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GERALD BEPKO Commentary: FFA is important to our future

September 12, 2005

What major, national, student-oriented not-for-profit organization with deep roots in Kansas City moved its headquarters to Indianapolis in the last decade and now has made commitments to bring a huge number of visitors to Indianapolis each year into the future? If you think the answer is the NCAA, you would be half right. The complete answer is that there are two such organizations: the NCAA and FFA. Both the NCAA and FFA brought economic benefits along with their headquarters. Through…

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s build a new New Orleans

September 12, 2005

At the moment, rescue and relocation are the primary concerns along the Gulf Coast ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. In time, restoration will become the leading issue. Most property owners from Mobile to New Orleans will want their buildings repaired or replaced. They will seek to recreate the past instead of looking to the future. A more comprehensive approach is appropriate. Let’s consider the Gulf Coast as a region, centered on New Orleans, that stretches from Florida to Texas. This area…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Many aren’t prepared for jobs of the future

September 19, 2005

To be illiterate in our society is more than an inconvenience, or an obstacle to making a living. It is also a badge of shame. That’s why we should all be concerned about the results of a January study that told us almost a million Indiana workers-one-third of the work force-failed to meet the minimum literacy standards for knowledge-based jobs. Many of us in the fields of research and policymaking have responded to this disturbing finding the same way we…

EYE ON THE PIE: Use property tax to boost investment

September 19, 2005

I walked a little more than two miles recently on the Monon Trail. This probably surprises those who know me. But even the most slothful will, on occasion, rise from the recliner and not go to the refrigerator. The Monon Trail runs from 10th Street in Indianapolis to 146th Street in Carmel. That’s about 20 miles. It follows the route the Monon Railroad abandoned in 1987. It has been identified as a model for other rails-to-trails programs. The trail is…

NOTIONS: Praise works up, down and all around

September 26, 2005

Bruce Hetrick is off this week. In his absence, this column, which appeared on June 9, 2003, is being reprinted. Last year, my colleague, Lisa Sirkin, gave every person in our company a blue file folder. She’d learned about “blue folders” from Jean Deeds when both women worked at the Children’s Museum. Lisa wanted people in our company to know about blue folders and share in their benefits. Blue folders, you see, are for notes of praise and gratitude. These…

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s close these BMV branches instead

September 26, 2005

Confused? Trying to figure out what time it is going to be where other Hoosiers live? Trying to know which license branches will be closed and which will be located in the nearest barbershop? Wondering whether you will get unemployment compensation before or after you find a job? Welcome to the New Indiana, setting its course for the 21st century. These are three public relations missteps of the Daniels administration. Let’s look at the license branch situation. Commissioner Joel Silverman…

EYE ON THE PIE: Is our child care ‘industry’ up to snuff?

October 3, 2005

Recently, I have been part of a study for the Indiana Child Care Fund. It has been a learning experience. The first thing I learned is that virtually nothing is known about child care. We do not really know how many child care facilities exist in Indiana. Data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census suggest there are more than 16,000. However, fewer than 5,800 are licensed or recognized by the state. In addition, there are informal child care arrangements…

NOTIONS: How big-ticket amenities deliver long-term ROI

October 3, 2005

Fourteen years ago this month, my new bride and I loaded our belongings onto a moving van in Bloomfield, Conn. We packed our cats, suitcases and a few heirlooms into our cars, and pulled away from our little apartment bound for a place called Indianapolis. As I followed Pam’s blue Accord through New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio, I listened to cassette tapes, trying to drown out the mews from the back seat. With David Sanborn and Stan…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Health care close to implosion?

October 3, 2005

The rash of specialty-hospital construction in the suburbs is a gold rush, driven more by greed than the desire to satisfy an unmet need. The fact that 45 million people in America are without health insurance is a deplorable national disaster. The best way to use America’s health care system is to not get sick. These aren’t the rants of a deranged publisher. These are comments made by a doctor and a pair of health care executives who were panelists…

TOM HARTON Commentary: Luring people with bricks, mortar

October 10, 2005

A parking garage is about to rise on a vacant lot at 120 E. Washington St. It’s ironic that a block or so west of the site, a group of architects, city planners, real estate developers and leaders of the city’s arts movement meet on a regular basis to plot against such garages. The garage in the works isn’t just any garage. In its current design, which is yet to be approved, it’s only a garage. No ground-floor retail. Just…

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s make Indiana a true hub

October 10, 2005

Sometimes, the obvious is ignored. It is obvious that, geographically, Indiana holds a central position in North America. But when we think about economic development, we take this obvious point for granted. As business grows and incomes rise across the world, the demand for transportation increases. The question for Indiana becomes, “How much does this increase in demand translate into jobs and income for our citizens?” Most people understand that Indiana does not gain anything by having airplanes cross our…

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s put retail where we want it

October 17, 2005

Before we get into anything this week, let me clear up an error from last week. I wrote that Techpoint received $2.3 million in government incentives for locating at Indianapolis International Airport. The company was Transpoint. My apologies to all who have cause to be offended. Now let’s get on to the problem of the chicken and the egg. Many folks wonder which came first. When we have trouble identifying causality, we cite the chickenand-egg problem. Is the clothing store…

NOTIONS: Government intervention from cradle to grave

October 17, 2005

My mother always said that if aliens arrived from outer space to study life in America, they’d never be able to figure us out. Had I listened to my mother (instead of arguing partisan politics with her), I might have been better prepared for last week’s visit from my friend, E.T. E.T. arrived all agog after intercepting some of my inbound e-mails in cyberspace. “I’m totally confused,” E.T. said. “So am I,” I said, “but that’s normal. You, on the…

EYE ON THE PIE: Time to realign taxes with services

October 24, 2005

Many folks want to get rid of property taxes. They think property taxes are o l d – fa s h i o n e d , although most who think so have not thought through the issue. These property-tax abolitionists want to use income or sales taxes, which they contend are more “fair,” whatever that means. They forget that one aspect of “fairness” is to relate taxes to services received. This is called beneficiary taxation. An example of beneficiary…

NOTIONS: Blessed by quality, cursed by access

October 24, 2005

Hetrick last week won the Lawrence H. Einhorn, M.D. Award from the Little Red Door Cancer Agency. A cancer survivor himself, Hetrick was recognized, in part, for IBJ columns about people with cancer, especially his wife, Pam Klein, who died in March at 49. He also was honored for advocating anti-smoking legislation. Following are excerpts from his prepared acceptance remarks. I don’t deserve this award. I don’t wield a scalpel, administer chemotherapy, invent drugs, change bed pans, hold patients’ hands,…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Public notice still critical in Indiana

October 31, 2005

I hate to get all philosophical on you, but a free press is critical to democracy. In the free world, newspapers have always played the dual roles of information provider and watchdog. Readers expect to learn what’s happening by reading newspapers. When it comes to publicly funded government entities, the role of watchdog is particularly critical. Newspapers throw the light of day on the workings of government so citizens can see how their money is spent and keep their elected…

NOTIONS: Lessons of withdrawal from a recovering addict

October 31, 2005

A friend of mine recently visited his doctor. He was worried about chest pains. The doctor wired him to an EKG, studied the readings, and pronounced him fit. During the exam, my friend asked how the doctor was doing. The physician said he was dreading winter. He said ailing patients would flock to his office seeking cures. He’d tell them they had viruses and they’d recover on their own. They’d demand medicine. He’d tell them none would help. They’d demand…

EYE ON THE PIE: Writer blamed for promoting guilt

October 31, 2005

“See,” he said with rising voice, “that’s the snobbery, making other people feel guilty if they don’t value what you value. You do it all the time.” “Sir,” I said, disarmed by his rancor, “which of my columns bothered you?” “All of them, blast it, all of them,” he bellowed. “Last week you wanted us to enlist in the cause of property taxes. Before that, you insisted that cities and towns needed more taxing authority to stimulate economic growth. “Another…

EYE ON THE PIE: Don’t let a little suffering wreck holidays

November 7, 2005

I drove past the shrine at Clark and Addison in Chicago the day after the White Sox won the World Series. All was normal outside Wrigley Field. There was no evidence of the momentous event in Houston the night before. The White Sox and their fans do not exist for Cubs fans. There is an order to the world. For Hoosiers, people from Kentucky generally rank lower than folks from Pennsylvania. Yet we know Hoosiers don’t rank highly in the…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: We need to push harder to foster a tech economy

November 14, 2005

You have to give the folks at Techpoint, the advocacy group for technology-oriented business in Indiana, plenty of credit for stamina. For eight years, these f o r wa r d – l o o k i n g folks have been carefully measuring the state’s progress in what was once called the high-tech economy. And for each of those eight years, the message has been depressingly consistent: We remain at the back of the pack. That’s not for lack…

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GERALD BEPKO Commentary: FFA is important to our future

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s build a new New Orleans

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Many aren’t prepared for jobs of the future

EYE ON THE PIE: Use property tax to boost investment

NOTIONS: Praise works up, down and all around

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s close these BMV branches instead

EYE ON THE PIE: Is our child care ‘industry’ up to snuff?

NOTIONS: How big-ticket amenities deliver long-term ROI

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Health care close to implosion?

TOM HARTON Commentary: Luring people with bricks, mortar

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s make Indiana a true hub

EYE ON THE PIE: Let’s put retail where we want it

NOTIONS: Government intervention from cradle to grave

EYE ON THE PIE: Time to realign taxes with services

NOTIONS: Blessed by quality, cursed by access

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Public notice still critical in Indiana

NOTIONS: Lessons of withdrawal from a recovering addict

EYE ON THE PIE: Writer blamed for promoting guilt

EYE ON THE PIE: Don’t let a little suffering wreck holidays

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: We need to push harder to foster a tech economy