January / February 2012

Volume 15, Number 1

FEATURES

Focus on Our Future

What do we want our state to look like 13 years down the road? The Chamber has a plan, captured in Indiana Vision 2025. Here’s an overview. [Full story]

Seeking Legislative Progress

The Chamber identifies its top legislative priorities for 2012
Topping the list of legislative issues, with the greatest potential for critical job creation, is right-to-work
Several of the 25 freshmen legislators from 2011 reflect on their initial experiences, their areas of focus and more

Coping With Costs Only Part of the Story

Our annual health care special section features the story that can’t be avoided – rising costs – but also highlights organizations and individuals who are making a difference.

Roundtable: Business, education and industry leaders weigh in
Guest Column: Indiana’s cost disadvantage
By the numbers: Nyhart survey results
Briefly speaking: Northeast Indiana initiative; advanced research opportunities; new schools of public health; nursing groups combine efforts
Hospital executives weigh in on cost/quality/safety question
Getting to Know: Indiana Organ Procurement Organization
John Render’s 40-plus years of health care policy contributions
BizVoice® ReVisited: Terre Haute’s Rural Health Innovation Collaborative