InterBusiness Issues - November 2005

An Interview with the Class of 2005

Although it's difficult to define, most people say they know leadership when they see it. In this issue, you'll know leadership when you read it. At InterBusiness Issues, we dedicate every November to 40 Leaders Under Forty - a celebration of young leaders who contribute their skills to our region's businesses and communities. Because of them and other leaders like them, central Illinois makes continual strides in every industry and in our determination to better the lives of the people who make their homes here.

Features

Business Profile

In an era when bank mergers are commonplace, the recent merger of Bank One Corporation and J.P. Morgan Chase made people sit up and take notice. The JP Morgan Chase Bank Regional President explains what the new firm means for central Illinois.

Is Your Cable Able?

Julie Drake
Jewel Technology Services
The cabling solution you choose for a new or retro-fit building is the single most important decision you can make when it comes to your network design.
Also in this issue...

Privately Held Companies are Frequent Fraud Victims

Conni Ochs
RSM McGladrey
Cutting costs, improving productivity, and limiting risks to remain profitable still do not address the threat of business fraud, a crime that cost U.S. businesses an average of 6 percent of annual revenue in 2002.

Sexual Orientation Discrimination: New Amendments

Thomas Broderick
Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C.
For many Illinois employers, municipal ordinances have provided limited remedies for individuals who experienced sexual orientation discrimination.
Columns
Patrick Kirchhofer - Peoria County Farm Bureau
Dr. Robert Zinser, Zinser Chiropractic Clinics
Mayor Jim Ardis, City of Peoria
W. Michael Bryant, Methodist Medical Center
David Williams, Peoria County Board
Dr. John Erwin, Illinois Central College
Dr. John Throop, The Summit Group
Roger Meyer, OSF Healthcare Foundation
Mary Pille, Employers' Association
Congressman Ray LaHood - U.S. Congress
Michael Stephan, Heart of Illinois United Way
Bashir Ali, Central Illinois Workforce Development