Indiana Business Magazine articles from September 2005

Indiana Business Magazine archives from September 2005

One state, two economies? Indianapolis growth skews economic data from other parts of Indiana.(INDIANA INDICATORS)
September 1, 2005... KEEPING UP TO DATE ON what is happening in the state economy involves tracking what's going on with things like job growth, unemployment rates and earnings across the state. It also means trying to judge how the state's economy is performing...

Robot racing: Hoosier team prepares for driverless desert challenge next month. The start of an autonomous automobile industry in Indiana?(AROUND INDIANA)
September 1, 2005... IN THE 1956 SCI-FI CLASSIC "Forbidden Planet," visiting humans were amazed when Robby the robot piloted a vehicle across the desert of the planet Altair-4. Next month, Hoosier inventors and technicians hope to match that feat by sending a...

Ernst & Young's Entrepreneurs of the Year.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... FROM BUILDING A trucking company in southern Indiana to making fine chocolates in the northern part of the state, this year's winners of the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards understand what it takes to beat the competition. ...

Life-science breakthroughs: some "gee-whiz" successes from five Indiana companies.(LIFE SCIENCES)
September 1, 2005... The concept of "personalized medicine" got a big boost earlier this year from Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics' with FDA-approval of its AmpliChip Test, which allows physicians to consider a patient's unique genetic information in selecting...

Worst-case scenarios: does your business have adequate insurance coverage? Some risks often overlooked.(INSURANCE)
September 1, 2005... IN THE INSURANCE business, it helps to be a pessimist. That's because the best way for an agent to serve customers is to, in advance, think of every bad thing that could possibly happen, then make sure there's insurance in place to cover that...

Telecom revolution: voice over Internet is making the technology of the last 130 years obsolete.(OFFICE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY)
September 1, 2005... YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED a phone system that is reliable, shuttles your customers efficiently to their destination and grows easily as you grow. Increasingly, you also want a communications system that seamlessly follows you wherever you go,...

Office design trends: bring on the boomerang-shaped table.(OFFICE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY)
September 1, 2005... SUCCESS IN TODAY'S business climate requires office design to adapt to the changing technology, workforce size, demographics and work-style trends of tomorrow. Office design must keep pace with ever-changing technological advancements and...

Western Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT: WEST)
September 1, 2005... New investments. While the U.S. dependency on foreign oil is taking a toll on consumers' wallets, a new ethanol production plant will boost Montgomery County's economic health by $280 million annually Demeter Enterprises LLC is building...

Haute tech: Terre Haute technology companies, from startups to 50 years.(REGIONAL REPORT: WEST)
September 1, 2005... FOR GENERATIONS, smokestack industries have fueled Terre Haute's economy Today, a new breed of high-tech industry and advanced manufacturing is emerging as the community embraces 21st century opportunities. From recently launched software...

Crawfordsville: focusing on community, culture and commerce.(REGIONAL REPORT: WEST)
September 1, 2005... LOCATED 45 MILES northwest of Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, with a population of about 16,000, is home to nearly 40 percent of Montgomery County's residents. Slightly more than one-third of the city's jobs involve traditional, but diverse,...

It's our money: taking control of your health-insurance costs.(ADVICE / INSURANCE)
September 1, 2005... DO YOU LOOK AT YOUR bill when paying at a restaurant or watch as your items are rung up at the grocery store? Most consumers watch when their money leaves their possession because it is their money. Why then do most Americans never think...

Moving up: help is available when a growing business needs more space.(ADVICE / BUSINESS EXPANSION)
September 1, 2005... IT'S A SCENARIO OF critical importance many companies have faced. The employee break room doubles as a conference room. Boxes line a hallway because the storage room is overflowing. Cubicles fill every available space. A structural engineer...

Confessions of an entrepreneur: excellent reasons to be a dues-paying member of the entrepreneurial booster club.(VIEWPOINT)
September 1, 2005... I HAVE A CONFESSION to make. When it comes to entrepreneurship, I am not a fanatic... I am a wild-eyed fanatic. Unabashed. Unashamed. Giddy with enthusiasm. On the first morning of each semester, I eagerly search the faces of the sleepy...