POSTED: Saturday, January 3, 2009/JACH NEWS SERVICE. It was the first New Years Eve at Scagnolis Cajun & BBQ downtown and for a moment the thought of getting a new restaurant off the ground in a brutal economy was forgotten in the chatty near standing-room-only crowd and the music of Dr. Fine.Read More...
Here is list of Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings for Greater Lafayette businesses:
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m.
ABSolute U Fitness celebrates One-Year anniversary ribbon cutting at 482 W. Navajo, Suite A in West Lafayette.
ABSolute U Fitness is located behind Dog and Suds on Sagamore Parkway West and provides customized workout plans that fit your mind, body and spirit. ABSolute U Fitness offers certified personal trainers on site at all times in a new facility. They offer monthy open gym memberships with no contract required. Free access all cardio equipment is also available anytime. Special discount rates for specific companies and group rates are also available.
Purdue, Bose McKinney to offer intellectual property workshops Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:26:00 EST Purdue University and law firm Bose McKinney & Evans LLP will offer two free workshops this month focused on the legal issues of intellectual property involving trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets.
The first session, from 9-11 a.m. Jan. 20, is planned at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. The workshop will be repeated from 9-11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Purdue Research Park's Conference Center, 3000 Kent Ave.
Economist: 'Blending wall' stands in way of ethanol growth Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:20:00 EST Ethanol production opened the door to the renewable fuels industry. The industry now must get past an imposing wall of federal regulations and market conditions if it hopes to grow, said a Purdue University agricultural economist.
"The ethanol industry is now faced with what is called a 'blending wall,'" said Wally Tyner, an energy policy specialist. "The ethanol industry will not and cannot grow with the blending wall in place. That means we won't have cellulosic ethanol and the demand for corn for ethanol will be limited unless the blending wall is somehow changed or we find a way around it."
Webinar to help improve supervisor, workforce relationships Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:50:00 EST The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is sponsoring a five-part webinar series to teach supervisors how to improve on-the-job performance for both themselves and their employees.
The Enhancing Supervisory and Employee Performance program, sponsored by Purdue Extension's Women in Agriculture team, will consist of sessions held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the following Mondays: Jan. 12 and 26, Feb. 9 and 23, and March 23.
Purdue, TechLift and The Burton D. Morgan Foundation launch Ohio internship program Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:16:00 EST Purdue University and Ohio entrepreneurial support organization TechLift announced Monday (Dec. 15) the launch of the Interns for Entrepreneurship Northeast Ohio Program to place the university's students with regional startup technology companies.
The program will provide subsidized summer internship opportunities for students to work at technology companies that are clients of Techlift. The Burton D. Morgan Foundation, based in Hudson, Ohio, is providing partial funding for the program as part of its mission to support and promote entrepreneurship nationally.
Unity Healthcare announced that Dr. Kent Lancaster has joined Unity Radiology and will be practicing radiology at InnerVision Advanced Medical Imaging and InnerVision West. InnerVision is located at 1411 S Creasy Lane on the Unity Medical Center campus in Lafayette.Read More...
Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union is one of 1,200 Midwest credit unions announcing a vehicle purchase price discount from GM available to their members. "Invest in America" provides a great value to consumers who take advantage of a GM price discount program on purchases of eligible Buick, Cadillac, Hummer, Saab, Chevrolet, GMC, Saturn and Pontiac cars and trucks. The program, running from December 8, 2008 through June 30, 2009, offers eligible vehicles at a GM Supplier for Friends price discount to credit union members and members of their households. Credit union members will be able to get an additional $250 bonus cash discount between now and January 5, 2009, on their eligible new GM vehicle purchase. The discounts, among the best and most broad-based values offered by GM, will stack on top of most other incentives being offered. &Read More...
Wabash National Corporation Wednesday announced that its Lafayette manufacturing operations will commence an extended holiday shutdown for the period Dec. 22 through Jan. 5 at which time certain operations will be re-started. Read More...
Cascada Park Place, a two-building multi-use project now under construction and targeted for completion in May, will bring the first opportunity for restaurants and retail businesses to join Lafayettes eastside Cascada Business Park. Read More...
The Hoosier Heartland Small Business Development Center will be hosting its "How To Start Your Own Business" workshop from 1-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the Swezey Commerce Center, 337 Columbia St. This workshop is free and open to anyone wanting to start a business. Read More...
Unity Healthcare announced that Dr. Seth Kresovsky has joined Burgett Eye Care. The practice is located at 1345 Unity Place, Suite 245. Dr. Kresovsky received his medical degree and completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine. Read More...
Abstract Technology celebrated the opening of its new business downtown with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at its headquarters, 214 N. 4th St. Owner Michael Daughterty said he picked the downtown location because it was convenient for his business.Read More...
Sharon White, information and referral specialist with the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) at Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs, recently completed coursework and passed the test to become a Certified Information and Referral Specialist Aging.
The workshop "How To Start Your Own Business" will be held Nov. 19, 1-4:30 p.m. at the Swezey Commerce Center, 337 Columbia St. The worksho is put on the by the Hoosier Heartland Small Business Development Center. The workshop is open to anyone interested in starting their own business. Read More...
Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday to finish with a moderate advance that left broad stock indexes at their highest levels in two months.
AP NewsBreak: Economy has UofI arena plans on hold (AP) Tue, 6 Jan 2009 23:07:35 Etc/GMT The University of Illinois is indefinitely delaying plans to build a new basketball arena or refurbish the 46-year-old Assembly Hall, blaming the sour economy.
Welcome centers, Florida tourism ads may be axed (AP) Tue, 6 Jan 2009 23:04:45 Etc/GMT Florida may shut down its welcome centers that serve free orange juice and could also sharply curtail television ads that beckon snow-weary Northerners to the Sunshine State.
U.S. budget deficit seen topping $1 trillion in 2009 (Reuters) Tue, 6 Jan 2009 23:03:38 Etc/GMT Politicians want American consumers to resume spending to pull the economy out of its tailspin, and the U.S. government is leading by example with a potential $1 trillion deficit in 2009 -- even before a massive stimulus plan.
World stocks advance despite weak US economic data (AP) Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:57:07 Etc/GMT World stock markets rose Tuesday as the new year's cautious optimism held amid relatively positive corporate news, particularly from the struggling British retailing sector, and despite some dismal U.S. economic data.
