Indiana Business Magazine articles from October 2007

Indiana Business Magazine archives from October 2007

A tough road to financing transportation.(INDIANA INDICATORS)
October 1, 2007... THE RECENT INDIANA Logistics Summit held in Indianapolis framed a number of issues that matter to Hoosiers young and old. I've done a fair amount of transportation and economic-development research, but this conference was a chance for me to...

As the Cessna flies: Cape Air to offer service between South Bend, Indianapolis and Evansville beginning November 13th.(AROUND INDIANA)
October 1, 2007... IT ISN'T THAT FAR FROM Boston to the tip of Cape Cod, as the seagull flies--by car, however, the trip is less than arrow-straight. Kind of like the trip between Indianapolis and Evansville. It's somehow appropriate, then, that the same...

World class: Indiana companies building global markets with innovative products.(INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)(Company overview)
October 1, 2007... WHILE AUTOMOTIVE parts, diesel engines and pharmaceuticals are often touted as Indiana's leading exports, there are also a wide range of lesser-known products being produced by the more than 5,000 companies in the state that collectively export...

The nuclear comeback: a once-mothballed plant in southern Indiana will have new life. Is Marble Hill back?(ENERGY)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT HAS BEEN A LONG time since nuclear power got much attention in Indiana's business community. The last time that happened, oil prices were rising dramatically and people were upset about the impact of carbon-based...

What's being offered? Annual survey of Indiana employee pay and benefits.(EMPLOYEE BENEFITS)
October 1, 2007... Mention employee benefits, and health care immediately comes to mind. It's a natural reaction because it's the elephant in the benefit package that packs on more weight each year. It's cold comfort knowing it gained a little less this year than...

Flying your way: how your business can benefit from flying the truly friendly skies.(BUSINESS TRAVEL)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED the ordeal of flying--arriving at Indianapolis International or O'Hare International airports two hours before takeoff, navigating security checks, sitting around in airports waiting on delayed...

Home on the road: in today's competitive market, hotels upgrade their properties and perks to keep the business travelers.(BUSINESS TRAVEL)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BUSINESS TRAVELERS HAVE it good right now Competition is strong in the hospitality sector and every successful hotel is courting customers, especially business travelers. "Right now the customers are very...

Trade show success: from exhibit companies to venues.(TRADE SHOWS)
October 1, 2007... IS YOUR COMPANY'S trade-show exhibit still getting the message across? An annual review is recommended, says Mike Crosson, CEO and president of Exhibit House, an Indianapolis-based designer and builder of exhibits. Are the graphics and...

Global studies: Indiana business schools adopt a world view.(INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
October 1, 2007... "IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD we're living in now, and students have to be more strongly engaged in the world than ever before," says Patrick O'Meara, Indiana University's vice president for international affairs. "No business school can afford not...

Southern Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT SOUTH)
October 1, 2007... AS ORANGE COUNTY welcomes a surge of visitors to its reopened resorts and new casino, other southern Indiana counties--Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison and Washington--are getting economic boosts from manufacturing expansions and...

One Southern Indiana: combining economic-development groups into a single organization to showcase Indiana's side of Louisville.(REGIONAL REPORT: SOUTH)
October 1, 2007... ABOUT A DOZEN different government entities, two chambers of commerce and a local economic-development group all scrambling to put a combined 523 square miles of Indiana on a map where most people eyed only Louisville, Kentucky--it often left...

Washington County: a southern Indiana wonderland.(REGIONAL REPORT: SOUTH)
October 1, 2007... IT'S BIG--514 SQUARE miles. Gorgeous--a geologic splash of rivers, lakes, caves, hills and forests. And proud--of its heritage, visitor attractions, thriving hardwood industries and potential for business growth. This is Washington County,...

Immersive branding: beyond brand loyalty to brand discipleship.(ADVICE MARKETING)
October 1, 2007... FROM AN INSIDE BUSINESS perspective, founder Ray Kroc said McDonalds' business was primarily real estate, and secondarily hamburgers. From an outside customer brand perspective, a company like FedEx primarily sells peace of mind, and...

Indiana is globally competitive: first among states in value-added manufacturing.(VIEWPOINT)
October 1, 2007... INDIANA HAS MADE significant progress in attracting the world's top foreign manufacturing firms to our state. This is a testament to the state's highly skilled workforce, optimum geographic location for distribution and logistics, and having...