MARCUS: Training and education aren’t same thing
Ignorant and bigoted people are encouraged to run for public office when they witness this dumbing-down of society.
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Job-creation claims are hot potato
The city’s decade-record number of job commitments in 2010 could be the most frequently discussed figure in the run-up to this fall’s mayoral election, but the number of commitments is difficult to verify.
SPECIAL REPORT: Indiana companies charge into China
With economic growth in the United States sluggish, Indiana companies are joining the race to capitalize on the fast-growing Chinese economy—even as hundreds of millions of Chinese move into the middle class and adopt a Western-style thirst for goods and services.
Cummins’ early start revs growth in China
Columbus-based engine maker Cummins Inc. has been building business in China for 30 years, long before many U.S. companies had even begun formulating a China strategy.Cummins now employs 8,000 people in China and racked up 2010 sales of $3.1 billion.
Demographic shift steers Lilly’s Asian operations
China remains a small market for Eli Lilly and Co. It generated $320 million in sales for the company in 2010, just 1.3 percent of its $23 billion in sales worldwide. But Lilly has big ambitions in China and is racing to capitalize on its rapid economic growth.
Former Irwin CEO takes helm of New York foundation
William I. Miller, the former CEO of Irwin Financial Corp., which went bankrupt in 2009, is joining The Wallace Foundation of New York as its president.
Judge unseals some Fair Finance raid records
Still under wraps is the the FBI affidavit in support of the Fair Finance search warrant. Prosecutors contend releasing that "would greatly prejudice the criminal case."
MARCUS: The recovery is over … or maybe not
The recession in Indiana and the nation lasted only three quarters. But the Hoosier recovery took six quarters.
Controversy brews over judging charter performance
There is little agreement—but lots of politics and complex statistics—on how to define success and failure in Indiana’s public schools.
Antidepressants linked to narrowed arteries
The study included Eli Lilly and Co. drug Cymbalta, which racked up sales of $3.5 billion last year for the Indianapolis-based drugmaker.
Six faces behind Indianapolis business Twitter handles
Meet the people who tweet for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, AAA, Butler University and other local businesses.
Indianapolis tech experts talk about the local industry
In a question-and-answer forum, leaders weigh in on topics ranging from tech transfer to the future of Aprimo.
KETZENBERGER: Drafting Daniels for corporate Indiana
If his first run for governor is any indication, he’d make a heckuva presidential candidate. I hope he doesn’t.
HEIN: In praise of mighty not-for-profit groups
Not-for-profit employees, and the volunteers who join their mission, are the tip of Indiana’s public service arrow.
KRUGMAN: It’s too bad the truth is still inconvenient
As Upton Sinclair pointed out long ago, it’s difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.
HARRIS: Education reform would elevate, not denigrate, teachers
What is especially troubling about this tactic is that it denies us a chance to debate these critical issues. The policies being proposed in Indiana to evaluate and reward teachers would benefit from a robust debate.
MEREDITH: Bashing dedicated teachers is no way to reform education
Teachers simply cannot be made the scapegoats in the education reform debate. This merely distracts from the real issues at hand.
Tax breaks approved for bioanalytical lab operator
The Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday preliminarily approved Advion BioServices Inc.’s request for a tax abatement to build a laboratory at Purdue Research Park in Indianapolis.
MARCUS: No statistics on death by pothole
Nothing stirs the imagination like a near-death experience.
MORRIS: Firefighters fill convention center
I recently had the opportunity to walk through the exhibit space at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference at the newly expanded Indiana Convention Center. It gave me a great firsthand look at why we invested $275 million expanding the convention center.