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.
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