Joe Dager
Business901
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Phone: 260-438-0411

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\u201cLast Thursday\u2019s conference at the Chamber on the Stimulus package was certainly
revealing! Baker & Daniels team of nine professionals from their Washington D.C.,
Indianapolis and Fort Wayne offices provided key insights on the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Last Thursday\u2019s conference at the Chamber on the Stimulus package was
certainly revealing! Baker & Daniels team of nine professionals from their Washington D.C.,
Indianapolis and Fort Wayne offices provided key insights on the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Being in the queue for direct funding is best; however, the route for

the agencies receiving allocations, the specific projects and programs that are funded, the
requirements the projects and programs must meet, the companies most qualified to win the
business and their suppliers.

Successful Northeast Indiana businesses will be standing by the door when it opens - anticipating
rather than reacting to the Stimulus. The main opportunities discussed during the morning
presentations were Energy andEnvironmen t, Advanced Manufacturing,
Transportation,Health & Life Sciences, Education, Defense, and Small Businesses. We
wrapped up the day by summarizing take-away\u2019s from the lively afternoon round table
discussions. For instance, the Stimulus offers numerous incentives for organizations to think (and
act) \u2018Green\u2019. It was a long day for the B&D team who had held a similar program with the
State Chamber in Indianapolis the prior day. Mike Landram opened the morning, John Sampson
from the Regional Partnership (and sponsor) joined the forum after lunch and OnCallPSN
Advisors moderated the forum and round tables.\u201d

1. Health Care and Renewable energy are the big winners in the Stimulus bill. There was a lot of discussion about efficiencies in health care as an opportunity and I just wondered if that was going to decrease my bill at all. My 24-year old son just received about $2,000 in bills for 4 stitches above his knees. Now, the circumstances were somewhat unusual and he had taken an ambulance at the request of the hotel he injured himself at but still $2K is $2K. Efficiencies are one thing, but do we really think that is going to provide us with relief in health care expenses?