Budgets are tight. Good decisions are critical. A series of regional workshops designed to provide tools and techniques to measure economic impact can help community leaders determine the best investments for their communities’ economic future. Conducted at locations across Indiana this summer, the series’ next workshop will take place in New Albany. Elected officials, community [...]
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Regional economic impact workshop offered in New Albany at IUS on June 28
Posted on June 17th, 2011 | By David Gard
IU Life Sciences Collaboration Conference May 13 to focus on Health Information Technology
Posted on April 26th, 2011 | By David Gard
Health Information Technology: Indiana’s Role In The Development Of A National Model Proponents have argued that the full utilization of electronic health records will serve to improve patient care, increase patient safety, and simplify compliance and regulation of the US healthcare system and save money. All this may occur if the roadblocks to success are [...]
WSJ: A Nation of Takers, not Makers?
Posted on April 11th, 2011 | By David Gard
A compelling, and sobering, recent perspective from the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal: More Americans work for the government than work in construction, farming, fishing, forestry, manufacturing, mining and utilities combined. Every state in America today except for two—Indiana and Wisconsin—has more government workers on the payroll than people manufacturing industrial goods. A [...]
Innovation In Indiana
Posted on April 4th, 2011 | By David Gard
Featured on a special program of Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick focused on innovation, IU Vice President for Engagement Bill Stephan discussed the importance of state resources to enhance innovation and participated in a panel discussion on the key role of universities in innovation: Part I, Part II. Click on the above links to [...]
Connect with IU: The Polis Center
Posted on April 2nd, 2011 | By Bill Stephan
From the Polis Center website: Established in 1989, The Polis Center is a multi-disciplinary research center dedicated to the study and interpretation of urban communities. The Center has particular interest and expertise in the study of neighborhoods, urban planning, community development, religion, heritage and culture, and education. One of the Center’s primary areas of [...]
