Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) articles from August 2003

Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) archives from August 2003

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefs Column.
August 6, 2003... Aug. 6--RESTAURANT COMPANY HONORS EXECUTIVE WITH CHAIRMAN'S AWARD: Jill Garner, vice president of finance and controller of Huse Inc., recently won the company's 2003 chairman's award. The award is given annually to an individual who has been...

Development Deal May Change in Bloomington, Ind.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 6--Building 1, a massive 200,000 square foot structure at the former RCA/Thomson site, was demolished two years ago to make way for a high-tech business park on Bloomington's near south side. It never happened....

Bloomington, Ind.-Area Police Departments Get Kits to Fight Identity Theft.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Aug. 6--In an effort to help local police officers identify and investigate identity theft crimes -- including stolen credit cards, Social Security numbers, check fraud and emptied bank accounts -- the U.S. Secret...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Jennifer Piurek Column.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Jennifer Piurek Aug. 6--I'd been curious about the Bloomington Cooking School from the time it opened a couple of years ago, but never seemed to find the time for a class. When I learned it was offering a "Decadent Organic...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Aug. 6--Janko's Little Zagreb of Bloomington, considered by many as one of the best steak restaurants in the Midwest, received confirmation of that accolade recently by Midwest Foodservice News, an industry magazine....

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Aug. 6--It's been clear for years that U.S. manufacturing jobs have been relocating to low-cost foreign countries at a steady pace. Now, the technology sector may be following suit. One out of 10 jobs in the...

New Plan Addresses Development in Bloomington, Ind., Neighborhood.
August 7, 2003... Aug. 7--The West Kirkwood Plan calls for more intense development along the busy Bloomington avenue. Those developers who follow the design standards laid out in plan are entitled to incentives such as tax abatements. Vinyl siding is not...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Guest Column.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Steve Howard Aug. 7--By policy, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce is not partisan. However, we are very interested in issues affecting business, many of which are influenced by local government. We are, therefore,...

University Fiber-Optic Network Honored in Indiana.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Steve Hinnefeld Aug. 8--A high-speed fiber network that links Indiana and Purdue University campuses is getting national attention. EDUCAUSE, the nation's leading association for information technology, will give the system its...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Hotline Column.
August 8, 2003... Aug. 8--QUESTION: My family has a running joke about how companies pull products from production just when we're getting to like them. Two examples are Pepperidge Farm chocolate fish cookies and Optimum Nutrition Protein Diet Meal mix....

Number of $100,000+ Earners Growing at Indiana University.
August 9, 2003... Byline: Steve Hinnefeld Aug. 9--Twenty-five Indiana University administrators and faculty top the $200,000 salary mark for 2003-04, according to figures made available by the university. New IU President Adam Herbert heads the list...

Federal Report's Recommendations Put Small-Town Post Offices in Jeopardy.
August 10, 2003... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 10--When the U.S. Postal Service ended its last fiscal year $11 billion in debt, the Bush administration appointed a commission to recommend changes to turn things around. A 204-page final report released July...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
August 10, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Aug. 10--MAJORITY OF COLLEGE GRADS EXPECT TO BE OUT OF WORK: The summer has been a tough job market for college graduates, and a recent poll indicates that things aren't getting better anytime soon. A majority of...

Weekend Event Could Be Step Toward Permanent Nashville, Ind., Archery Range.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Michael Schroeder Aug. 11--NASHVILLE, Ind.--South-central Indiana archers took aim at three-dimensional dummy animal targets and set their sights on a permanent archery range this weekend at Deer Run Park near Nashville. ...

Nashville, Ind., Craftsman Creating Fantastic Wooden Furniture in Studio.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Jill Hundley Aug. 11--NASHVILLE, Ind.--Art connoisseurs may see a building, a sheep, a bagel or even a jellyfish queen in Tom Tedrowe's furniture design. That is, if they can pull their eyes from the exquisite detail in each of...

Card Store Becomes Latest Shop in Downtown Bloomington, Ind., to Close.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Michael Koryta Aug. 11--The Bloomington downtown square will lose a third store before the end of the summer. Amy Ripberger, owner of The Viewpoint card and gift shop on the west side of the square, said she plans to close by...

Bloomington, Ind., Development Approved with Conditions.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 12--A proposed subdivision of 30 single-family lots and 20 multifamily units in the Bryan Park neighborhood got a green light Monday night. But neighbors and the city plan commission, who granted the approval...

Brown County, Ind., Officials Reassessing Reassessment.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Bethany Swaby Aug. 12--NASHVILLE, Ind.--Although Monday night's meeting of Brown County officials left residents concerned about reassessment with more questions than answers, it appears work will begin again as soon as possible...

EDITORIAL: Changes in Downtown Bloomington, Ind., Can Be an Opportunity.
August 13, 2003... Aug. 13--The loss of another established business from Bloomington's downtown square can't be viewed simply as a sign of a deteriorating commercial zone in the city's center. Instead, it should be viewed as part of a much larger issue: the...

Southern Indiana Business Group Hopes to Save Facility from Closure.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Laura Lane Aug. 17--Would the federal government close down a military installation responsible for supplying the equipment that special forces used to rescue captured American soldier Jessica Lynch? Members of the Southern...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefcase Column.
August 17, 2003... Aug. 17--STEPHENS HONORED BY BANK: David Stephens of Union Planters Bank in Bloomington recently received the 2003 UP Best award during an awards ceremony in Indianapolis. Stephens was among 25 employees in the Midwest Banking Group...

Indiana Candidates Advocate Bloomington Route for Planned Interstate.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Kurt Van der Dussen Aug. 17--"Give me a shovel and I'll start digging." That was the stance on new-terrain Interstate 69 voiced Friday by David McIntosh, one of the state's "big three" Republican gubernatorial candidates. ...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Mike Leonard Column.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Mike Leonard Aug. 17--Late last winter, Tokaya Hogan realized that she was going to need to find a new apartment with a lease that would allow her to leave town shortly after graduating in December. After some looking -- and...

Developer Plans to Demolish Bedford, Ind., Shopping Center, Build Lowe's.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Ben Bogus Aug. 17--BEDFORD, Ind.--If Bedford's Stone City Mall is sold later this year as expected, it will be demolished and replaced with a new Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse. Mall owner Fred Herthel has said he is confident...

Initiative to Save Old Bloomington, Ind., Theater Goes Statewide.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Nicole Berner Aug. 17--BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--A statewide initiative to save single-screen movie theaters, opera houses and drive-ins has put a feather in the cap of Chris Sturbaum. "I'm really gratified because there are a lot of...

Bloomington, Ind., Business Is Reborn as Neighborhood Tavern.
August 17, 2003... Byline: Mike Leonard Aug. 17--When Trish Stone reclaimed the downtown Bloomington tavern that her husband had opened as the Fiddler's Green 30 years ago, she had T-shirts made up with a depiction of the legendary Phoenix printed on them....

Bloomington, Ind., Transit Agency to Experiment with Biodiesel Buses.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 18--Specially formulated soybean oil will power four Bloomington Transit buses by the end of the year, if all goes as planned. Bloomington Transit is accepting proposals from suppliers to provide a biodiesel...

OPINION: Much More to Story of Valium's Discovery.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Marvin Carmack Aug. 18--Your story entitled, "Valium Turns Forty," in your July 16 edition, with its photograph of the discoverer of Valium, organic chemist Dr. Leo Sternbach, left untold a fascinating story of how an important new...

Bloomington, Ind., Bakery Turns Neighboring Store into Bagel Shop.
August 18, 2003

Blooming, Ind., Businesses Seize Loophole in Smoking Ban.
August 19, 2003... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 19--Seeing a loophole in Bloomington's smoking ban, just about every business that could slip through it has done so. Several restaurant-bar businesses have made the changes to keep puffing patrons inside their...

EDITORIAL: Move Up Smoking Ban.
August 20, 2003... Aug. 20--Jim Karl at City Grille has it right. The Bloomington City Council should have banned smoking in one fell swoop. Creating an exemption for certain establishments based on the ages of their clientele -- it's OK until January of...

Bloomington, Ind., Plan to Convert CSX Rail Property to Trail Picks up Steam.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Sarah Morin Aug. 22--Plans to convert Bloomington's rail switchyard and steel tracks into a community greenway are picking up speed and energy as rail company officials and community members share their plans to move it forward....

Cinergy Asks Indiana Customers to Watch Out for Con Artists.
August 22, 2003

Bloomington, Ind.-Area Nonprofit Agencies Collaborate through Alliance.
August 22, 2003

Husband-Wife Doctors Open Greene County, Ind., Clinic.
August 23, 2003

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefcase Column.
August 24, 2003

Seymour, Ind., Mom Writes Book to Help with College.
August 24, 2003

Low Interest Rates Make Student Loans More Attractive.
August 24, 2003

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Property Transfers Column.
August 25, 2003

Businesses Brace for Indiana University Students.
August 25, 2003

Monroe County, Ind.'s Tax Rate to Rise in 2004.
August 25, 2003

Goodwill Ready for Grand Opening in Bloomington, Ind.
August 26, 2003

Bloomington, Ind., College Students Rush to Hook Up Telephone Service.
August 26, 2003

Buying School Supplies Expensive Proposition for Bloomington, Ind., Families.
August 26, 2003... Byline: Anne Kibbler Aug. 26--One large glue stick: $1.59 A box of eight markers: $3.49 A pair of safe scissors: $1.49 (on sale). Most school supplies are low-ticket items, but ask any parent about buying pencils, paper and...

Indiana University Seeks Details on Proposed Water Rate Hike.
August 26, 2003

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business Briefcase Column.
August 31, 2003

Indiana University Center Finds Reducing Accidents Takes More Than Training.
August 31, 2003

Indiana University Offers Students Wide Range of Innovative Research Projects.
August 31, 2003

Indiana University Bookstore Expands Offerings, Adds New Location.
August 31, 2003