Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly - Jan. 3, 2013

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FORT WAYNE

JANUARY 3-9, 2014

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Plan of attack Your resolutions don’t have to fail

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Despite being the fifth-largest university in the state, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne ranks 13th out of 15 in per-capita student funding. FILE PHOTO

‘DON’ OF A NEW AGE? Calls grow to grant IPFW more autonomy BY LINDA LIPP llipp@kpcmedia.com

Professor Mike Nusbaumer, who teaches sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, likes to compare IPFW to a teenager venturing out on his or her own for the first time. The youngster is ready for the parents, in this case Indiana and Purdue universities, to “loosen the reins a little and let him make his own decisions,” said Nusbaumer, who is the IU speaker on the IPFW Faculty Senate. n

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General Assembly prepares to tackle business issues Personal property tax, gay marriage ban will be debated during the short session BY JOEL ELLIOTT jelliott@kpcmedia.com

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A proposal by Gov. Mike Pence to eliminate the state’s business personal property tax likely will dominate parts of this legislative session, but several other items concerning the business and economic climate in Indiana also are expected to come forward

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when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 7. While mayors of area municipalities have voiced their fears that the elimination of the business personal property tax would severely cut into their abilities to deliver basic services such as road maintenance, some state legislators say the plan has potential. “I’m fully in favor of (eliminating the business personal property tax),” state Sen. Jim Banks, R-Co-

lumbia City, said. “We’ve heard some gnashing of teeth from local officials. I’m somewhat sympathetic to their concerns, but we have yet to see what this proposal will look like.” Banks said he believes eliminating the tax will make for more favorable conditions with which to n

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PERSONAL BUSINESS

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DeKalb turns 50

Back on track

Hospital — which opened in 1962— kicks off a yearlong celebration

Consultant writes book on lean techniques

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Banking & Finance........ 10 Personal Business ... 11-12 Top List ............................ 17 BizLeads..................... 18-20


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