November 22, 2010
Longtime economist Morton Marcus says the objective truth is that Indiana is in decline. He also insists the solution is a
change in the culture, not just job creation.
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November 15, 2010
Indiana University's James Madison is "marginally optimistic" Americans have the fortitude to tackle what could grow to become
an emergency ranking with the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II.
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November 3, 2010
Bill Styring, whose long, wonkish career includes analyzing health reform for Mike Pence, cried last night.
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September 28, 2010
Pete Kissinger, who co-founded Bioanalytical Systems in West Lafayette, thinks Indiana needs more people like Bill Cook and
Scott Jones—people who actually like their businesses.
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September 24, 2010
Marion's Wayne Seybold and Greenfield's Brad DeReamer say too many people would rather collect unemployment than look
for work.
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September 9, 2010
Cultivian Ventures began investing in a no-man's land just as the financial crisis ramped up, and now it's already
considering a second fund.
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August 30, 2010
One perspective shows top-selling teams working just as hard to sell 27 percent less.
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August 25, 2010
State has a dire future if Business Facilities' latest lists are any indication.
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August 24, 2010
Pending sales are shooting up this month, and list prices are edging up over the long haul, a broker notes.
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August 23, 2010
Manufacturers continue to wring more from less. But have the gains been worth the human cost?
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August 17, 2010
China and India are quickly moving toward reestablishing their historical roles as two of the world's biggest economies.
Where will the U.S. fit in?
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August 16, 2010
Three institutions flagged by U.S. Department of Education financial responsibility test.
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August 13, 2010
Inconsistencies make comparisons a heavy lift.
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August 12, 2010
Boston University’s Kotlikoff warns the U.S. is actually in worse shape than Greece.
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August 9, 2010
The rising Korean industrial giant is building another plant in the U.S., but not in Indiana.
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July 29, 2010
Fund manager says rational thinking suggests the future is actually quite bright.
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July 27, 2010
Shoppers are demanding price cuts on already-discounted merchandise. And young adults are showing up in droves.
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July 26, 2010
With just about all the meat gnawed off the bones, lawmakers might turn on each other in the upcoming General Assembly.
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July 21, 2010
In other markets, homeowners who can afford their payments are making the ethical and financial calculus to hand the keys
back.
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July 16, 2010
Politicians are beginning to tepidly make the case to head off disaster.
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July 14, 2010
Indiana doesn't come out so badly in a new Federal Reserve study.
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July 13, 2010
They're some of the most stable people in the state, a new study shows.
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July 7, 2010
An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
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June 18, 2010
Mixed unemployment report has some positive nuggets.
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June 15, 2010
A Harvard study shows companies suffer when politicians deluge their states with federal dollars.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?