
updated: 1/5/2009 8:27:23 AM
All eyes will be on Wall Street as it begins its first full week of trading in the new year. Chris Cooke of Cooke Financial Group says there could actutallu may be a few bright spots ahead for the markets. Bob Bach of Grubb & Ellis says he believes the first half of 2009 will definitely be rough and relief may not begin to occur until late in the year. He adds it's possible that job creation won't be part of an early recovery.
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updated: 1/5/2009 8:30:06 AM
Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer will unveil today details of the 9th Hoosier Job Fair. The announcement will be made at Crawfordsville High School at 11 a.m. EST. The event will be in partnership with the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, Crawfordsville Chamber of Commerce, Tecumseh Area Partnership, Indiana WorkOne and Crawfordsville High School.
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updated: 1/2/2009 11:16:00 AM
Governor Mitch Daniels plans to reveal his state budget proposal Tuesday. The outline will be given during a speech to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. The tough economy has already prompted the Governor to take several steps to make up for an anticipated gap of more than $760 million between spending and revenue. Those moves include a salary freeze for state employees in 2009.
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updated: 1/5/2009 8:29:27 AM
The director of entrepreneurship and managing director of the 21st Century Fund at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) is taking a new job. Bruce Kidd says he has accepted a position as senior vice president at Walker Information. Kidd has been with the IEDC since it was created three years ago. He has also served as vice president of the Indiana Venture Center Inc.
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updated: 1/5/2009 8:30:36 AM
Officials from the City of South Bend, University of Notre Dame and Project Future will announce today the name of a new technology site in the city. A public contest was held to determine the name of the park, which is part of the first two-site tech park to be certified in the state. Officials are also expected to address the next stages of development of this landmark site supporting the commercialization of nanoelectronics research.
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