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DAVIS: Support workers' volunteerism

May 18, 2013
With businesses everywhere working to attract and retain great talent and customers, giving back to the community can end up on the back burner. The time and effort required to connect with charities, plan events and provide time off from critical business focus initially seems to be counterproductive. This paradigm leaves many leaders scratching their heads about corporate social responsibility.
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DRESSLAR: Extremists hindering Common CoreRestricted Content

May 11, 2013
David Dresslar / Special to IBJ
Controversy over education policy is normal for the General Assembly, but this session’s pointless rancor over Common Core State Standards has only hindered progress in teaching our children and building our communities.
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Partying like it’s 2013

May 4, 2013
John Ketzenberger / Special to IBJ
Even after the Great Recession and throughout the stubborn economic recovery, it’s getting harder to recall when Indiana’s fiscal house was a shambles.
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PHALEN: Schools for the technology ageRestricted Content

April 20, 2013
Earl Phalen
The world has changed so much over the past century due to the rapid pace of invention and new knowledge. Systems and processes are constantly updated to serve our realities.
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UPDIKE: A millennial view of transitRestricted Content

April 13, 2013
Jordan Updike / Special to IBJ
It has been a discouraging year in local politics. Several baby boomers have apologized to me for the state of affairs they are handing over to my generation, and each conversation has made clear the deep and fundamental issues Indiana’s next leaders will face.
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Indiana leads in Medicaid changeRestricted Content

April 6, 2013
Mike Pence
A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable. When it comes to health care, the best thing for every Hoosier, rich or poor, is more choices and more incentives for preventive care. In the debate over Medicaid expansion, our aim must be to protect the health of Hoosiers in need and maintain the fiscal health of our state. Expanding traditional Medicaid cannot accomplish both.
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WILLIAMS: Cost-cutting obsession is myopicRestricted Content

March 30, 2013
Often with great pride, elected officials and those seeking elective office exclaim that Indiana is a paragon of fiscal probity and that bountiful state reserves demonstrate the caliber of Hoosier leadership.
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KENNEDY: There’s no free lunchRestricted Content

March 23, 2013
Sheila Suess Kennedy
I continue to be amazed by the pundits and politicians who insist that eviscerating government programs will save money.
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WHITE: In honor of native son Michael GravesRestricted Content

March 23, 2013
Drew White
he architecture of Michael Graves is controversial. Some dismiss his work for its post-modern and overly decorative qualities.
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WALDO: It’s inevitable that plans go wrognRestricted Content

March 16, 2013
Charles Waldo / Special to IBJ
Years ago, Murphy observed, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Murphy’s law has endured because, although we might chuckle, it rings of truth.
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PAULEY: Indianapolis is an education epicenter

March 9, 2013
Jane Pauley / Special to IBJ
A few years ago at a dinner in Washington, D.C., with some of the nation’s leading education reformers, one of them asked if I knew about The Mind Trust.
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HOLLENBERG: Deregulation has gone too farRestricted Content

March 2, 2013
Cindy A. Hollenberg / Special to IBJ
As an environmental policy analyst, the governor’s ordering of a moratorium on environmental regulation concerns me. It should also concern Indiana residents and businesses.
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KISSINGER: That's not fair!Restricted Content

February 23, 2013
Pete Kissinger
A number of accusations on both sides in the 2012 elections were extrapolations rebroadcast out of context. I began to wonder if the very notion of fairness was worthy of study, or if the word had any substantive meaning beyond complexion and the weather.
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BARANOWSKI: Indy is a great city, except...Restricted Content

February 16, 2013
Grace Baranowski / Special to IBJ
It was my privilege to testify recently before the House Roads & Transportation Committee in support of House Bill 1011. I joined more than three dozen citizens, community leaders and elected officials to share our support for mass transit in central Indiana.
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ZAHN: Attack health problems the Indy WayRestricted Content

February 9, 2013
Tamara Zahn / Special to IBJ
With all the talk about increasing health care costs, the Affordable Care Act and Hoosiers’ poor health standings, now is the time for Indianapolis to be bold and take action.
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MAGID: Invest in the ripple effectRestricted Content

February 2, 2013
Julie Manning Magid / Special to IBJ
Competitive, growing public companies that develop job opportunities and invest in the needs and resources of our community have a long-standing ripple effect.
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HINCKLEY: Fads undermine school reformRestricted Content

January 26, 2013
Peggy Hinckley / Special to IBJ
Would you launch four or five initiatives in your business in a year? And then introduce three or four more the following year? Of course not!
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LANGELLIER: Pounce on this tech opportunityRestricted Content

January 19, 2013
Mike Langellier / Special to IBJ
For several years, the national media and venture capital investment community have focused myopically on consumer Web and social Web companies like Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and others.
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CLARK: The fairness of marriageRestricted Content

January 5, 2013
Micah Clark / Special to IBJ
Indiana defines marriage in a singular way—between a man and a woman. As I discussed the merits of this law recently with an opponent, his disagreement fell into two fundamental areas: fairness and civil rights.
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GUY: How to revive dying service clubsRestricted Content

December 29, 2012
John Guy
Despite evidence that change is necessary, some businesses, not-for-profits and associations cannot do it. An example is service clubs. The Indianapolis Jaycees, having had more than 400 members in 1976, appears to have canceled its telephone number. Zionsville Kiwanis ceased business in September.
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LIBMAN: Shrink unwieldy not-for-profit boardsRestricted Content

December 22, 2012
Steven Libman / Special to IBJ
As major arts institutions in central Indiana search for administrative leadership and financial stability, a logical question might be, what should be the role of the board for a not-for-profit organization?
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SWIECKI: New era for automotive investment?Restricted Content

December 15, 2012
Bernard Swiecki / Special to IBJ
From the mid 1980s through perhaps 2008, automotive investment in the Great Lakes region was driven by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler losing market share to competitors from Japan, Korea and Europe.
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GIGERICH: Need for leadership growing criticalRestricted Content

December 8, 2012
Larry Gigerich
As a father of four (three of whom are about to become teenagers—yes, triplets), my wife and I are constantly talking to them regarding the importance of being a leader and making good choices.
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FORSELL: Knowing this, how shall I act?Restricted Content

December 1, 2012
David Forsell
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a couple of terrific opportunities to reflect upon the deepest things in life. One opportunity came thanks to the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, of all things, and the other from a life-threatening disease.
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ROKITA: Sweeping tax reform long overdueRestricted Content

November 24, 2012
As I’ve traveled across Indiana and met with Hoosier employees, business executives and civic groups over the past two years, I’ve heard many stories about the complex, unfair nature of our federal tax code.
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  1. A non-compete clause is expected to keep Buchman from appearing on-air at WTHR for a year from the WISH contract’s expiration.

  2. In my opinion the estridge companies are crooks. They filed bankruptcy on their 'track housing' side of the business two weeks before they closed on one of my clients' homes. When my client first interviewed Estridge as a builder 6 months before, they specifically ASKED about the solvency of their business, knowing that some builders were struggling. Estridge truly misrepresented their financial situation at that time. I suppose I am more unhappy with the whole system than I am with the builder because what the heck==you can file bankruptcy on 'track homes' but still keep building and make money off of 'custom built' homes??? How ridiculous! They are all homes. How can a company be allowed to bilk thousands of dollars from their subcontractors but still be allowed to build houses?? they should have been made to pay back all their unpaid contractors before being allowed to profit from building any more houses! This alone makes them and the system crooks in my eyes. I would never build an estridge home and I would not recommend for my clients either. If they were truly 'bankrupt' how could they afford to keep building homes anyway??? The whole system needs fixed.

  3. I live a couple blocks east of the Angie's campus and my house is assessed for ~$160,000. If I could get that amount, let alone $384,000 (a 140% bonus), I'd sell in a minute. Either Angie's stockholders just got fleeced, or Angie's is getting about a 58% discount on their property taxes, if these properties are actually worth what they paid Mr. Oesterle for them. Which do you think is the case?

  4. Perhaps the IMA board is really to blame! They agreed to hire Charles. They can't seemingly find donors among themselves, or bring in new blood that will support the museums operating budget with an expanded museum and money to provide curators with something to do (ie buy art). The headlines of disarray at the museum and mass firings are hurting the reputation of the museum for some time to come. If people on the board had misgivings, perhaps they shpuld have more forcefully opposed efforts that they have seemingly been unable to fund, like expansion and the costs it has created!

  5. See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.

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