Indiana University has named David Sobotka as director of engagement for Evansville and southwest Indiana. Currently the director of Purdue University's Technical Assistance Program (TAP) offices in Jasper and Evansville, Sobotka will now serve as the face of both IU and Purdue for economic development in Evansville and southwest Indiana.

Indiana University has announced the opening of its newly created Office of Engagement in Evansville. The new office will provide southwest Indiana with a 'front door' to IU, directly connecting the region to the university. By serving as a gateway for the community to access IU's resources, the office will enable the university to play a greater role in contributing to economic development in that region.

The Indiana University Innovation Center, a new $10 million home to university researchers and private start-up companies, will be formally dedicated Monday, Nov. 9, by IU President Michael A. McRobbie. The facility is a key component of the President's Innovate Indiana initiative.

A 12-member group of distinguished business and community leaders with a broad range of experiences and knowledge in the high-tech and life-sciences sectors have agreed to serve as economic development advisers to Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie.

Marie Kerbeshian, a zoologist and registered patent agent specializing in the protection and licensing of discoveries derived from faculty research, has been named vice president for technology commercialization at the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation.

Indiana University continues to lead all public and private institutions in the state of Indiana in granting baccalaureate and most graduate degrees, and a new study indicates that IU graduates are making vital contributions to the state well after they receive their degrees.

During a period when auto industry employment in Indiana and elsewhere has been in decline, the Hoosier state's life sciences firms have accounted for nearly a quarter of the jobs created during this decade.

An Indiana University School of Optometry faculty member's company is nearing completion of a diagnostic camera that could aid in saving the vision of millions of people worldwide. Dr. Ann Elsner, director of IU's Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research, believes screening to prevent one of the most devastating aspects of diabetes -- vision loss and blindness from diabetic retinopathy -- could be expanded to millions of underserved people if a more affordable diagnostic camera were available.

The world economy may be sputtering, but for Indiana University's first two spin-out companies -- WisdomTools and Information in Place -- business has taken off, literally, to the moon, Mars and beyond. Fresh on the heels of the acquisition of WisdomTools by its IU Research Park neighbor Information in Place, the newly-reconfigured company has announced groundbreaking projects with NASA and the National Science Foundation to deliver state-of-the-art engaging learning.

The Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation has granted Indianapolis-based Prosolia, Inc., the option to license an IU Bloomington technology that promises to improve medical, forensic and scientific endeavors. And thanks to a new STTR (small business technology transfer) grant from the National Institutes of Health, Prosolia's scientists will work with Steven J. Ray and Jacob T. Shelley in IU Bloomington chemist Gary Hieftje's research group to develop the Hieftje group's "ambient" mass spectrometry device into a market-ready product.

To ensure prosperity in the New Year, Spanish-speaking cultures eat 12 grapes, Southerners eat greens and beans, and Italians eat a sugary fried pastry called chiacchiere. For a prosperous 2009, it may be wise to try all three, according to the outlook issue of the Indiana Business Review. Titled "How the Economy Will Weather the Storm in 2009," the annual forecast predicts gloomy economic weather for the coming year.

David Gard began his new role Dec. 1 as executive director in Indiana University's Office of Engagement. Gard assumed the position after more than two years as a deputy director with the Indiana Economic Development Corp.

David Gard began his new role Monday as executive director in Indiana University's Office of Engagement. Gard assumed the position after more than two years as a deputy director with the Indiana Economic Development Corp.

The Indiana University Research & Technology Corp.'s board of directors has chosen IU Executive Director for Engagement Tony Armstrong as its new president and CEO. Armstrong won't need much time to adjust to the role -- he's helmed the IURTC and its business incubator, the IU Emerging Technologies Center, on an interim basis since early April.

The U.S. Census Bureau today (July 10) released to Indiana University's Indiana Business Research Center the population estimates for all cities, towns and townships in the United States.

While Latinos today account for 5 percent of all Hoosiers, the state continues to have a small Hispanic population compared to other states, according to a new report from the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Indiana University's Kelley School of Business is continuing its strong commitment to the life sciences with the establishment of a new research and teaching center and a new executive certificate program that will teach more professionals about its business side.

According to a study released today (April 21), the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music accounts for $120 million a year in economic activity in Indiana, supporting about 900 jobs and generating $4.7 million in state and local taxes. The school's impact goes far beyond dollars and cents, says the study, which quantifies the ways in which the Jacobs School and its faculty, students and alumni play an essential role in the vibrancy of the state's cultural life.

Mark S. Long announced today he will be stepping down as president and chief executive officer of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. on March 30. Long will remain a special adviser and consultant to IU Vice President for Engagement Bill Stephan through the remainder of the year. Stephan is expected to head IURTC on an interim basis while the university seeks Long's successor.

Tony Armstrong has been appointed executive director in Indiana University's Office of Engagement, it was announced today (Feb. 7). Armstrong had previously served as deputy director, appointed by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, in the Indiana State Budget Agency. As executive director, Armstrong will work with IU Vice President for Engagement Bill Stephan to further the economic development and job-creation goals of the university, especially in the health and life sciences sector.

According to a new report from the Indiana Business Research Center at IU's Kelley School of Business, registered nursing is the hottest job throughout Indiana.

STATS Indiana, an award-winning online resource that provides in-depth information about Indiana and other states, is being relaunched with a new, user-friendly design, a large infusion of new data from state government agencies and other enhancements. It is maintained by the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Economists at IU's Kelley School of Business are "cautiously optimistic" in their forecast for 2008. They are predicting national output growth (GDP) of about 2.5 percent. Indiana's GDP will rise about 2 percent next year.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman has helped secure a federal grant for Purdue and Indiana universities to work together to expand a regional study of rural economic development.

Exports from Indiana to foreign countries reached a record $22.6 billion in 2006, up 5.3 percent over the previous year. A new study, conducted for the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) by the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, also suggests that Indiana exports will grow at a faster pace in 2007.