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

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

Monroe County, Ind., Social Service Funds at Risk.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Kurt Van der Dussen Jul. 30--It's ironic, but in tough times when the help is needed most, tight budgets from stagnant tax bases cause local governments to have to cut social services. The Monroe County Council is faced with...

High Unemployment Rate among Disabled.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 30--People with disabilities in the United States have the highest rate of unemployment -- 70 percent -- of any group of Americans. Robert Pasternack wants to do something about it. Pasternack is...

Indiana Cracking Down on Illegal Ginseng Exports.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Katy Murphy Jul. 30--Last year, ginseng dealers legally exported 3,192 pounds of the wild herb out of state, selling it for between $200 and $500 a pound. But Indiana conservation officers say they have discovered quite a...

Bloomington, Ind., Medical-Instrument Job Fair Draws 1,000 Applicants.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 30--More than 1,000 job seekers attended a Cook Inc. job fair at the Bloomington convention center Tuesday in hopes of landing a new career in the medical instrument manufacturing field. Because of the...

Bloomington, Ind., Medical-Device Firm's Job Fair Draws 1,000 Applicants.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 30--More than 1,000 job seekers attended a Cook Inc. job fair at the Bloomington convention center Tuesday in hopes of landing a new career in the medical instrument manufacturing field. Because of the...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
July 30, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 30--JANKO'S LITTLE ZAGREB MAKES 'BEST OF INDIANA' LISTING: Janko's Little Zagreb of Bloomington, considered by many as one of the best steak restaurants in the Midwest, received confirmation of that accolade...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business People Column.
July 27, 2003... Jul. 27--BRIDGES NAMED ROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR: Monroe Circuit Judge Douglas R. "Randy" Bridges of Bloomington has assumed the volunteer post of Rotary International district governor for 2003-04. As governor, Bridges coordinates the...

Tower Cranes High-Tech Solution for Bloomington, Ind., Tall Building Projects.
July 27, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 27--BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--Downtown Bloomington has never seen simultaneous construction projects going up as fast -- or as high -- as the three current residential and commercial developments at the city's center....

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
July 27, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 27--COOK INC. SEEKING NEW EMPLOYEES AT JOB FAIR TUESDAY: The successful launch of Bloomington-based Cook Inc.'s Zenith abdominal aortic aneurysm graft system earlier this year is creating new jobs in Bloomington....

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
July 23, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 23--NEW MEXICAN TACO RESTAURANT COMING TO KIRKWOOD: Jose Salazar, the owner of the successful La Torre Restaurant at 1155 S. College Mall Road, plans to open a new taco restaurant in the former Espresso Royale...

Indiana Economy Faces Growing Problem of Aging Population.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 22--Indiana's population is getting older, and the potential reduction in the number of people in the prime working ages over the next 20 years could have big implications for the future of the state's economy....

Owners of Former Bloomington, Ind., Farm Consider Housing Development.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 22--For the past 16 years, people living around the relatively untouched, 80-acre Ramsey Farm on Bloomington's southeast side have been bracing for the day it would be developed. Now, one the largest tracts...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business People Column.
July 20, 2003... Jul. 20--PERSONNEL Christy named regional president: John E. Christy recently joined the Monroe Bank in Bloomington as president of the bank's central region. Mark Bradford remains the bank's president and CEO. Christy has 20 years of...

Bloomington, Ind., Apparel Retailers Struggle through Trying Economic Times.
July 20, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 20--For most clothing retailers, the dicey economy coupled with increased competition from big stores and small has made 2003 one of the most difficult years in memory. In Bloomington, several large retailers...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
July 20, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 20--BOAT SALES ON RISE: The pleasure boat market is experiencing a strong summer so far, as more Americans put off air travel and expensive vacations in favor of family outings on waterways closer to home. ...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
July 16, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 16--Greek's Pizza, a successful Muncie-based pizza chain with another location in Greenwood, will open at 118 E. Kirkwood Ave. in Bloomington in early September. The owner is Andrew Goth, who also operates...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business People Column.
July 13, 2003... Jul. 13--MCMATH IS NEW CIO AT BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL: Mark W. McMath, formerly of Clinical Laboratory Partners in Newington, Conn., has been named chief information officer of Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System. McMath will be...

Bloomington, Ind.-Area Census Shows Movement to More Rural Areas.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 13--The latest U.S. Census population estimates for cities and towns show that Bloomington, Ellettsville, Bedford and Martinsville all lost population from April of 2000 to July 2002. At the same time that...

Two Retailers to Close Stores in Bloomington, Ind., Shopping Center.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 13--Two longtime Bloomington retailers in the 100 block of North Walnut Street at Sixth Street will close later this month after inventory close-out sales. The departure of Perennial Designs, which has been...

Southern Indiana Sign Companies Forced to Change with Times.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 13--Sign companies in southern Indiana and across the country have had to change designs and adapt to new community rules and signage trends in recent years. For most companies, it was a choice of change or die....

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 13--AREA COUNTIES SHOW POPULATION GROWTH, FOR THE MOST PART: Recent figures from the U.S. Census show the population in seven of eight counties in the Bloomington/Bedford area grew from April 1, 2000 to July 1,...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
July 9, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 9--The outlook for the restaurant industry continues to improve, according to a recently calculated Restaurant Performance Index from the National Restaurant Association. The monthly composite index tracks...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Business People Column.
July 6, 2003... Jul. 6--ROLER RETIRES FROM ONB: Marion Roler, assistant manager at Old National Bank's Whitehall Plaza Financial Center, has retired after 17 years of banking service. Roler, a native of Connecticut, began her banking career with Mid...

Bloomington, Ind., Architectural Trend Combines Brick, Limestone.
July 6, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 6--Stray very far from the Indiana University campus in Bloomington and the amount of limestone used in major building projects typically drops from a lot to mostly trim and detail work. The most common...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Brian Werth Column.
July 6, 2003... Byline: Brian Werth Jul. 6--BLOOMINGTON POPULATION GROWS: New population groupings established recently by the executive branch's Office of Management and Budget added Greene and Owen counties to Monroe County in making up the...