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Anthem, Express Scripts dispute comes down to pricing

The agreement by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. to sell its pharmacy-benefits arm to St. Louis-based Express Scripts for $4.7 billion has turned the companies at each other’s throats, culminating in a multibillion-dollar legal battle that began early this year.

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Wanted: champions of technology policy

David Ford, the late senator from Hartford City, was a technology trailblazer at the Statehouse. Among his many accomplishments was passionately leading an agenda in the early 2000s that emphasized policies to help technology companies grow and succeed. Today, our state needs legislators to follow in Ford’s footsteps. According to the Indiana Economic Development Corp., […]

Enough with drive-by economic hubris

A recent report from the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research on “footloose” companies and the apparent urgent need to focus on the economic development issue de jour—quality of place—was definitely over the top. There’s nothing wrong with focusing on quality of place as a solution for certain situations. But to characterize a […]

State job-recruiting efforts are working well

Last month, economist Michael Hicks and the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research released a study that is primarily focused on local economic development efforts. Yet several reports on the study, including IBJ’s “Ball State study: State too focused on landing ‘footloose’ jobs,” are clearly misguided. In the study, Hicks notes “Indiana is […]

Federal rules should trump state vaping law

Thank you for your recent article pointing out the absolute absurdity of the soon-to-be-enforced Indiana vaping regulation. This law needs repealed. The Indiana bill clearly states that our bill was to be enforced “in the absence of federal regulation.” There is now a clear federal regulation to be enacted as soon as Aug. 8. I […]

LAMAR: How employers should respond to Brexit

Hoosier companies will become better positioned in the long run to compete in today’s global economy, especially in the EU, if they make adjustments in reaction to Brexit.

KENNEDY: A chance to choose our lawmakers

I would argue that one of the frustrations fueling anger in today’s electorate is the realization by so many citizens that their votes don’t count.

HOOSIER BEACON: Least likely Hoosier was most likely hero

As a man, Tecumseh believed in the power of words, and he was as ready to criticize fellow Indians for atrocities committed against white men as to criticize white settlers for the injustices they were perpetrating against indigenous peoples.

MERISOTIS: Talent + transit = access to opportunity

Beyond addressing Indianapolis’ urgent mobility challenges, perhaps the most powerful promise of mass transit is its capability to connect our residents to a successful future—a future where equity in opportunity will help fuel our city’s growth in the 21st century knowledge economy.