Anirban Basu Quote on the New Economy
“Less worse is the new excellent.”
-Anirban Basu, ABC Chief Economist
Taken from his presentation at Biz Con in Orlando, FL, February 24, 2011.
End of an Era
Last summer when we had a big wind storm come through Culver, the doors on what we call the North Drive were a casualty. (See picture at the right.) We have patched and repaired them for years, but this time the mortise & tenon connections were broken in multiple places. Their structural integrity was shot.
I tend to be sentimental and nostalgic about things at times and this was one of them. I had some difficulty making the decision to get rid of them, but cost and safety factored into the decision to remove the old doors and replace them with an overhead door.
This area of the building is unheated storage. It is mainly used to house our forklift and provide storage for deliveries before items received are transferred to the site for installation. The new door will serve the purpose adequately, but without the sense of history associated with the old doors.
Great Grandpa Easterday was always the pragmatist, so I don’t think he would be too concerned about the decision.
Construction Adds Jobs in February, But Unemployment at 21.8 Percent
“The nonresidential construction segment of the industry remains stubbornly resistant to improvement due to a combination of high vacancy rates and cautious lending.”
—ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu
Taken from ABC’s Construction Economic Update, March 4, 2011
Marshall County Economic Development partners with Small Business Develoment Center
Marshall County Economic Development is pleased to announce that in partnership with the North Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, free, confidential, one-on-one business assistance will be available at our Plymouth office on Miller Drive once a month beginning Wednesday, March 23rd.
Individual appointments to meet with Alan Steele, ISBDC Business Advisor, will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs considering starting a business and those new to business ownership. But it is important to note the wealth of information and support services that SBDC can provide to ANYONE making critical decisions about how to improve their small business – particularly useful for existing strong Marshall County businesses facing new challenges brought by the digital-global-information age!
See the range of services provided below and at the SBDC website at http://www.southbendbcg.com/ for more information on how SBDC can help you succeed in taking your business to the next level.