Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: A look at the surprising origin of economics
| Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz
The word economics, however, traces to the Greek word oikonomia, which, in ancient Greece, meant estate management.
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The word economics, however, traces to the Greek word oikonomia, which, in ancient Greece, meant estate management.
Indianapolis officials want fewer parking lots downtown, reflecting part of a national movement that envisions less reliance on cars, more use of mass transit and a reduction in carbon emissions.
Employers, lawmakers and business leaders together have crafted legislation that encourages people to stay in high school and pursue postsecondary education or to revisit educational opportunities later in life.
Fishers-based INCOG Biopharma Services Inc., one of the newest players in the $132 billion contract drug manufacturing industry, acts as a behind-the-scenes player for companies that need to get sterile injectable medicines to market in a hurry.
It took us five years to figure out what business we were in, eight more to grow fast and almost crash into oblivion, and five more to rebuild the foundation of the business for sustainable, profitable growth.
History: After several years of making salsa for family and friends, electrical engineer Charlie Ferguson and his wife, Glenda, in 2001 launched a commercial operation. In 2003, Ferguson took his salsa to the Fiery Food Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, and took home the top prize. Since then, he and his product have been featured on […]
Funding for public health should be increased even more.
Brad Chambers envisions a Hoosier research triangle similar to North Carolina’s that spans West Lafayette, Indianapolis and Bloomington and capitalizes on the talent and assets our research universities provide for the industries of the future
Life expectancy in Indiana is two years below the national averege.
As the 2023 General Assembly session enters its final stretch, legislators must make final decisions on their biennial responsibility of crafting Indiana’s next budget. This year, the decision-making includes a dilemma placed before legislators by the federal government, with physicians caught in the middle. HIP 2.0, Indiana’s vehicle for the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of […]
I’ve been fighting for common sense gun reform in Indiana for years as a member of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and it’s tiring. But it’s worth it. Hoosiers deserve better.
As with any discussion, objectively evaluating the Pacers’ 2022-2023 season requires a healthy dose of context, but you don’t have to stare hard to see a clear, upward trajectory for the franchise.
The May 2 Republican primary elections in Lebanon and Zionsville each feature a pair of candidates vying for mayor.
The university, which has 575,000 living alumni, plans to break ground later this year on Varcity at Purdue, a 230,000-square-foot community at the school’s Discovery Park District.
Angela Jones operates a solo law practice in The Region, which has been home to her family for more than 100 years.
With 11 days to go until the primary election, Indianapolis mayoral candidate Clif Marsiglio is ending his campaign to support fellow Democrat Robin Shackleford.
Firms saw new orders jump to the highest rate in 11 months, especially in the service sector. That allowed businesses to pass on higher costs to customers, resulting in the fastest jump in output prices in seven months.
A projected $1.5 billion in new revenue will add new drama to the final week of this year’s legislative session as the Indiana General Assembly grapples with how much to raise funding for public health, education and debt obligations.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said it was helping federal agents organize an October 2020 seizure of what they said was a counterfeit product. That hasn’t stopped the company from suing the IEDC for the mask shipment’s full purchase price.
Aaron Pierce said he was inspired by his grandfather, Weldon Pierce, who survived one of the worst friendly-fire incidents in U.S. history when members of the 30th Infantry Division were accidentally bombed in France during World War II. Now, Pierce Aerospace builds remote drone identification technologies for both military and civilian use.