2006 Report to the State
Bolstering Business
New Cash Crops
Small-business growth is a reality for Rob Moser and family-owned Moser Engineering in Portland, which has become a leading manufacturer of aftermarket rear-end components for racing and high-performance vehicles throughout the world.

Indiana's rural communities can benefit from growing a crop other than corn and soybeans. Ball State's Entrepreneurship Center is giving these often-isolated cities and towns a valuable lesson in cultivating small-business growth and assisting start-up ventures as they expand and create new jobs, which may be the key to these areas' long-term economic viability. Read more . . .

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