I should have never underestimated the incompetence of Illinois politicians. After all, you don’t wake up one morning with $144 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and some of the highest taxes in the country. That takes decades of determined effort.
Read MoreIt was at IBJ Media’s Innovate Central Indiana event on Dec. 11 that I first raised the possibility of the Bears moving to Indiana with Gov. Mike Braun.
Read MoreSummer work experience teaches teamwork and adherence to standards, and it offers a view into balancing work and life that no textbook can teach.
One person who embodies the key qualities is David Becker, founder of First Internet Bank. Last year, IBJ recognized Becker with its Mickey Maurer Entrepreneur Award, honoring a career defined by innovation and calculated risk-taking.
While details — including the number of jobs — have yet to be announced, the news positions Indianapolis as a potential cornerstone of the future of the agency,
Central Indiana has a real opportunity not only to compete in the biosciences but to become the next great American hub on the scale of North Carolina’s Research Triangle.
“You’re never going to get to the scale you want to unless you can get other people following that vision and doing it,” Robert Hicks, IBJ’s Forty Under 40 Alumni Award winner says.
Great leaders inspire with clarity of purpose, build a spirit of unity and create the conditions to transform ambition into action now and in the future.
The Sports Capital Journalism program puts student in the press box, the locker rooms and press conferences of major sports events.
Events that attract out-of-town spending are important and exciting, but a thriving downtown requires full-time residents.
When Patrick Talty, president of the Indiana Sports Corp., called me three years ago with the opportunity to serve as co-chair of this year’s Final Four Local Organizing Committee, I jumped at the chance.
The series will provide a forum for business and community leaders, local elected officials, academic leaders, entrepreneurs and investors to come together for candid discussions about the opportunities to fuel Indiana’s economic growth.
On May 19, IBJ will host our annual Education Power Breakfast, where the value of a college education will be a topic.
My Uncle Ed Simcox’s stories about his time in public service shaped my curiosity about government and laid the groundwork for my own path in law and civic life.
Data from the Indiana Business Research Center reveals that only 61% of Indiana college students who earn a bachelor’s degree are still employed in the state one year later. That number drops to a staggering 55% after five years.
Mike Smith was everything a great reporter should be. Urgent, dogged, accurate and fair. His career included an 18-year stop at the Indiana Statehouse where he wrote about the state’s most important issues for the AP.
A starting point for regaining our ability to disagree civilly is a healthier legislative branch.
In every county in the state, there is a story to be told about people building great products. Let’s work together to identify and craft those stories.
Today, The Lawyer reporters — the talented Maura Johnson and Cameron Shaw — report to the same editing team that IBJ reporters do.
Visions that work prioritize outcomes over activities, providing clarity even in uncertain times.
Indiana’s football success over the past two years and a national championship do not happen without Indiana University President Pam Whitten’s leadership, plain and simple.
The Be Better Awards are part of a larger effort by the NCAA and the Indiana Sports Corp. to honor Morris, who was an architect of the effort to bring the NCAA headquarters to Indianapolis in 1999.
