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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Economy Blog Posts
The root of Indiana's myriad problems
November 22, 2010
Comments(37)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.
MoreA historian muses on the American character and the debt crisis
November 15, 2010
Comments(5)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.
MoreElections encourage an arch-conservative
November 3, 2010
Comments(2)Bill Styring, whose long, wonkish career includes analyzing health reform for Mike Pence, cried last night.
MoreKissinger speaks out about Indiana's 'passion' problem
September 28, 2010
Comments(6)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.
MoreMayors: Time to kick the unemployed in the keister
September 24, 2010
Comments(27)Marion's Wayne Seybold and Greenfield's Brad DeReamer say too many people would rather collect unemployment than look
for work.
MoreNew venture capital firm off to blazingly fast start
September 9, 2010
Comments(0)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.
MoreBest real estate agents get severe haircuts
August 30, 2010
Comments(4)One perspective shows top-selling teams working just as hard to sell 27 percent less.
MoreIndiana bombs in rankings of 'new economy' states
August 25, 2010
Comments(8)State has a dire future if Business Facilities' latest lists are any indication.
MoreTwo reasons for optimism about a local housing recovery
August 24, 2010
Comments(6)Pending sales are shooting up this month, and list prices are edging up over the long haul, a broker notes.
MoreDo manufacturers ever get to rest? (No.)
August 23, 2010
Comments(0)Manufacturers continue to wring more from less. But have the gains been worth the human cost?
MoreDebating the place of the U.S. in the global economy
August 17, 2010
Comment(1)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?
MoreMarket losses hammer Indiana colleges
August 16, 2010
Comments(0)Three institutions flagged by U.S. Department of Education financial responsibility test.
MoreHow have state workers fared under performance pay? Good question.
August 13, 2010
Comments(6)Inconsistencies make comparisons a heavy lift.
MoreU.S. effectively bankrupt, economist says
August 12, 2010
Comments(5)Boston University’s Kotlikoff warns the U.S. is actually in worse shape than Greece.
MoreHyundai hole in Indiana
August 9, 2010
Comments(4)The rising Korean industrial giant is building another plant in the U.S., but not in Indiana.
MoreAuer: Dow 20,000 by 2020
July 29, 2010
Comments(4)Fund manager says rational thinking suggests the future is actually quite bright.
MoreDriving hard bargains at a big antique mall
July 27, 2010
Comments(0)Shoppers are demanding price cuts on already-discounted merchandise. And young adults are showing up in droves.
MoreLegislative showdown unavoidable?
July 26, 2010
Comments(0)With just about all the meat gnawed off the bones, lawmakers might turn on each other in the upcoming General Assembly.
MoreWill Indy homeowners abandon their mortgages?
July 21, 2010
Comments(7)In other markets, homeowners who can afford their payments are making the ethical and financial calculus to hand the keys
back.
MoreMomentum builds to delay Social Security
July 16, 2010
Comments(7)Politicians are beginning to tepidly make the case to head off disaster.
MoreWhy the recovery seems so lackluster
July 14, 2010
Comments(3)Indiana doesn't come out so badly in a new Federal Reserve study.
MoreAn ode to utility workers
July 13, 2010
Comment(1)They're some of the most stable people in the state, a new study shows.
MoreIs alternative energy sustainable in Indiana?
July 7, 2010
Comments(4)An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
MoreIndy job recovery still underway
June 18, 2010
Comment(1)Mixed unemployment report has some positive nuggets.
MoreHow federal pork suppresses business
June 15, 2010
Comments(7)A Harvard study shows companies suffer when politicians deluge their states with federal dollars.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.