Archives for the ‘Technology’ Category

Area businesses named as top small businesses

Nov 18th, 2009 • Category: Business, Technology

Task Force Tips of Valparaiso has been named a Small Business of the Year Finalist by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Omnitech Systems of Valparaiso was named a semi-finalist for the same award.
A South Bend-based company that provides friction welding technology and services was honored as the state’s Small Business of the Year by the [...]



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Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Business, Communications, Consumer, Government, Health Care, Technology, Transportation, Workforce

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Indiana one of handful of states “emerging” from recession, according to prominent forecasting firm; nearly all NWI casinos post October revenue gains, even as Majestic goes into loan default; officials in Schneider [...]



Wi-Fi for travelers becomes web marketing lure

Nov 13th, 2009 • Category: Business, Technology, Transportation

Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places.
Google Inc. announced Tuesday that it would provide free Wi-Fi access in 47 airports across the country, including Boston, Houston and Seattle, through Jan. 15. [...]



Fiber link boasts cost, speed and security

Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: Business, Technology

Speed, security, cost benefits of South Shore fiber-optic network touted at local workshops
Significant cost savings, phenomenal speed and enhanced security are key points underscoring the benefits of the South Shore Fiber Link in ongoing workshops throughout the region.
The fiber-optic network stretches 75 miles of dark fiber from the South Bend Airport to the Northern Indiana [...]



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Nov 10th, 2009 • Category: Business, Communications, Consumer, Government, Health Care, Technology, Workforce

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As unemployment tops 10 percent for the first time since 1983, Indiana economists predict a weak recovery in 2010; despite voters’ dislike of regional transit district, area businesspeople favor mass transit; local [...]



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Nov 3rd, 2009 • Category: Business, Communications, Consumer, Government, Health Care, Technology, Transportation, Workforce

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Regional development district touted as key to getting millions in federal cash to NWI; tourism consultant offers branding ideas for Indiana Dunes and Porter County; Gary Mayor Clay promises Jackson [...]



For online bargains, working together yields deals

Oct 30th, 2009 • Category: Business, Consumer, Technology

From karaoke to kickball, some things just don’t work without a group of people. A startup wants to add one more to that list: Online bargain hunting.
Groupon, whose name combines “group” and “coupon,” offers daily deals on products and services, such as tailored shirts, meals at restaurants and paintball games. There is a catch: A [...]



Nintendo profit dives, others in red amid slump

Oct 30th, 2009 • Category: Business, Technology

Brandname Japanese technology companies, including Nintendo, reported dismal earnings Thursday with Sharp emerging an exception in doubling profits on brisk sales of flat-panel TVs in China, Japan and the U.S.
Nintendo’s first-half profit plunged as sales of its blockbuster Wii home console lost momentum in a saturated market. The maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games [...]



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Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Business, Communications, Consumer, Government, Health Care, Technology, Transportation, Workforce

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Indiana’s jobless rate down again, bucking national trend; NWI tourism bureaus battle to attract $1 billion and countless jobs; a new plan for revitalizing Gary—and the region—unveiled. Lake County officials approve $180 [...]



Internet advertising on the comeback trail

Oct 22nd, 2009 • Category: Business, Communications, Technology

After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising is regaining the momentum that has made it the decade’s most disruptive marketing machine.
These signs of an online revival are emerging even while advertising in print and broadcasts remain in a slump that has triggered mass layoffs, pay cuts and other upheaval.
Internet advertising was just about the [...]