Indiana Business Magazine articles from September 2003

Indiana Business Magazine archives from September 2003

Think big? Study shows areas with larger companies have faster net job growth.(Indiana Indicators)
September 1, 2003... It's a sad story, being played out in cities and towns across the country, including Indiana. The factory. or business is shutting down and its workers are out of work. The television cameras catch the gates being closed as the last shift ends....

Where's the punching bag that moves when you try to hit it?(Opener)(Galyan's Trading Co.)
September 1, 2003... There are 90,000 items on the racks and shelves at Galyan's Trading Co., from wristwatch style electronic fish finders and high-tech diving watches to the latest paintball gear and state-of-the-art running shoes. So why is the Plainfield-based...

Indiana's Entrepreneurs of the Year.
September 1, 2003... Indiana's Entrepreneurs of the Year for 2003 were announced in eight categories in June, continuing Ernst & Young's tradition of honoring top business people through 37 regional award programs in the United States and in more than 30 countries....

The players: Indiana's major real-estate development companies.(Real Estate & Construction)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2003... Hoosier real-estate developers make their mark not just around the state but across the country. Two Indianapolis-based real-estate investment trusts continue to dominate their sectors when measured by market capitalization, according to...

Building names: Indiana's major commercial construction firms.(Real Estate & Construction)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2003... Indiana's construction companies continue to build their state and national reputations even in a lagging economy. ENR--Engineering News-Record publishes an annual Top 400 list of U.S. contractors by revenue. Eleven Indiana companies made...

Risky business: major commercial insurance agencies around the state.(Insurance)(Directory)
September 1, 2003... While Indiana businesses have weathered several years of rising insurance premiums and shrinking coverage, theres some good news on the horizon, says Nick Rutigliano, president of Tobias Insurance Group Inc. "Carriers are again recognizing...

Office tech update: the latest trends to increase productivity and accuracy.(Office Design & Technology)
September 1, 2003... Wireless technology, document management, digital copiers and scan-to-email are just some of the latest technological trends to hit the office. The goal of these cutting-edge technologies is to increase productivity and accuracy, while reducing...

Style and technology: trends in office design and furnishings.(Office Design & Technology)
September 1, 2003... The distinction between office furnishings and office technology has all but disappeared. While technology once was something that one would set upon the furniture, these days office furnishings themselves are increasingly high-tech. ...

Heart-healthy highways.
September 1, 2003... Intrigued by a July/August 2001 Post article about equipping cars with defibrillators, Patricia Moore shared the novel concept with her husband, Thomas Moore, vice president of Daimler-Chrysler's Liberty and Technical Affairs research group....

Prostate cancer--screening saves lives.(Interview)
September 1, 2003... Major advances in prostate cancer screening, treatments, and prevention over the last two decades have dramatically improved the overall survival rate and quality of life for all victims of prostate cancer. The following are excerpts from...

New legislation for AEDs in schools.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Federal legislation signed by President Bush on July 1 will create a national clearinghouse to provide training and tips for schools on how to raise money to buy defibrillators. The Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act also...

AEDs safe for young hearts.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... AEDs--originally designed to restore a normal heartbeat in adult victims of cardiac arrest--are safe for children as young as age one, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published in July. "The broader the...

Don't ignore heart attack warning signs.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)
September 1, 2003... Defibrillators save lives. And minutes count. Dr. Douglas Zipes, who is spearheading the Neighborhood Heart Watch initiative to place AEDs in communities across the country, recently heard from a colleague whose father had suffered a heart...

Drug protects weak hearts.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... A medicine that blocks a hormone known to damage heart muscle can significantly reduce the risk of death and hospitalization in heart attack patients who have heart failure, according to a study released at the 52nd Annual Scientific Sessions...

A new way to replace heart valves.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)
September 1, 2003... A groundbreaking surgery pioneered by Dr. John Brown at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis may greatly improve the quality of life for patients who require replacement of the hardest working of the heart's four valves--the mitral valve...

Preventing heart disease.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)
September 1, 2003... Cardiologists report that heart disease begins in childhood and so must prevention efforts. "There is now quite a large body of evidence documenting pathologic and physiologic changes when hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes are...

Know your cholesterol ratio.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The ratio of LDL (bad) to HDL (good) cholesterol appears to be a better predictor of heart disease risk than LDL levels alone, according to reports published in a recent issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Doctors should...

Heart of the matter.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(Daniel Meldrum researches heart disease at Indiana Center for Vascular Biology and Medicine)
September 1, 2003... Unlocking the mystery of cardiovascular disease is the focus of intense research across the globe. Despite amazing advances, heart disease remains the number-one cause of death in the United States. In his busy research laboratory at...

Saving your skin.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(tips to help prevent skin cancer)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Protection is the key to reducing your risk of skin cancer. Fortunately, consumers have a wide array of choices in sunscreens, sunglasses, sunless tanning products, and even clothing that offer cover from the number-one cause of all skin...

Take a good look at yourself.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)(and help prevent sking cancer)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Detected early, the deadly melanoma skin cancer can be completely destroyed. It always pays to remain familiar with the skin you're in. You will never grow too old to benefit from such monitoring. After all, even if melanoma were to rob you of...

Bracelet relieved his hand pain.(Reader Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I have had relatively few medical maladies to deal with in my lifetime, for which I am grateful, but during the past couple of months I have suffered with pain and weakness in my right hand, specifically in the area of...

Restless legs remedy.(Reader Mail)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Dear Dr. SerVaas: I, too, have a problem with restless legs, but our doctor put me on quinine sulfate tablets, 260 mg. I take one as needed, maybe once or twice a week, and it works for me. Irene Marder Dacula, Georgia ...

Buy your next construction project on eBay?(Real Estate & Construction)(Electronic Reverse Auction Bidding is a terrible idea)
September 1, 2003... Throw out the idea of a single bid opening and allow bidders to post their construction-services bids on the Web site for all to see and at the appointed time, select the lowest bid... voila! Electronic Reverse Auction Bidding (ERAB) is born....

Western Indiana update.(Top Business Stories)
September 1, 2003... VIGO COUNTY Terre Haute's Vigo County Industrial Park was chosen in March as the site for a new plant for Liechtenstein based ThyssenKrupp Presta. The steering-column manufacturer already has 12 on the payroll, with 35 set to be hired...

Digital Audio Disc Corp.: the Sony subsidiary celebrates 20 years in Terre Haute.(Focus)(Interview)(Company Profile)
September 1, 2003... For teenagers, the only news that matters from Terre Haute's Digital Audio Disc Corp., a Sony Corp. subsidiary, is the next release--be it DVD, CD or games for the new portable PlayStation coming next year. For those with their eye on...

Rose-Hulman ventures: boosting Indiana's innovation economy.(Focus)
September 1, 2003... After four years of nesting startup technology businesses--delivering incubator space, new product development, business assistance and capital--Rose-Hulman Ventures has hatched new plans. The goal of the Terre Haute-based nonprofit employing...

Indiana stocks.
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Protecting your most valuable asset: your employees.(Last Word)
September 1, 2003... An organization's ability to attract, retain, protect, motivate and renew quality people is the most critical factor for long-term viability. Today approximately 125 million Americans have chronic conditions and almost half of these have...