September iBi
 The September edition of InterBusiness Issues hit mailboxes over the Labor Day Weekend. From finance and workplace to health and region, this issue is jam-packed with all the information you need to thrive in work and play in central Illinois.
Featured on this month’s cover is Doug Oberhelman, a group president at Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the company’s human services, sustainable development functions and remanufacturing business, and a “Champion of Sustainability.”
iBi Focus: Sustainability
"Sustainability deals with population growth, limited natural resources and the impact of human activity on the ecosystem. It is about creating an effective balance between social, economic and environmental concerns."
—Dr. Amir Al-Khafaji, Chairman, Commission on Sustainable Development and Green Technology
Sustainability is Here to Stay
by Jan Wright, Publisher
Are you weary of the energy debate? Has “going green” gone stale? Waiting for the trend to pass? You may be waiting awhile.
Peoria’s Sustainability Commission: An Interview with Dr. Amir Al-Khafaji
In early 2008, Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis created the Commission on Sustainable Development and Green Technology to lead the City’s efforts to promote green development and technologies. Dr. Amir Al-Khafaji, chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University, chairs the commission, which is composed of citizen leaders from a variety of fields of expertise. iBi spoke at length with Dr. Al-Khafaji about how sustainability plays in Peoria and the future plans for the commission.
Build Green and Build Value
by Ray Lees, PSA-Dewberry
Sustainable building makes good business sense. We want to green our buildings for a number of reasons. If we’re going to own a building to house our operations, and we can save over the long term by incorporating more efficient and sustainable building systems, then we need to look at that.
Bauer Power: Renewable Energy at Your Doorstep
by Amy Groh
The recent addition of Bauer Power to the Peoria area is another step in the direction of making the Midwest—and the Peoria area—a haven for green, sustainable energy.
Peoria and the Pursuit of Environmental Sustainability
by Aaron Wood, Economic Development Council for Central Illinois
Central Illinois must engage economic development and environmental sustainability simultaneously.
Chip Energy: Ingenuity Finds Answers
by Emily Zulz and Jonathan Wright
With energy prices skyrocketing, America is looking for alternatives to reduce dependence on foreign oil, lower costs and help the environment. One local company plans to step into that niche with innovative products that run on recycled natural resources.
How Far Should We Look In a Regional Plan?
by Terry Kohlbuss and John Chambers, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
It is essential that today’s plans make every effort to be sustainable by considering current and emerging trends, and how policies targeted specifically at land use, economic development, transportation and the environment will impact each other and the regional community as a whole.
Product Recycling Creates Multiple Lives for Caterpillar Machines
by Melissa Hucal, Caterpillar Inc.
Through remanufacturing, nonrenewable resources are kept in circulation for multiple lifetimes—supporting the company’s goal for a zero landfill footprint by 2020.
Eating Sustainably
by Amy Groh
The sustainable food movement appears to be here to stay as our society becomes more conscious of taking care of the planet that supports our very lives.
And much more on sustainability in the September issue!
iBi Balance
Less is More
by Amy Groh
In a world in which we are constantly bombarded by information—be it educational or advertorial, useful or useless—it seems we need a way to deal with it.
Also in Balance...
Living beyond your means ... Lincoln at Peoria ... printing green ... surprising fashion craze ... business etiquette ... toxic TVs ... brainstorming meetings
And much, much more in the September iBi!
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