Vol. 12, February 2011 - A logistics hub
FOCUS ON
‘Serendipitous centrality’ spells success
With its central location, excellent connections to major transportation routes and robust business environment, South Bend consistently ranks as one of the top locations in the country for national distribution centers. A number of major companies have located and thrived here. Following is a look at how and why the region directly contributes to their success. Read more …
COMPANY PROFILE
Tire Rack: Started here, staying here
A family-owned business that started out in 1979 as a local automotive service and parts business has grown into a worldwide customer-direct retailer of performance and brand-name tires. With an emphasis on offering quality performance products, expert advice, fast shipping and exceptional pricing, Tire Rack sees South Bend as the ideal location for its largest distribution center and headquarters. Read more …
IN CONVERSATION
John Schalliol, executive director of the South Bend Regional Airport
By Phil D’Amico, director of business growth, the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County
Recently, I had a chance to sit down and chat with John Schalliol, executive director of the South Bend Regional Airport. John has been with the airport since 1977.
During his esteemed career, John has played a major role in getting the airport through seven different expansion projects. The latest expansion project has helped shape the airport into an economic development tool for our region. Read more …
MULTIMEDIA
Transpo – a ‘LEED-ing’ example
Transpo, the nation’s first LEED Platinum transit facility, was dedicated last October at Ignition Park. For a look at its tremendous features and advantages, click here.
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT
Do-it-yourself upgrade improves softball complex
Through the years, Belleville Softball Complex on South Bend’s west side has hosted a number of annual national championships and has received a number of awards.
But something else happened in 2010 that demonstrates how the City of South Bend manages to have one of the nation’s premier softball facilities since Belleville opened in June 1997. Read more …
EVENTS & HAPPENINGS
Local filmmakers show ‘Night of the Living Spuds’
Mid America Filmmakers is presenting an afternoon of locally produced short films and a contest of staged readings in a special winter event at 2 p.m., Sunday, Mar. 6, in Century Center’s Recital Hall.
Admission is $5. A complete list of the local short films screened at the event will be available online. More info here …
Downtown diners could be ‘fit and fabulous’
Eleven participating restaurants in downtown South Bend have teamed up with a dietitian to develop two new healthy-menu items that will be featured this month.
Through Monday, Feb. 28, downtown diners are invited to travel with a Healthy Dining Passport to at least five participating restaurants and order one of the new healthy-menu options at each restaurant. More info here …
How do global corporations impact the common good?
A public lecture series at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business will feature lectures by scholars, executives from top companies and others involved in social responsibility and sustainability efforts.
The 2011 Ten Years Hence speaker series, which focuses on “Business for the Common Good,” will take place on select Friday mornings through April 8. It is free and open to the public. More info here …
Toradze Piano Studio to present concert
Indiana University South Bend’s renowned Toradze Piano Studio will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Mar. 4, at Northside Hall’s Campus Auditorium. More info here ...
TECH PARK UPDATES
Data Realty to build at Ignition Park
As reported recently in South Bend ON, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke announced on Wednesday, Feb. 9, that the City of South Bend reached an agreement to sell land in Ignition Park to a private company that will build a nearly 50,000-square-foot data center. Data Realty LLC, a startup company based in Innovation Park at Notre Dame, will break ground this spring for a Tier III data center. Read more …
Look to the next issue of South Bend ON for more in-depth news about this exciting development at Ignition Park.
Board created to review Ignition Park architecture
South Bend’s Redevelopment Commission took steps on Friday, Jan. 21, to establish an Architectural Review Board for Ignition Park, charged with the review and approval of land uses and development within the state-certified technology park. Read more …
Analytical laboratory open for business
Innovation Park at Notre Dame has announced the opening of an analytical lab that allows qualified researchers in the region to perform a complete range of critical experiments for commercial development of their new business concepts. This comprehensive laboratory enables researchers to generate, prepare and analyze samples in a single laboratory space, with the added benefit of access to advanced equipment and expertise on the University of Notre Dame campus. Read more …
NEWS & HEADLINES
State of the City address affirms signs of progress
Mayor Stephen J. Luecke gave his 15th and final State of the City address to the South Bend Common Council on Monday, Feb. 7, at the Indiana University School of Medicine – South Bend, highlighting signs of progress and potential for the medical school and the city as a whole.
For the full text of the speech, click here …
Notre Dame receives honor for community engagement
The University of Notre Dame has been selected as one of 115 institutions of higher education to receive the Carnegie 2010 Community Engagement Classification.
The classification, designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, recognizes “the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.” More info here …
State awards go to programs at Robinson learning center
Students in two innovative educational programs initiated at the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) recently took top honors in regional and state competitions.
The RCLC Lego Robotics Team won first place for project presentation in the 2010 Indiana FIRST LEGO League Tournament in Indianapolis on Sunday, Dec. 12. Members of the Robinson Shakespeare Company took five of the six top awards on Friday, Dec. 11, in the third annual Shakespeare at Notre Dame Regional Shakespeare Monologues competition. More info here …