Largest Private Companies Ranking Company Executive Rank City Revenue Title 1 Do it Best Corp. ...

Maximum wage: fifty highest-paid CEOs of public companies.(Indiana Business 100: the top public & private companies)
June 1, 2004... 1 LARRY C. GLASSCOCK Chairman, president & CEO of Anthem inc. Headquarters: Indianapolis Business: Health insurance 2003 company revenue: $16.8 bil. 2003 company net income: $774.3 mil. 2003 pay & bonus: $3,726,719 2003 long-term comp,:...

Building excellence: projects and contractors are honored by Associated Builders and Contractors.(Building Indiana)
June 1, 2004... EACH YEAR THE Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. of Indiana (ABC) recognizes the quality and diversity of merit shop construction in Indiana. Here's a look at the most recent winners in the Awards in Excellence program. JUDGES...

Top prizes: major economic-development wins of the past year.(Building Indiana)
June 1, 2004... PSEG GLOBAL INC. Lawrenceburg $1 billion New Jersey-based PSEG Global Inc. brought its $1 billion Lawrenceburg electrical generating plant online this year. During construction, some 1,200 workers were involved in the project. The...

Summer getaways: rediscover your own backyard.(Tourism & Recreation)
June 1, 2004... THIS MAY BE THE SUMMER for a trip to the Hoosier outdoors. According to a Travel Industry Association of America report, leisure travel is expected to grow about 3 percent in 2004. With increased fuel costs, road trips close to home will...

Tourism milestones: honored destinations and events of Indiana history.(Tourism & Recreation)
June 1, 2004... MILESTONES AWARDS recognizing organizations and historic events marking 75 years or more of history are awarded each year by the Indiana Department of Commerce's Office of Tourism and Film Development. This year's recipients are: The...

Tackling diversity: new academy trains community leaders.(Diversity In Business)
June 1, 2004... DIVERSITY. IT'S CLEARLY one of those words that means different things to different people. Many think only of race and ethnicity Some will include sex, religion and age. Others might add education and sexual orientation to the mix. Today, the...

Fort Wayne, you're on vacation: ATA launches service to Chicago Midway.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE IN northwest Indiana just can't wait to get to Florida. When ATA launched service from Fort Wayne International Airport this month, there was no shortage of customers waiting to catch a turboprop to Chicago's Midway...

Southwest Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(Regional Report Southwest)
June 1, 2004... Rolling into town. A new industry rolls into Tell City in Perry County late this year. Construction is under way on a $22.5 million manufacturing facility for Alabama-based Webb Wheel Products Inc., reports Greg Wathen, executive director of...

Highway connections: interstate 69 moves down the road to reality.(Regional Report Southwest)
June 1, 2004... IN MARCH, THE LONGplanned extension of Interstate 69 from Indianapolis to Evansville took a step closer to reality with the Federal Highway Administration's approval of the highway's chosen corridor, the most direct route between the two...

Document management: consider strategic partnerships to cut printing and copying costs.(Office Technology)
June 1, 2004... THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT companies are creating more documents than ever before. While the dollar amount associated with the cost of document production (printing and copying), management and distribution varies from industry to industry, it runs...

Decades of advice: Goelzer Investment Management and Goelzer Investment Banking build on 35 years of trust, integrity and commitment.(Profile)
June 1, 2004... IN MAY OF 1969, GOELZER & Co. Inc., the predecessor to Goelzer Investment Management and Goelzer Investment Banking, was established by Don W. Goelzer as a registered broker/dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission, NASD and the state...

Web site need a checkup? Common legal considerations for doing business online.(Information Technology)
June 1, 2004... IF YOUR COMPANY'S WEB site is one of the billion estimated sites available, congratulations. Web sites can be a wonderful format for promoting your business and for generating sales. Whether your Web site was recently launched or you made...

Quality of place: for the first time, substantial state support will be used for the development of our tourism product.(Viewpoint)
June 1, 2004... TRAVEL AND TOURISM IS the world's largest industry. Here in Indiana, tourism plays a vital role in our state's economy, accounting for 94,000 Hoosier jobs and $6.5 billion in visitor spending each year. Tourism in Indiana has been a...

Wellness works: Indiana employers begin to see benefits of well-workplace programs.
June 1, 2004... Two-thirds of adults are over weight, half of them are obese. We don t like that word "obese." We prefer to think of ourselves as "heavy." But labels and denial aside, the packed-on weight is contributing to near epidemic rates of type 2...

Wellness defined: what a workplace-wellness program might include.
June 1, 2004... It doesn't take much convincing for businesses to appreciate the benefits of wellness in the workplace. It's more a question of deciding which employee wellness programs will most benefit a particular workforce. The needs of a tool-and-die...

Health-care providers.(Indiana Well-Workplace Guide)
June 1, 2004... Advanced Physical Therapy 217 N. Broad St. Griffith, 46319 219/924-1500 7346 Indianapolis Blvd. Hammond, 47324 219/844-8100 10220 Wicker Ave. St. John, 47324 219/365-6700 1100 Joliet St. Dyer, 46311 219/864-3300 Geographic...

Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare: partnering with Lake County organizations for wellness initiative.
June 1, 2004... Cancer and heart disease are major health-care concerns. Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers has been working with local organizations to address these issues. Tom Gryzbek, president of Saint Margaret Mercy emphasizes the need to educate...

Heroes saving heroes: St. Catherine Hospital's Occupational Health Department screens firefighters for risk factors.
June 1, 2004... Jim O'Donnell took a hard look at his fellow employees of the East Chicago Fire Department. He thought of the difficult hours these dedicated men and women work when battling blazes, saving lives, and keeping the department running. It was high...

Gibson General Hospital's Business Health Services: keeping your workers healthy.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Business Health Services, a program of Gibson General Hospital, is led by Daniel Brown, MD, MPH, board certified in occupational medicine. The clinic is located on the second floor of Gibson General Hospital in suite 2205, and operates from...

Calories in, energy out: Lutheran Weight Management Center.
June 1, 2004... According to the Centers for Disease Control, costs attributed to both overweight and obesity medical expenses accounted for 9.1 percent of total U.S. medical expenditures in 1998 and may have reached as high as $78.5 billion. Being...

Tobias Insurance Group: increase productivity, reduce absenteeism, retain employees, control insurance premium increases.
June 1, 2004... With group medical and prescription insurance costs on the rise, many employers are searching for ways to help control these increases. It is estimated that 70 percent of all health-care dollars spent are a result of chronic diseases such as...

Wellness consultants.(Indiana Well-Workplace Guide)
June 1, 2004... Bedford Regional Medical Center 2900 W. 16th St. Bedford, 47421 812/275-1390 www.brmchealthcare.com Geographic Area Served: Bedford area, Southern Indiana Services: Wellness programs: diabetes management, nutrition/cholesterol, medical...

Community health network: case studies. "The results were dramatic.".
June 1, 2004... Abusiness's most important asset is its people. So how do you protect that asset? How do you enhance it? For hundreds of area businesses and organizations the answer is easy. Community Health Network's Health Promotion Services. ...

Prevention is the best answer: Business Health Services, a service of RediMed, a member of the Lutheran Health Network.
June 1, 2004... As an employer, you're acutely aware of the high costs of health care and the resulting toll on your company's profits. Consider these two facts as an example: Employee health costs, including absenteeism, lost productivity and insurance...

CLS Benefit Solutions Inc.: real incentives to change high-risk behaviors.
June 1, 2004... The numbers tell the story-and the numbers are staggering. Indiana holds the dubious distinction of simultaneously ranking in the top 15 in several categories of chronic disease and high-risk behavior and in the bottom 15 in identification and...

Delta dental: joining the fight against oral cancer.
June 1, 2004... A visit to the dentist can save a life. That's because dental professionals are in a unique position to detect many life-threatening conditions. In fact, dentists can identify the signs and symptoms of more than 120 diseases during an oral...

Many roads to a healthier you: Encore Health Network's Healthy Roads gives members access to alternative health-care programs.
June 1, 2004... Today people are becoming more aware of the benefits of healthcare alternatives such as chiropractic care, acupuncture, massage therapy and yoga. In response to this, the Encore Health Network has announced a program called Healthy Roads....