JUNE 10-16, 2022
As the city of Indianapolis considers selling carbon credits to invest in carbon reducing forestry products, it might be able to turn some sizable local companies into customers. Leslie Bonilla Muñiz writes that corporate interest in carbon neutrality opens opportunities for city programs. Also in this week’s issue, Daniel Bradley explains how the not-for-profit Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources helps people with disabilities and mental health challenges by providing opportunities to bond with animals. And Mickey Shuey reports that the Indianapolis Airport Authority has updated its incentives plan to free up more fuel to chase nonstop flights.
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Corporate pursuit of carbon neutrality opens opportunities for city programs
As the city of Indianapolis considers selling carbon credits to invest in carbon-reducing forestry projects, it may be able to turn some sizable local companies into customers.
Read MoreTech firms grow wary as funding streams slow
The red-hot tech industry is cooling down, and local industry insiders say they’re preparing for a landscape in which venture funding may be harder for companies to secure.
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Animal group helps human clients heal one stride at a time
Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources serves children and adults with disabilities and offers therapeutic riding, equine-assisted learning and a mobile miniature horse program for seniors.
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Indy airport makes push for more non-stop flights
The Indianapolis Airport Authority has committed at least $5 million over the next two years to try to attract new domestic and international non-stop flights, with an emphasis on the latter.
Read MoreQ&A: Eastsider returns to take charge of transformational project
Juanita Easterling now works for Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana as the plant manager of Cook Medical’s brand-new $15 million medical manufacturing facility on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
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Mark Montieth: All-star game keeps pushing, despite headwinds
Attendance is about one-third of what it once was, the schedule of practices and games has been shrunk from two weeks to one and some players can’t even fit that into their schedules.
Read MoreInspired by slating controversies, group targets small-time, big-impact elected positions
Not-for-profit Act Indiana says 60 people associated with the organization were elected in last month’s primary-year elections for Democratic precinct committee positions. That’s more than one in five of the 291 precinct committeepeople elected.
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Henke Development planning 321-acre private lake community in Zionsville
Promontory of Zionsville would include 80 homes ranging in cost from $1.5 million to $4 million.
Read MoreIndianapolis-based tech firm Encamp lands $30M investment
Encamp’s software helps its customers fulfill environmental reporting and compliance issues. The company has attracted $47.2 million in investment since its launch in 2017.
Read MoreGoodman Campbell computer network attacked by hackers
The computer network of Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, a large, independent surgical group based in Carmel, has been hacked, compromising patient and employee data.
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Physician assistants get pushback on rebrand to ‘associates’
Many PAs, as they informally call themselves, say the change will provide a more accurate description of what they do. Medical groups say it might confuse patients over who is providing care.
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Editorial: Court ruling rightfully ends unnecessary GOP legal fight
A sad and blatantly unconstitutional chapter in the history of the Indiana General Assembly has thankfully come to a close, but not without wasting precious legislative and judicial time and hard-earned taxpayer dollars.
Read MoreLesley Weidenbener: Networking fellowship to fill remote work gaps
Folks working remotely can live anywhere there’s a strong internet connection. But what they can miss working remotely is the networking and mentoring that is an important part of being with colleagues all the time.
Read MoreJulie Klusas Gasper: Investing in gifted-student programs will boost talent
Increased funding for high-ability education will build a stronger pipeline and road map for Indiana’s students who are poised to become tomorrow’s industry leaders.
Read MoreSarah Steinberg: IURC should say no to Duke’s planned gas-fired plants
Not only would these billion-dollar investments raise Hoosiers’ electricity bills for decades, but they would also keep Hoosiers exposed to the whims of a volatile global market.
Read MoreTo rework your office space, take advice from Vanilla Ice
I’ve been in several meetings with leaders lately who feel an urgency to take action with respect to changing their office space. However, it’s clear they don’t fully understand the “why” underlying that urgency.
Read MoreLate-in-life inheritance can stoke strange decisions
In order to determine how susceptible you are to making a mistake here, simply examine your relationship with gift cards.
Read MoreCecil Bohanon & Nick Curott: Will higher gas prices help us kick fossil fuel habit?
To reduce the use of fossil fuels, it is rather obvious current users will have to find substitutes for its current uses.
Read MoreLetter: Believe the victims
Believing victims takes all of us. It starts at home, with open and frequent conversations about consent and healthy and respectful relationships. You can learn how to be an effective bystander. You can talk to your employer about workplace sexual harassment policies. You can contact your federal and local elected official to advocate for survivors. And you can support initiatives that empower survivors.
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Newfields to raise general admission price to $20
In 2015, Newfields ended its free admission policy by instituting an $18 fee. On July 1, that price will increase to $20 per visitor.
Read MoreIndiana court strikes down emergency law fought by governor
The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday threw out a law that gave state legislators increased power to intervene during public health emergencies, agreeing with arguments from Gov. Eric Holcomb that the move violated the state constitution.
Read MoreIndiana getting new Homeland Security executive director
Indiana Department of Homeland Security Executive Director Stephen Cox is retiring from his public service role, the state announced Monday.
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Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria plans carryout-and-delivery site in Greenwood
The deep-dish pizza specialist will add a Johnson County shop to a burgeoning roster that includes two Indianapolis locations and one in Carmel.
Read MoreNew grant program to help Hoosier companies launch 5G projects
The program, offered through the Indiana 5G Zone, will offer established businesses matching grants of about $200,000 to help accelerate the commercial application of 5G technology.
Read MoreHR-tech company UKG plans to add 200 to Indianapolis office
UKG, which offers an online platform for human-resources tasks like payroll and scheduling, expects to increase employment in Indianapolis to more than 500.
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U.S. Rep. Andre Carson: Business community can help fight for change
I must be frank: These shootings are a direct result of Republican policies that help dangerous, angry and unstable individuals buy or own guns, as well as their party’s unwavering loyalty to the gun lobby that finances their campaigns.
Read MoreThe Rev. Charles Harrison: Gun violence is complex, multilayered problem
What saddens me is that the daily street violence does not get the same attention from the national media and elected officials as mass shootings in schools do, even though hundreds of children and youth of color have been killed by urban violence every year for the last 50 years.
Read MorePierre Atlas: Reasonable reforms should be discussed
The AR-15 and its numerous variants … are the most popular civilian rifles in the United States.
Read MoreRep. Ed DeLaney: Republican proposed solutions have little effect
The list of those blamed for the deaths in Uvalde grows apace.
Read MoreJennifer Wagner Chartier: Let’s rearrange ‘just’ in our vocabulary
The way we sort and dismiss differing views makes it nearly impossible to have rational conversations about anything.
Read MoreCurt Smith: Overturning Roe is right choice for country
The lack of regard for a pre-born child contributes to school shootings, teen gun violence and child abuse.
Read MoreDeborah Daniels: Who are the real Republicans?
The party of Reagan was one of purpose and optimism.
Read MoreKaren Celestino-Horseman: Convention of States needs to be better exposed
So far this year, the legislatures of Wisconsin, Nebraska, West Virginia and South Carolina have passed resolutions calling for a constitutional convention.
Read MoreWhitley Yates: Avoid ‘us’ versus ‘them,’ instead think ‘we’
It is comfortable, and dare I say, ‘safe,’ to sit in the silos of sameness and discuss the ills of our state or our country with people who agree with you.
Read MoreJim Shella: European vacation gave me glimpse of future
It leads me to believe that … electric vehicles will someday dominate the auto scene in America.
Read MoreClaire Fiddian-Green: Indiana’s Good Samaritan Law needs a refresh
Nearly 2,800 Hoosiers lost their lives due to an overdose in 2021, equivalent to the population of Indiana towns such as Loogootee, LaGrange and Winamac.
Read MoreMarshawn Wolley: All Americans should celebrate Juneteenth
What I appreciate most about … Juneteenth is that the Black community collectively celebrates the day slavery ended for all Black people.
Read MoreBrian Schutt: Let’s become a bed of social venture capitalism
Belief in a person and the corresponding social VC investment could be the structure that nurtures a business to growth.
Read MoreDr. Richard Feldman: Immunization moves us toward endemic phase
The pandemic is not over yet. We should act more like it.
Read MoreBrad Rateike: White River Yacht Club is a special place
Members are expected to … contribute as much of their time, talent or treasure as they can—when they can—to club initiatives.
Read MoreAbdul-Hakim Shabazz: Advice for the grads—share it with them
The fun part of life is just about to begin.”
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