News From Terre Haute, Indiana Progress Edition 2012-02-14T13:20:29-05:00 urn:uuid:d00bc264-2694-4e88-b149-0a476711d8d6 Think downtown Terre Haute is dead? Think again By Dennis Clark urn:uuid:f78675ee-1f4a-4258-91db-ddde6db02faf 2009-10-13T17:34:00-04:00 Take a leisurely drive through downtown Terre Haute today, then compare it to the same journey say, five or 10 years ago. Wow, what a difference. Valley business works to create affordable art-related events for everyone By Jan Chait urn:uuid:4b4d55d0-3582-4a42-a1d0-0df21315eb79 2009-09-25T22:20:00-04:00 As long as she can remember, art has been an important part of Stacy Thacker’s life. “I really believe I was born an artist and my family endorsed my love,” she says, adding that art also helped her in her life’s struggles. Many aspects bring people to town By Dennis Clark urn:uuid:9b8f991b-c5da-4fd8-9db5-41bb668cd118 2009-09-25T22:19:00-04:00 The Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau has gone from near obscurity — Executive Director David Patterson recalls his first office was nearly hidden from view on the third floor of the then-Terre Haute First National Bank building on Wabash Avenue — to highly visible. Numerous Terre Haute businesses stand the test of time By Marjorie Hopkins urn:uuid:f5956d00-02e1-4e8d-8f11-2815c18c217a 2009-09-25T22:14:00-04:00 Longevity in the business world is an anomaly for most entrepreneurs. Retail sector carries significant importance in Vigo County By Brian M. Boyce urn:uuid:290a2ef1-5faf-471c-ae3d-9205a11e0017 2009-09-25T22:08:00-04:00 Whether drawing consumers and their money from miles away, or providing jobs to a double-digit percentage of the workforce, the significance of Terre Haute as a center of commerce is unmistakable. Business with Terre Haute ties rated No. 1 most-promising company in U.S. urn:uuid:afe081ec-4660-4b31-96d7-1744cb436ba8 2009-09-25T21:49:00-04:00 A business with multiple ties to the Wabash Valley stands atop Forbes magazine’s list of “America’s Most Promising Companies.” Down economy seeing growth of small startups By Jan Chait urn:uuid:bccac8a4-0726-4ee0-a6bd-e5b6e8f82edc 2009-09-25T21:47:00-04:00 A depressed economy is acting as a fertilizer for small-business starts. Dora Hotel Co. bringing new Holiday Inn Express to Sycamore Terrace urn:uuid:14e03585-ea62-4285-bbd4-98a6af6eea5d 2009-09-25T21:45:00-04:00 Fishers-based Dora Hotel Co. has begun construction on a new Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Terre Haute. WorkOne provides assistance to job-seekers, employers urn:uuid:479572a6-34e3-40b0-bd60-977585bd1b69 2009-09-25T21:43:00-04:00 Hopeful job-seekers and local employers have enhanced access to career services and employer assistance in the Wabash Valley through the service provided by Ivy Tech Community College and its management of the WorkOne system. Vigo County eyes long-term manufacturing success By Howard Greninger urn:uuid:cddd9680-896a-4b98-813a-1e83fdda1797 2009-09-25T21:37:00-04:00 Vigo County seems poised for growth in the manufacturing sector in coming years.