Inside INdiana Business is hosted by Gerry Dick of Grow Indiana Media Ventures, L.L.C. Each episode includes popular segments such as the CEO Profile, Mark Patton's Indiana Stock Report and the Business Spotlight and Inside Technology, a focus on Indiana's role in the new high tech economy.

Friday, July 18

HEADLINES
Gerry Dick reports the top stories from the week.

TOP STORY: I-69 EXPANSION
Mayor Larry Haag, ( D ) City of Washington
Gov. Mitch Daniels and several other economic development leaders gathered in Evansville this week for the groundbreaking of the long-awaited Interstate 69 expansion. The I-69 expansion is a 142-mile highway that will link Indianapolis and Evansville. The Indiana Department of Transportation says estimates show the new I-69 will generate $3.2 billion in personal income growth for southwest Indiana, including benefits for Marion, Johnson, Morgan and Hendricks counties.

AROUND INDIANA
Headlines from Around Indiana

AROUND INDIANA: KEYBANK EXPANSION
Gary Hentschel, president, KeyBank-Central Indiana
While some banks are retrenching, one institution is launching plans for a big expansion. Inside INdiana Business has learned KeyBank is embarking on an aggressive plan to add up to 15 new branches in Central Indiana. KeyBank-Central Indiana President Gary Hentschel says it is part of a plan by the nation’s 15th largest bank to expand in growing markets around the country.

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: COPPER MOON COFFEE
Braden Gutwein, CEO, Copper Moon Coffee
Indianapolis specialty coffee roaster Copper Moon Coffee has acquired Coffee, Etc., an Indiana office coffee service provider formerly owned by Crystal Food Services. Copper Moon will operate its new office coffee service division from its headquarters and roasting plant on the east side of Indianapolis. The deal includes a customer base of hundreds of Central Indiana businesses and convenience store chains.

I ON CAMPUS
Richard "Biff" Williams, dean, ISU College of Nursing, Health and Human Services
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Indiana is below the national average for the number of nurses employed per 1,000 people, with 7.61 nurses. The national average is 7.82. Many nursing schools throughout the country have had to turn away qualified applicants, due to reasons such as a lack of funded faculty positions and clinical site availability, which further complicates the nursing situation. ISU's nursing department is fortunate in that it hasn't yet had to turn away any qualified applicants and this next academic year, the school is bringing its programs under one roof with the new College of Nursing, Health and Human Services. The college’s new dean joins us in studio.

BUSINESS OF HEALTH
Dr. Pat Loehrer, deputy director, IU Simon Cancer Center
The IU Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center is hosting an open house on July 25 and 26, and the public is invited. Joining Gerry Dick to talk about the new center is Dr. Pat Loehrer.

EXECUTIVE CONVERSATION: WFYI PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Lloyd Wright, president and CEO, WFYI Public Broadcasting
WFYI Public Broadcasting is helping to spur development in the re-emerging Meridian Corridor in mid-town Indianapolis. The parent company of Inside INdiana Business, Grow Indiana Media Venture, has decided to relocate its headquarters in the building on North Meridian Street. WFYI President and CEO Lloyd Wright has an update.

IN DEPTH: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Nate Feltman, Indiana secretary of commerce; Brian Zurawski, principal and executive vice president, Summit Realty Group; and John Hirschman, director of development, Browning Investments
Our panel of experts takes a behind-the-scenes look at the economic development process and attracting business to Indiana. This team recently made the deal to bring two distribution operations of LaCrosse Footwear into a new 380,000-square-foot distribution center in Park 267/Perry Industrial Park.

INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS
Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers announced new players on Wednesday. Bill Benner caught up with Larry Bird at the news conference.