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InterBusiness Issues - October 2003

IMEC: A Manufacturing Roundtable

Tucker Kennedy, vice president, marketing and public relations, of the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center (IMEC), sat down with three manufacturing leaders to get their assessment of the manufacturing sector and its prospects for the future.
Features

Business Profile

Clark Engineers, Inc.
Clark Engineers, Inc. was started in Washington in 1973 as a consulting engineering firm, primarily offering civil engineering and surveying. Over the years the company has expanded its staff, its services, and its market.
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Columns
Ag Issues
Conference Includes Hazardous Waste Collection
Patrick Kirchhofer - Peoria County Farm Bureau
Airport Issues
The GPRA to Renovate Parking Lot
Solomon Balraj, Peoria Greater Regional Airport
Business/IT Issues
Web Sites: The Telephone of the 21st Century
Toner Babovac, PSC Group
Central Illinois EDC Impact
Entrepreneurship and the New Workforce
Mike Quine, EDC of Central Illinois
Chamber Issues
Community Leadership School Back in Session
Carol Merna, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
City Issues
Making Peoria a Technology Hub
David P. Ransburg, Mayor of Peoria
Community Issues
Exempt Churches From Historic Designation
W. Michael Bryant, Methodist Medical Center
Education Issues
College Competitions Translate Into Real World Skills
Dr. John Erwin, Illinois Central College
Ethical Issues
Communicating Clearly Makes Ethical Sense
Dr. John Throop, The Summit Group
Financial Issues
Like Bargains? You May Be a Value Investor
Scott Elger, Morgan Stanley
Finding Fitness
Is Your Golf Season Over? Think Again
Michael Hintz, Absolute Fitness
Health Care Issues
OSF Healthcare System’s Critical Role in IHI’s IMPACT Network
Dr. R. Michael Gulley, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
HR Issues
Employers Favor Health Management Programs
John Gibson, Employers' Association
Innovative Issues
Local Tech Investment, Local Economic Return
Dr. Donald Rager, Peoria NEXT
Insurance Issues
Key-Person Insurance: A Small Business Lifeline
JR Runkel, Fortner Insurance Agency, Inc.
Public Issues
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan in the Works
Congressman Ray LaHood, 18th Congressional District
Social Issues
Agencies Collaborate to Stretch Available Funds
Michael Stephan, Heart of Illinois United Way
Staffing Issues
Celebrate Equal Opportunity for Disabled Workers in October
David Smith, Manpower Professional
Workforce Issues
Developing a Learning Community
Bashir Ali, Central Illinois Workforce Development