Nate Feltman: Building a bioscience powerhouse
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.
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Lesley Weidenbener: Strong leadership is about empathy and strategy, Taft’s Hicks says
“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.
Mitch Frazier: Let’s be leaders who inspire
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.
Lesley Weidenbener: IU students’ stories add to Final Four coverage
The Sports Capital Journalism program puts student in the press box, the locker rooms and press conferences of major sports events.
Nate Feltman: Time to double down on Indy’s downtown
Events that attract out-of-town spending are important and exciting, but a thriving downtown requires full-time residents.
Nate Feltman: Indy’s ninth Final Four is another showcase for the city
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.
Mitch Frazier: Governor will keynote 9 Innovate Indiana events
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.
Lesley Weidenbener: My college degrees have served me well, which makes me worry about anti-college sentiment
On May 19, IBJ will host our annual Education Power Breakfast, where the value of a college education will be a topic.
Nate Feltman: Mentorship lessons from ‘In the Room’
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.
Mitch Frazier: Indiana needs to bring high-potential candidates back home
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.
Lesley Weidenbener: One of the greats has made his way home
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.
Nate Feltman: An Indiana conversation about America’s future
A starting point for regaining our ability to disagree civilly is a healthier legislative branch.
Mitch Frazier: Stories connect product makers, product users
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.
Lesley Weidenbener: Combined newsroom improves coordination
Today, The Lawyer reporters — the talented Maura Johnson and Cameron Shaw — report to the same editing team that IBJ reporters do.
Mitch Frazier: To set good goals, make complex simple
Visions that work prioritize outcomes over activities, providing clarity even in uncertain times.
Nate Feltman: Roots of championship run begin at IU president’s desk
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.
Lesley Weidenbener: Be Better Awards honor late civic leader Jim Morris
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.
Nate Feltman: An important update at Indiana Lawyer, IBJ
By integrating The Indiana Lawyer into IBJ’s print edition, we significantly expand the audience for its reporting and commentary while adding meaningful value for IBJ subscribers.
Mitch Frazier: One Health holds promise for Indiana and the world
While no single solution exists to overcome America’s health woes, the next wave of breakthroughs could emerge at the intersection of farms, feed lots, food and pharmaceuticals.
Lesley Weidenbener: CEOs share wisdom at IBJ awards event
My favorite parts of the CEO of the Year and C-Suite Awards event were conversations that Nate, Managing Editor Samm Quinn and I had with the CEO of the Year winners.