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Week on Economic Outlook
Friday, July 4, 5:30pm
Sunday, July 6, 12:30pm
Episode #232
Indiana Foodways Alliance
Topic: The IFA, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the celebration, promotion and preservation of the authentic food culture of Indiana.
Website: www.indianafoodways.com/
Past Episodes
Episode #330
Friday, March 28, 8:00pm
Sunday, March 30, 12:30pm
THE ECONOMY AHEAD, FRIEND OR FOE?
A SPECIAL EDITION OF ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Topic: Host Bryant Monteilh welcomes a distinguished panel of local, regional and national experts to discuss where the economy is heading and how national issues such as the current investment banking crisis and commodity prices affect our local communities.
Guests:
Mike Kubacki, President of Lake City Bank
Frank Martin, Martin Capital Management
Perry Watson III, President of Lexus of Mishawaka
David Mayne, Manager of Corporate Communications, Indiana Michigan Power
Emily Kolinski Morris, Senior Economist, Ford Motor Company
Emily Kolinski Morris is responsible for analyzing the business environment in the U.S. and other North and South American markets, including development of economic and automotive industry forecasts. She also conducts studies on special topics affecting the auto industry, such as pricing trends and the foreign exchange market.
Jared Bernstein, director of the living standards program for the Economic Policy Institute, Washington
Jared Bernstein joined the Economic Policy Institute in 1992 where he directs the Institute's living standards programs. He is author of a new book, forthcoming in March: Crunch: If the Economy's Doing So Well, Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? He has also published extensively in popular and academic venues, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Enquirer, and the American Prospect. He is a contributor to the CNBC Financial News Network, blogs regularly for TPMCafe.com, and produces the new podcast, "Econocorner."
The panelists will address such issues as the Bear Stearns collapse; recession - fact or fiction; sales forecasts of big ticket items; $ 4 gallon gasoline prices; credit and the Fed; and how bad will things get before they get better.
This special edition of ECONOMIC OUTLOOK is a local companion program to the Economic Forecasting Summit held on March 27 at the Century Center in South Bend.
Episode #328
Friday, March 14, 5:30pm
Sunday, March 16, 12:30pm
Topic: Ways to protect your business during the recession.
Guests:
Frank Martin
Martin Capital Management
Episode #327
Friday, March 7, 5:30pm
Sunday, March 9, 12:30pm
Topic: South Bend Regional Airport $12 million expansion
Guests:
John Schalliol
Executive Director
South Bend Regional Airport
Website: www.sbnair.com
Episode #325
Friday, February 22, 8:30pm
Sunday, February 23, 12:30pm
Topic: Displaced Workers
Today we talked about displaced workers and the impact of being middle-aged and trying to re-enter the workforce. We talked about programs available for retraining and placing workers back into gainful employment.
Guests:
Jacqueline Barton, president
Specialized Staffing Solutions
1001 East Jefferson
South Bend, Indiana 46617
574.234.9944
www.specializedstaffing.biz
Tom Kavanagh
WorkOne
www.gotoworkone.com/home/index.asp
John Sjoquist
unemployed computer programmer
Episode #319
Friday, January 11, 8:00pm
Sunday, January 13, 12:30pm
Edward Lowe Foundation
Topic: The Edward Lowe Foundation has created an online resource that tracks business activity in communities across the United States. By visiting www.YourEconomy.org, you can see the breakdown of business establishments - along with the jobs they generate - at state, MSA and county levels.
Episode #307
Friday, October 19, 8:30pm
Sunday, October 21, 12:30pm
Topic: The success of advanced manufacturing programs at Lake Michigan College
Episode #306
Friday, October 12, 8:30pm
Sunday, October 14, 12:30pm
Topic: ScamJam
Economic Outlook previews the upcoming ScamJam event that helps educate senior citizens against various credit card and online fraudulent scams. The event takes place at the South Bend Century Center on October 16.
Guests:
Irene Wagner
AARP Indiana
Associate State Director
866.448.3618
www.aarp.org
Detective Sgt. Dominic Zultanski
South Bend Police Department
574.235.7501
Dreama Jensen
Area Director
Better Business Burea of Northern Indiana
574.675.9315
www.neindiana.org
For more information call Scam Jam
877.926.8300
Also visit www.antiphishing.org
Episode #305
Friday, October 5, 8:30pm
Sunday, October 7, 12:30pm
Topic: T Squared Initiative
Economic Outlook looks at the new T-Squared Initiative in Marshall County to develop a high tech industrial and commercial area in the city of Plymouth.
Guests:
David Miller
President
Technology Squared
574.936.9886
Brent Martin
President
BA Martin Architects PC
574.936.7517
Doug Anspach
Executive Director
Plymouth Economic Development Commission
574.936.2323
Episode #304
Friday, September 28, 8:30pm
Sunday, September 30, 12:30pm
Topic: IUSB Market Research
This episode explores a partnership between a new business and the marketing department at Indiana University South Bend and its outcome.
Guests:
Herb Wilson
Trio's Restaurant & Jazz Club
Siming (Leon) Li
Marketing student, IUSB
Shawn Todd
Marketing graduate student, IUSB
Episode #303
Friday, September 21, 8:30pm
Sunday, September 23, 12:30pm
Topic: Soybean Production
This episode looked at the status and future of Indiana soybean production.
Guests:
Jeremy Mullins
Louis Dreyfus Commodities
7344 State Road 15 South
Claypool, IN 46510-9746
Website: www.ldclaypool.com
888.381.0760
Kip Tom
Tom Farms
8542 North Harper Road
Leesburg, Indiana 46538
574.453.3300
Website: www.tomfarms.com
Chris Novak
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Executive Director
5757 W 74 St
Indianapolis, Indiana 46278
800.735.0195
Website: www.indianasoybean.com
Episode #302
Friday, September 14, 8:30pm
Sunday, September 16, 12:30pm
Economic Outlook continues to highlight the Indiana University SB Lecture Series. This week's guests will talk about their journey in business and why their upcoming lecture topics have become significant to them. The IUSB Lecture series is an annual event. Each lecture is from 60 - 90 minutes in Weikamp Hall, Room 1001 and begins at 7 pm.
Topic: IUSB School of Business & Economics
Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
Guests:
Dr. Arnold del Pilar, DO
Del Pilar Medical & Urgent Care Center
301 E. Day Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Website: http://www.delpilarmedical.com/
Topic: Building Your Dream
Lecture Date: September 20, 2007
James Powers
Crowe Chizek & Company
Website: http://www.crowechizek.com/crowe/
Topic: The Business Plan
Lecture Date: September 27, 2007
Scott Welch
Welch Packaging
Website: http://www.welchpkg.com
Topic: Entrepreneurship Strategies
Lecture Date: October 4, 2007
Episode #301
Friday, September 7, 8:30pm
Sunday, September 9, 12:30pm
Topic: Regionalism
Guests:
John Egelhaaf
Director
SWM Planning Commission
Website: http://www.swmpc.org/
Dorinda Heiden
President
Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County
Website: http://www.edcec.com/
Sandra Seanor
Executive Director
MACOG
Website: http://www.macog.com/
