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Museum revamping security strategy to save money

A security overhaul at the Indianapolis Museum of Art promises to be more effective while saving the cash-strapped museum $600,000 a year. More than 50 gallery attendants are gone, and so is the front desk, replaced by visitor assistants, most of whom are local college students.

Tax caps give township reform effort new life

A push to eliminate township government will return to the Statehouse next year—this time with a better shot at success. Township reforms, which have been vigorously debated but never passed, have been touted as a way to make government more cost-effective.

Old-school costume shop survives new competition

Costumes by Margie isn’t a strip mall box store full of packaged—and disposable—costumes for sale. The shop has a variety of clothing and accessories for rent and a staff, including owner Cheryl Harmon, ready to help put together whatever disguise a customer can dream up.

New tool shuffles radio ratings

A new method of measuring radio listening habits has shaken up local station ratings, sending radio operators scrambling to re-evaluate formats and ad pricing.

LOU’S VIEWS: Why Gilbert & Sullivan?

Thoughts on Indianapolis Opera’s “The Mikado.” Plus, the holiday season arrives early with Beef & Boards’ “White Christmas.”

Biglari shakes up Steak n Shake building format

The new prototype design for Steak n Shake restaurants will be smaller, featuring sections of floor-to-ceiling glass and an exterior that throws off a retro vibe, its signage attached to a protruding fin.

Early-childhood education benefits the economy

Several years ago, the research center I worked in was asked to do a study of the economic effects of early-childhood education. Early-childhood education is essentially pre-kindergarten. The state, West Virginia, was considering expanding the K-12 school offerings in a few test counties. The U.S. Senate wanted an honest assessment of the potential long-term effect […]

Maurer columns hit home

I want to express how much I’ve enjoyed reading [Mickey Maurer’s] commentaries the last few weeks.

City can improve meters itself

You do not have to sell off the parking meters to bring the rates and service hours up to par with other Midwest cities.

GIGERICH: Education, economy are closely tied

Ten years into the 21st century, most people understand that a strong education system is vital to ensuring long-term economic development success. Where things become fuzzy is in defining what comprises a strong education system and, more important, the required outcomes of that system.

ALTOM: Can new technology make a toilet cleaner?

In a previous issue of IBJ, another columnist wrote that technology can raise the productivity of toilet cleaners. It wasn’t a central part of his argument, but as you might imagine, it caught my eye. I couldn’t resist looking into bathroom technology.