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Life lessons from Indianapolis leaders

There is power in learning from as many people as you can. IBJ gathered 29 Hoosiers, different in every sense of the word, for its first Interview Issue last week. Collectively, these interviews teach and reinforce many valuable life lessons. Help others. Meet as many people as you can without trying to extract value from […]

Make voting more convenient

Turnout in the recent vote in Scotland over whether to secede from the United Kingdom was reported to be 85 percent. Turnout in the most recent primary election in Ferguson, Mo., was 12 percent. These are undoubtedly the “poles”—the extremes. Yet … Americans seem evenly divided between those working to increase voter turnout—the League of […]

WTTV may go after big-name talent to join news team

Tribune Broadcasting says it plans to hire 80 people to staff the WTTV-TV Channel 4 newsroom and fill other roles stemming from the station’s assumption of the CBS network affiliation Jan. 1. Rennie “We’re talking to a lot of people about a lot of things,” said Paul Rennie, general manager for WTTV and its sister […]

Opt for the greatest impact

Nearly two years have passed since Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter called for creating a “world-class” life sciences research institute in Indianapolis, and now the fledgling Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is on the verge of naming its first leader. That choice of a chief executive, expected before Thanksgiving, will telegraph a critical signal […]

New faces at HHGregg aiming to right the ship

Over the last few years, HHGregg’s senior executives have been departing at a rapid clip, adding to instability at a time the chain was remaking itself to combat tumbling sales of consumer electronics. With the hiring of Chief Financial Officer Robert Riesbeck last month, the new team surrounding longtime CEO Dennis May is now in […]

Meet Indy’s smallest credit union

At HALE Federal Credit Union, don’t expect to get a debit card in the mail after opening an account. Online banking isn’t an option at this Indianapolis-based credit union, and neither are checking accounts. Mobile check deposits? Forget about it. Day “We are so archaic and behind in the times,” Manager Angela Day said, sitting […]

Firm making mark tracking movie trends via Twitter

Fizziology LLC, which earned its chops measuring entertainment industry buzz in Hollywood and New York, has created a stir by gaining a rare endorsement from Twitter for its newest product. The popular social media site on Sept. 30 bestowed its Twitter Certification on Momentum, a computer program Fizziology launched just a week earlier for tracking […]

Skarbeck: Hedge fund track records fail to live up to the hype

California Public Employees’ Retirement System is dumping its entire hedge fund program. The reason, according to Ted Eliopoulos, the chief investment officer, is “their complexity, cost and lack of ability to scale to CalPERS size.“

Hicks: Rein in tax increment financing districts

Because TIF districts never go away, redevelopment commissions will have many opportunities over the coming centuries to think of multiple uses for their money. To no surprise, this raises many legitimate policy questions.

Pence seeks meeting with Obama on Medicaid plan

Pence asked Obama for the meeting in a letter Thursday, suggesting it could occur while Obama is in southwestern Indiana on Friday to tour a steel processing company to mark Manufacturing Day.

Butler hoops coach to take leave of absence

Brandon Miller, men's basketball head coach, will be taking a leave of absence for medical reasons just as the team begins practice for the 2014-15 season.

U.S. factory orders post record monthly drop

Orders declined 10.1 percent in August after a record increase of 10.5 percent in July, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Both months were affected by swings in demand for commercial aircraft.