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Nate Feltman: The case for an entrepreneur as mayor

May 22, 2026 | Nate Feltman

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.

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Mitch Frazier: SNAP’s move to Indy could be just the start

May 8, 2026 | Mitch Frazier

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,

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Nate Feltman: Building a bioscience powerhouse

May 1, 2026 | Nate Feltman

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

April 24, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

“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.

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Mitch Frazier: Let’s be leaders who inspire

April 17, 2026 | Mitch Frazier

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.

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Lesley Weidenbener: IU students’ stories add to Final Four coverage

April 10, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The Sports Capital Journalism program puts student in the press box, the locker rooms and press conferences of major sports events.

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Nate Feltman: Time to double down on Indy’s downtown

April 3, 2026 | Nate Feltman

Events that attract out-of-town spending are important and exciting, but a thriving downtown requires full-time residents.

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Nate Feltman: Indy’s ninth Final Four is another showcase for the city

March 27, 2026 | Nate Feltman

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.

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Mitch Frazier: Governor will keynote 9 Innovate Indiana events

March 27, 2026 | Mitch Frazier

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.

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Lesley Weidenbener: My college degrees have served me well, which makes me worry about anti-college sentiment

March 20, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

On May 19, IBJ will host our annual Education Power Breakfast, where the value of a college education will be a topic.

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Nate Feltman: Mentorship lessons from ‘In the Room’

March 13, 2026 | Nate Feltman

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.

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Mitch Frazier: Indiana needs to bring high-potential candidates back home

March 6, 2026 | Mitch Frazier

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.

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Lesley Weidenbener: One of the greats has made his way home

February 25, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

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.

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Nate Feltman: An Indiana conversation about America’s future

February 20, 2026 | Nate Feltman

A starting point for regaining our ability to disagree civilly is a healthier legislative branch.

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Mitch Frazier: Stories connect product makers, product users

February 13, 2026 | Mitch Frazier

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.

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Lesley Weidenbener: Combined newsroom improves coordination

February 6, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

Today, The Lawyer reporters — the talented Maura Johnson and Cameron Shaw — report to the same editing team that IBJ reporters do.

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Mitch Frazier: To set good goals, make complex simple

January 30, 2026 | Mitch Frazier

Visions that work prioritize outcomes over activities, providing clarity even in uncertain times.

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Nate Feltman: Roots of championship run begin at IU president’s desk

January 23, 2026 | Nate Feltman

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.

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Lesley Weidenbener: Be Better Awards honor late civic leader Jim Morris

January 16, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

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.

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Nate Feltman: An important update at Indiana Lawyer, IBJ

January 9, 2026 | Nate Feltman

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.

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