January 4, 2013
Associated PressU.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve
the fiscal cliff.
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December 29, 2012
J.K. WallAs Gov. Mitch Daniels leaves office in January, there is debate about whether his policies of keeping taxes and spending low,
while pursuing alternative strategies to improve roads and schools, have been the best way to help Indiana attract and create
more high-wage, knowledge-based jobs.
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October 5, 2012
Associated PressThe nation's jobless rate fell from 8.1 to a 44-month low of 7.8 percent in September, according to government data, as employers
added 114,000 jobs. Wages rose over the month, and more people started looking for work.
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October 4, 2012
IBJ StaffHostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonderbread, has received the go-ahead from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to
lower wages for thousands of bakery workers, affecting more than 400 employees in Indiana.
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June 9, 2012
Dan HumanRecovery in manufacturing—one of Indiana’s best-paying employment sectors—has been a much celebrated change
after years of decline. But many of those jobs are returning with lower wages as employers keep up with growing global competition.
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April 23, 2012
Associated PressReasons for Indiana's wage gap between men and women range from the job mix in the state to whether women are staying in the
workforce or taking breaks to have children.
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June 29, 2009
Anthony Schoettlehe next two weeks could be critical in determining the level and quality of staffing in the newsroom of The Indianapolis
Star, the state's largest daily newspaper. The paper's unionwhich represents about 160 news staffersand management
have been at an impasse since employees' union contract expired Dec. 31.
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May 25, 2009
Tom PhillipsIf you are a human resources professional, now is an excellent time for you to assess the human resource function in your
company.
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May 18, 2009
Cory SchoutenBarney Levengood, executive director of the financially-struggling Capital Improvement Board, is one of the state's highest-paid
public employees, and some wonder if his pay should be cut.
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May 4, 2009
Morton MarcusLast week the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates of county personal income and all the detail comprising
those data.
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October 15, 2007
J.K. WallSpending on health care is rising faster in Indiana than it is across the country. Yet the state's job and income growth continue
to lag national norms.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!