FOCUS ON FORT WAYNE AND NORTHEAST INDIANAFocus 2008 is a business review special section of Fort Wayne Newspapers and serves as a comprehensive resource for business professionals to gain insight into the local economy. The editorial staffs of The News-Sentinel and The Journal Gazette gathered information from local business leaders, corporate CEOs and researchers for a concise compilation of trends, forecasts and reviews of what they see as northeast Indiana's outlook for the year. The three sections of Focus 2008 cover Retail & Industry, Communities & Tourism and Health & Education, respectively. The following editions were produced by News-Sentinel staff. (NOTE: Pages are in PDF format. CLICK HERE to download Adobe Reader.) |
Housing & Home ImprovementPage 1 What downturn? Residential work has slowed, but contractors are optimisticLower housing prices keep cost of living lower in Fort WayneHousing authority feels the squeezeBuilders group offers education, support to membersPage 2 Rebirth of a neighborhoodPage 3 Continuation of Page 1 stories AUTHORITY, SLOWING, COST and HBAPage 4 The Harrison: Condo complex is a fresh concept for city'Green' is growingPage 5 Building on confidenceThe 'personal touch' guides Lancia HomesPage 6 Consultant is right where she wants to beThere are still good reasons to buildPage 7 Mass house auction brings mixed resultsPage 8 Challenges bring growth, success to home lenderPage 9 Lender aims to be part of the solutionPage 10 Many weather housing crunch in historic homesRedo your floors -- and help the environmentPage 11 Cabinets make or break a kitchenKeep your remodeling hassles to a minimumPage 12 Business is brisk for home inspectorHome-remodeling business: Customized for successContinuation of Page 11 story CONTRACTORPage 13 Ladies, get your hammers |
TourismPage 1Tourism to city is up Page 2 A tasty Thai treasureSteakhouse puts on savory showCome for the beer, and stay for the atmospherePage 3 And then we all went Mad … Three guys, a dream and a breweryDelights for the eye -- as well as the mouthFavorite of families for six decadesPage 4 An island amid changing timesPage 7 Coliseum success is key to local economyPage 8 Philharmonic lineup features 8 music director candidatesPage 9 Wizards are saying goodbye to Memorial Stadium with a bangK's goal: Bringing in businessFun for family at 'MAC'Ants need wins to make success completePage 10 The Plex flexes IPFW's soccer musclesSpiece lures millions of sports dollars into cityPage 11 Continuation of Page 9 stories SKATING, WIZARDS and MAD ANTSFort Wayne: Mecca for world amateur baseball?Plans for ice complex are progressingLoyal volunteers fuel Special Olympics groupPage 12 Staffers prep for TRF year-roundAdding title 'automobile' to classic carsContinuation of Page 11 story CONTRACTORPage 14 Holiday Inn aims to be 'destination hotel'Museum preserves firefighting's pastScience Central: Kids have fun here -- and learn |
EducationPage 1IPFW adds several new programs for fallActive bodies, active brains: Preschool balances mind and bodyTraining helps police handle mental illnessStudents get a head start at Northrop's Teaching AcademyPage 2 Continuation of Page 1 stories IPFW, PRESCHOOL, POLICE and TRAININGPage 3 Early Childhood Alliance focuses on children's futuresPine Hill offers unique preschool programPage 4 Hand In Hand Preschool offers special focus on speech therapyPage 5 Sister Catholic schools sprucing upPage 6 Keystone School: Fitting the studies to the studentChoices grow with new charter schoolsPage 7 Online tutoring is now easy, flexibleYouth get early start in health careersPage 8 Seminary connects spirits, communityStore caters to creative mindsPage 9 Tri-State becomes Trine UniversityIPFW gets 4-year medical schoolSize matters for Indiana TechPage 10 2 years at Ivy Tech can be step to 4-year degreeLocal Brown Mackie College grows quicklyPage 11 USF offers nursing program that caresSaint Francis is at its limit for student housingPage 12 Taylor-Fort Wayne: Making a difference in classroom, communityHigh-tech educationPage 13 Values, growth hand-in-hand at HuntingtonIPFW seeks to expand housingContinuation of Page 9 story TRI-STATEPage 14 Get on-the-job degreeBeauty college offers hopePage 15 JA program helps kids get down to businessSchwab works to restore reputation |
