Category: Spring 2010

Play Ball!

Sports
Play Ball!
Pros take the field in Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

Ticket information
Chicago Cubs www.chicago.cub.mlb.com
Chicago White Sox www.chicago.whitesox.mlb.com
South Bend Silver Hawks 574/235-9988 www.silverhawks.com
Gary RailCats 219/882-2255 www.railcatsbaseball.com

Chicago baseball is smiling. The season has just begun and both the Cubs and White Sox are in the thick of a pennant race. It’s a long season and success won’t be known until …

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Technology in Construction

In the current economy, contractors are looking for ways to control costs and reduce overall construction schedules without sacrificing safety or quality. Over the years, Tonn and Blank has adopted new delivery methods to address the problems inherent with traditional building methods. Beyond the traditional design-bid-build process, we have embraced construction management, CM-at-risk, design-build, computerized design, fast-track construction and critical path scheduling to name a …

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Not Just a Game

There is a whole lot more going on at the golf course than hitting a little white ball around.

The game may be the attraction, but chances are good there just might be a business deal being discussed, or perhaps a client is being entertained with the hope of building a relationship for some future time when a deal needs to be consummated.

“You can …

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Women Who Lead

In June 2008, after a long, grueling campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, Hillary Clinton finally conceded to Barack Obama. It was a historic moment for the entire nation, but especially for American women.

“Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it,” Clinton said in her concession speech …

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Championship Attitude

Brad Toothaker has a competitive streak in him. It dates back to his days as a champion swimmer for the South Bend Riley High School Wildcats in the late 1980s, and later the UCLA Bruins in college.

Toothaker, though, doesn’t make a big deal out of being a part of a state championship swim team or of trying to qualify for the 1988 U.S. Olympic …

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Best of Northwest Indiana 2010

For the Past few months, readers of Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly have been casting their votes for the Best of Northwest Indiana. But this year, instead of mailing or faxing in their ballots, readers simply clicked their mouse.

It took a bit of time to page through the numerous categories, and to all those who took the time, we thank you. By voting, you not …

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Posted in Business Features, Cover Story, Spring 2010 | 5 Comments