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Editorial
EDITORIAL: Where next for mass transit in Indianapolis?
May 11, 2013
IBJ StaffFrustration on the part of mass transit proponents was palpable last month when the Indiana Senate shunted the matter to a
summer study committee after the House had approved a bill with strong bipartisan support.
MoreEDITORIAL: A 7.5-mile bold stroke
May 4, 2013
Indianapolis is a master of not making waves. Chalk it up to being the capital of a notoriously risk-averse state.
MoreEDITORIAL: Cricket flap exposes flaw
April 27, 2013
Mayor Greg Ballard’s fascination with the cultures of other countries is one of his endearing qualities.
MoreEDITORIAL: Symphony edict is tone-deaf
April 20, 2013
Krzysztof Urbanski is undoubtedly touched by genius. The 30-year-old music director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conducts with a sensitivity to rhythm and expression that imbues works like Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”
with startling vitality and chest-thumping soul.
MoreEDITORIAL: Senators feed state’s road habit
April 13, 2013
The way legislators are treating transportation issues this year speaks volumes about their aspirations for the state.
MoreEDITORIAL: IEDC secrecy draws needed light
March 30, 2013
IBJ StaffCurrent and past leaders of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. should note that their lack of transparency on jobs has
created a small miracle: virtual unity in the General Assembly.
MoreEDITORIAL: Lilly’s strategy wooed investors
March 23, 2013
Eli Lilly and Co. shares have more than doubled over the past four years, an impressive run-up that has as much to do with
the company’s well-crafted investor-relations message as it does scientific innovation.
MoreEDITORIAL: Save the archives
March 16, 2013
State lawmakers are understandably preoccupied with big issues like jobs and education, but before the session ends, they
should attack another problem that has nearly been forgotten.
MoreEDITORIAL: City-County Council doesn’t need fixing
March 9, 2013
As the second half of the legislative session begins to heat up, one of the bills still in play deserves calling out for its
blatantly political intent.
MoreEDITORIAL: Good choice for United Way
March 2, 2013
IBJ StaffWhen the longtime CEO of United Way of Central Indiana last year announced her plans to retire, the not-for-profit’s
board embarked on a search for a seasoned executive with deep community ties. They found both in Ann D. Murtlow.
MoreEDITORIAL: Little pleasure in Marsh pain
February 23, 2013
IBJ StaffThe $2.2 million judgment against Don Marsh for using Marsh Supermarkets, the grocery chain he led for more than 30 years,
as a piggy bank to pay for lavish trips and extramarital affairs caps what will surely be a mixed legacy for the once-powerful
businessman.
MoreEDITORIAL: Give Indianapolis Motor Speedway the tax break
February 16, 2013
Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s request for a special taxing district to help update the storied venue is such a slam
dunk that it barely merits an editorial.
MoreEDITORIAL: ISO gets lift, needs leader
February 9, 2013
Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has cleared one major hurdle on its path to financial
stability. But the biggest challenges lie ahead.
MoreEDITORIAL: Legislature isn't in protection game
February 2, 2013
Try as we might, we just don't get it. Oh, we understand why liquor store owners don't want Indiana lawmakers to lift
long-standing restrictions on Sunday alcohol sales. There's little doubt the state's ban on most carryout sales helps
them manage costs and stave off competition from big-box retailers. They admit as much (among other rationale).
MoreEDITORIAL: If it's a priority, fund accordingly
January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffGov. Mike Pence insists Indiana can cut taxes, maintain its strong financial position, and fund its priorities, and that the
tax cut will stimulate spending and put businesses in a position to add jobs. Whether that’s realistic depends to a
great extent on how the state’s priorities are defined and how much should be spent on them.
MoreEDITORIAL: IPS chief leaves mixed legacy
January 19, 2013
IBJ StaffEugene White is a towering man with an outsized personality to match. When he took the helm of the troubled Indianapolis Public
Schools seven years ago, he seemed to have the confidence and determination to steamroll through the changes the district
badly needed.
MoreEDITORIAL: City government's good vibrations
January 12, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis budget accord announced Jan. 7 by Mayor Greg Ballard and City-County Council leaders is worth at least some
polite applause.
MoreDaniels did his job
January 5, 2013
IBJ StaffTo put in perspective the flurry of activity that has been the eight years of the Daniels administration, one must think back
to the state he inherited following a succession of solid, but caretaker, governors.
MoreEDITORIAL: Time for Pence to ditch tax cut
December 29, 2012
Incoming Indiana Gov. Mike Pence may have spent a decade as a U.S. representative. But he is a neophyte when it comes to managing
the state budget—unlike legislative warhorses such as Speaker of the House Brian Bosma and Sens. David Long and Luke
Kenley.
MoreEDITORIAL: Doubling down on life sciences is right idea
December 22, 2012
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s proposal to create a $30 million venture fund dedicated to life sciences startups
is good news for a valuable sector of our state economy that has been losing out to the more investor-friendly high-tech sector.
MoreEDITORIAL: Highways, transit not either/or choice
December 15, 2012
IBJ StaffAny discussion of the state’s transportation priorities would be incomplete without including the one topic legislators
have been reluctant to take on: mass transit.
MoreEDITORIAL: Praise for entrepreneurs who seize the moment
December 8, 2012
The three real estate developers profiled in our Commercial Real Estate Focus section this week personify that maxim—wisdom
that we often lose sight of in the midst of economic hardship.
MoreEDITORIAL: Holiday giving should last all year
December 1, 2012
IBJ StaffTis the season to give—and we’re not talking about the shop-till-you-drop display of conspicuous consumption that
started before the Thanksgiving leftovers were even cold.
MoreEDITORIAL: Transit question is 'how,' not 'if'
November 24, 2012
IBJ StaffMass transit advocates held a rally here to kick off Indy Connect Now, their latest attempt to convince state legislators
that voters in Marion and Hamilton counties should be allowed to decide whether to fund creation of a $1.3 billion bus and
light rail system in central Indiana.
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Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
Does the buyer get to keep the recent Accu-Chek J.D. Power award? Be careful, those Swiss cannot be trusted. Last June they pimped Mayor Ballard and former Governor Daniels at a media op, announcing plans to invest "$300 million at its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2017," only to turn around and close the Roche Nutley, NJ facility and eliminate 1000 jobs there later the same week. It seems that healthcare can be innovated only as long as money is to be made. Right now Roche seems to have big eyes for China: there are many Chinese in China and potential billions in Swiss francs! Since Roche is having difficulty with US insurance companies swallowing the bill for overpriced cancer drugs (with debatable efficacy) why not sell insurance to the Chinese and market the drugs to them there? There is a name for these sort of business practices however proper decorum precludes it use in this forum.
Same kind of Luddites who oppose I-69. Guessing their 501(c)(4) application probably sailed right through the IRS.