Tech veteran Becker fights to save SteadyServ
A longtime tech leader has stepped in to try to turn around one of the most-ballyhooed startups in state history but one that has perennially underachieved and burned through $30 million in capital.
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KIM: Kraft Heinz debacle proves not even Buffett immune to mistakes
While Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has achieved well-deserved mythical stature among investors, even the “Oracle of Omaha” makes huge mistakes. Exhibit A is the recent debacle involving his investment in Kraft Heinz. I recently highlighted Buffett’s call in his 2018 annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway for investors to focus on Berkshire’s “forest,” […]
RON PELLETIER: Take these steps to reduce your risk of a security breach
According to data-threat researcher the Ponemon Institute, you are more likely to have experienced a data breach of at least 10,000 records than you are to have caught the flu this winter—and, mind you, it has been a bad flu season.
Eleven Fifty moves into next gear, enhances accessibility
The coding academy is offering part-time boot camps for the first time, introducing a new way for students to finance tuition, and targeting veterans for its programs.
Data-privacy expert Cate: Cybersecurity will continue to be ‘growth industry’
Fred Cate, vice president for research at Indiana University, says data and privacy issues in the United States will always be difficult because an open society means people weigh their independence against the inconvenience of security.
Federal Reserve cool on interest rate hikes in 2019
The monetary policy body on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged and projected no rate hikes in 2019, reflecting a dimmer view of the economy as growth weakens in the United States and abroad.
Letter: Will indifference save Brainard?
Fred Glynn’s challenge in Carmel is not the incumbent mayor but the epidemic indifference of the city’s voters.
City should have one school system
Regarding numerous recent Forefront columns about school funding and teacher pay, there’s so much talk. Where does it end? I want to suggest that it is time for Indianapolis to grow up. Many expenses are duplicated in nine township school systems. Is there “top heavy” administration? Are there schools being built when there is an […]
Federal child care support is good for business
In my career, from telecommunications to publishing to baseball, any success I’ve had has been due in large measure to having a great, focused team that works together on shared goals. Unfortunately, that kind of focus doesn’t come easily when employees are parents whose attention is divided between their careers and concerns over child care. […]
Brian Schutt: Next Level Jobs is critical to state economy
Through a Next Level Jobs grant, Homesense recently facilitated testing and training on the popular assessment tool Gallup StrengthsFinder, which provided a unique lens for our team to see themselves and others and has deepened our internal relationships and teamwork. This investment wouldn’t have taken place without Next Level Jobs.
GREG MORRIS: How an office move can help reignite a company
An efficient, modern space is already paying off for IBJ Media and its employees.
Editorial: Hoteliers’ objections up pressure on city to be more transparent
It’s time for the Hogsett administration to put all the numbers on the table. They may be justifiable. But keeping the public in the dark isn’t.
Memory Bank: Sewing custom suits
Henry Kahn founded Kahn Tailoring in 1903 and employed hundreds of Jewish immigrants, providing benefits that were not offered by many other employers at the time. This photo was taken in 1907, before the company moved to a new building.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfow: Why millennials say they avoid negotiating
It may be argued that the importance of negotiating for consumer goods, even big-ticket items, is not as important as big business deals. However, most big deals are built on a series of smaller deals that use effective negotiation strategies and techniques.
Senate panel OKs compensation for wrongfully convicted
The legislation would generally permit people who are exonerated to receive $50,000 for each year they were wrongfully incarcerated.
Low test scores, shrinking enrollment cost Indianapolis school its charter
The Indianapolis Academy of Excellence has endured a tumultuous year, including the loss of its curriculum provider in June and the exodus of about 20 students this month.
Disney closes $71B deal for Fox entertainment assets
Expected to reshape the entertainment landscape, the blockbuster deal puts famous properties including “Cinderella,” ”The Simpsons,” ”Star Wars,” the Pixar movies, the X-Men and the original Marvel cinematic universe all under one corporate roof.
Danica Patrick to join NBC’s Indy 500 team
No longer a professional racer but still one of the sport’s best-known figures, Patrick will be a studio analyst on race day for the network’s inaugural coverage in May.
Metal parts manufacturer beefing up Noblesville operations
The has already hired 51 employees and plans to hire 29 more over the next two years as it relocates one of its manufacturing divisions from Ohio.