Jalene Hahn: Year-end tax planning during uncertain times
Year-end 2021 tax- and estate-planning efforts are being influenced by proposed tax law changes, the lingering pandemic, the threat of inflation and general economic uncertainty
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State lawmakers eye business tax cuts
House Republican leaders want to reduce the personal property taxes businesses pay on equipment, claiming it is one of the last tax obstacles in recruiting new businesses and spurring growth for businesses already here.
In the Workplace: Address office toxicity during ‘Great Reckoning’
Dealing with workplace toxicity can be challenging because it often depends on managers being willing to take a hard look in the mirror. And in fairness, many people are thrown into managerial roles with little or no training in interpersonal skills.
Bohanon & Curott: Biden’s reappointment of Powell is right move
We are very pleased that President Biden plans to reappoint Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank. With all the economic uncertainty from the COVID omicron variant, rising inflation, supply-chain struggles and fiscal imbalances, this is not the time to rock the boat at the Fed with a new and untried leader.
Holiday Wish List
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Q&A with Erica Scott, founder of Fly Kids Read
Scott founded Fly Kids Read in Indianapolis in December 2020 as a not-for-profit to collect books with diverse characters and topics to donate to places such as schools, community centers and hospitals around Indianapolis and the state.
Did city officials properly vet deal for developmental football league event?
The Spring League, a developmental football association formed in 2017, racked up some $1.4 million in unpaid bills during a nine-week stay in Indianapolis last spring.
Loan defaults at record lows, despite impact of pandemic
Indiana bankers cite federal COVID-19 relief measures as a big reason—but not the only one.
Legislation pits religious freedoms against employer rights
For the past year, Indiana employers have faced the challenge of whether to enforce COVID-19 vaccination mandates on workers who say the vaccines violate their religious beliefs.
College football title game is also helping Indiana educators, students
When the College Football Playoff National Championship visits a new city, the game’s philanthropic arm, the College Football Playoff Foundation, makes a legacy investment in local teachers.
Editorial: Give READI grants to the best proposals
We are excited to see what the IEDC chooses to fund in what we hope will be just the first round of READI grants—and we can’t wait to see what communities do with the money.
Lesley Weidenbener: Let’s find big ideas to rejuvenate downtown Indy
We’d like to hear about your proposals. Watch for information soon about how you can submit your big ideas for downtown—and in the meantime, get creative!
Claire Fiddian-Green: Employers should care about addressing racial gaps in education
Far too few Black and Hispanic students are being adequately prepared for success after high school.
Alfonso Vidal: Our economy, families, need Congress to pass immigration reform
I am a loyal Republican who voted for Donald Trump two times. There’s a misconception that Trump supporters want to deport all immigrants. The research shows this stereotype is false.
Letter: Economy, urban design columns conflict
Cecil Bohanon and Nick Curott’s column “Give thanks to Pilgrims for private-property rights” suggests “binary thinking”: private property equals good; working together and sharing equals bad.
Letter: DNR underprices timber sales
Would you sell your mature trees for $10.16 per tree to someone coming in to log your property?
IDEM chief of staff Rockensuess named new commissioner
Brian Rockensuess replaces Bruno Pigott, who stepped down Dec. 3 to become deputy assistant administrator in the office of water for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Chamber survey shows quarter of workers planning job search
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce said the findings underscore the reality of the “Great Resignation” throughout the country.
Indiana renews plans for global economic summit
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the event will “showcase the state’s leadership role in transformative ideas, disruptive technology and urgent deliberation on the economy of the future.”
U.S. consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
The Labor Department also reported Friday that prices rose 0.8% from October to November—a substantial increase, though slightly less than 0.9% increase from September to October.