Indiana Business Magazine articles from September 2006

Indiana Business Magazine archives from September 2006

Indiana job growth down? job announcements and the rest of the economy.(INDIANA INDICATORS)
September 1, 2006... THERE'S A REAL BUZZ about job growth in Indiana these days. Announcements of job creation, big and small, are echoing through the business media, and many economic-development officials tell us that their phones are ringing with calls from new...

Teraflop to the top: IU's new supercomputer can do 20 trillion operations per second.(AROUND INDIANA)
September 1, 2006... A POWERFUL SUPERcomputer deserves an impressive name. Some of the most fearsome computing machines in the world go by such nicknames as Lightning, Thunder, Mach5, Intimidata, Red Storm, Blue Protein and, yes, Stella. When Indiana...

Biosciences scorecard: report finds Indiana one of the country's top three life-sciences states.(Cover story)
September 1, 2006... WHEN EVALUATING Indiana's life-sciences status, it might be useful to employ former New York City mayor Ed Koch's daily refrain, 'How'm I doing?" It was daily because he knew he needed to keep his finger on the pulse--things can change in a...

Indiana's Entrepreneur of the Year: Wheaton World Wide Moving CEO honored by Ernst & Young.(ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR)
September 1, 2006... IN JUNE, STEPHEN BURNS, chairman and CEO of Wheaton World Wide Moving, received the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Best of Indiana category within the newly reorganized Lake Michigan Area program, including companies...

Entrepreneur resources.
September 1, 2006... BUSINESS PLANS * Bplans.com--Sample business plans from the makers of Business Plan Pro software * American Express: Creating a Business Plan--Steps to create a successful business plan, homeS. americanexpress.com *...

Business insurance checkup: how often do you review your company's risks and coverage?(INSURANCE)
September 1, 2006... BUSINESS IS BOOMING, your company expanding rapidly You're adding new locations, cracking distant markets, taking on new employees. Don't forget to call your insurance agent. Companies need to review their business insurance coverage at...

Northwest Indiana.(Physical Therapy)
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS APT Plus Physical Therapy 217 N. Broad St. Griffith, 46319 219/864-3300 7345 Indianapolis Blvd. Hammond, 47324 219/844-8100 1100 Joliet St. Dyer, 46311 219/864-3300 ...

Healthy employees increase productivity.(occupational health program )
September 1, 2006... Sisters of St. Francis Health Services SAINT ANTHONY SAINT MARGARET MERCY SAINT ANTHONY MEMORIAL A CAPITAL NEED Human capital is a precious resource. And it's no secret that healthy employees are more productive...

Working toward good health: full range of preventive health-care services.(Northwest Indiana)
September 1, 2006... Preventive health-care measures mean fewer injuries and illnesses, work-related or otherwise. That translates into less pain and lost wages for employees and more productivity and fewer claims for employers. Community Healthcare System...

Your source for a healthy lifestyle.(health services as well as educational programs)
September 1, 2006... Nestled in the countryside of Chesterton is the 53,000-square-foot Duneland Health and Wellness Institute (DHWI). The complex was developed to serve the health and wellness needs of Porter County. As a partnership of Saint Anthony Memorial and...

South Bend & Northern Indiana.(employee health screenings and health education )
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Elkhart General Hospital 600 East Boulevard Elkhart, 46514 574/523-7503 www.egh.org Geographic Area Served: Elkhart and the surrounding communities Services: Elkhart General Business Health...

Fort Wayne & Northeast Indiana.(health-screening programs)
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Bluffton Regional Medical Center 303 S. Main Bluffton, 46714 260/824-3210 www.blufftonregional.com Geographic Area Served: Wells, Jay, Blackford, Huntington and Adams counties Services:...

Terre Haute & Western Indiana.
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Terre Haute Regional Hospital 3901 S. 7th St. Terre Haute, 47802 812/232-0021 www.regionalhospital.com Geographic Area Served: Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley Services: Nutrition Services at...

Lafayette/ Crawfordsville Area.(drug-testing collections)(health-promotion services)
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Amett Health System 2600 Greenbush St. Lafayette, 47904 765/448-8000 P.O. Box 5545 Lafayette, 47903-5545 www.arnett.com Geographic Area Served: Lafayette and a 14-county area Services:...

AWARE Online Tools: giving employees the tools to make wise health-care decisions.(Online Health Encyclopedia)(Personal Wellness Programs )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... To assist employers and plan participants in the age of consumer-driven health plans, Unified Group Services is offering members a complete suite of decision-support tools that allow consumers to take charge of their healthcare. Our AWARE...

Kokomo Area.
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Howard Regional Health System 3500 S. Lafountain St. Kokomo, 46902 765/453-0702 www.howardcommunity.org Geographic Area Served: Howard and surrounding counties Services: Varied educational...

Indianapolis & Central Indiana.
September 1, 2006... Community Health Network/Health Promotion Services 6911 Hillsdale Court Indianapolis, 46250 317/621-9355 eCommunity.com Geographic Area Served: Indiana and Midwest states Services: Community Health Network designs...

Spectrum Health Systems.
September 1, 2006... Spectrum Health Systems is an Indianapolis-based health management company that partners with organizations to reduce claims utilization and improve the health of employee and dependent populations. As market innovators, we continually scan the...

Wellness: keeping the healthy--healthy: helping the unhealthy become healthy.
September 1, 2006... Health care spending grows faster than the gross domestic product (GDP) and is projected to account for 18% of the GDP by 2012, up from 14% in 2001. Everyone can change their personal health status and our health landscape dramatically. Chronic...

Motivate members to become active in health care: wellness services are available to any employer interested in keeping health costs down.
September 1, 2006... For more than 10 years, Principal Wellness Co. has promoted prevention as a key factor in addressing looming health care costs by providing onsite health and wellness screenings including overall wellness program development, private member...

More band-aid therapy or the cure: CLS Benefit Solutions Inc.--the industry leader in employee benefits and wellness.
September 1, 2006... Michael F. Campbell is the Founder/ President of CLS Benefit Solutions Inc. and President of the Wellness Council of Indiana. Q&A Research Inc. conducted a national survey at the commission of Great-West Healthcare from January 9-26, 2006....

Anderson/ Muncie & Eastern Indiana.
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Cardinal Health System 2401 University Ave. Mancie, 47303 765/747-3785 www.cardinalhealthsystem.org Geographic Area Served: Eastern Indiana: Albany, Marion, Muncie, Portland, Upland, Gas City and...

Evansville & Southwest Indiana.
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Deaconess LifeQuest 600 Mary St. Evansville, 47747 812/450-7405 800/939-6317 www.deaconess.com Geographic Area Served: Southern Indiana, western Kentucky and southeast Illinois ...

Bloomington/Nashville/Columbus Area.(functional capacity evaluations)(Medical Center)
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Bedford Regional Medical Center 2900W. 16th St. Bedford, 47421 812/275-1439 www.brmchealthcare.com Geographic Area Served: Bedford area, Southern Indiana Services: Wellness programs: diabetes...

Southeast Indiana.(Wellness Center at Clark Memorial Hospital)
September 1, 2006... HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS Clark Memorial Hospital Wellness Center 1319 Missouri Ave. Jeffersonville, 47130 812/283-2600 www.clarkmemorial.org Geographic Area Served: Clark, Floyd and Jefferson counties Services: The...

Design matters: designing offices for productivity, image and sustainability.(OFFICE DESIGN)
September 1, 2006... BOOSTING EMPLOYEE productivity can help businesses gain a competitive edge. But providing employees with the latest tools and equipment is just one avenue to that destination. A 2006 U.S. Workplace Survey conducted by Gensler, a global design...

Office tech update: from "print and distribute" to "distribute and print.".(OFFICE: TECHNOLOGY)
September 1, 2006... TECHNOLOGY IS virtually synonymous with change, and office technology is no different. Over the past few years it has changed significantly For one, standalone copiers, fax machines, scanners and printers have been replaced with multifunctional...

West-Central Indiana update: the region's top business stories.(REGIONAL REPORT: WEST CENTRAL)
September 1, 2006... A SURGE OF NEW investment dollars and development is pouting into several of west-central Indiana's communities and industrial parks. The building boom will bring approximately 1,000 new jobs and nearly $350 million in construction and...

College town: ISU and Rose-Hulman students work to enhance Terre Haute.(REGIONAL REPORT: WEST CENTRAL)
September 1, 2006... MOST COLLEGE TOWNS in Indiana claim one significant institution of higher learning. The towns thrive because of the influx of students and their dollars and the enthusiasm they bring to the communities. Terre Haute boasts four colleges, with...

Crawford Industries: forty-year-old Crawfordsville company finds its niche.(REGIONAL REPORT: WEST CENTRAL)
September 1, 2006... GROWING CRAWFORD Industries to new heights was on the minds of David Sullivan and Kendall Faulstich when they bought the Crawfordsville company in 1999. Its vinyl division had recently been sold, it was a little overstaffed and it needed new...

You need an intellectual property strategy: define the benefits of your IP to know how to protect it.(ADVICE: LAW)
September 1, 2006... MANY DECISIONS involving intellectual property are made without a strategy. This leads to protection that is not cost effective, intellectual property that has no specific purpose, and increased risk of problems. With no strategy, some...

Consumerism: it's the direction of the health-care industry.(ADVICE: HEALTH CARE)
September 1, 2006... EMPLOYERS ARE continually seeking to control their benefit costs. One approach has been shifting more of the decisions as well as more of the costs to employees. Health savings accounts (HSAs) were the first step towards taking a...

Grabbing the life sciences ring: it's tough to do with 50 hands out.(VIEWPOINT)
September 1, 2006... READING THROUGH A recent report ranking Indiana high among the states in bioscience successes, it was tempting to relax a moment and enjoy the attention. After all, "Growing the Nation's Bioscience Sector: State Bioscience Initiatives 2006,"...