Nate Feltman: A renaissance coming or trouble ahead?
There is a growing concern that downtown’s appeal and vibrancy is waning and that something must be done.
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Lesley Weidenbener: A rethink prompts changes to Fast 25
The rules for Fast 25 were simply too narrow and unnecessarily excluding some of the region’s most promising companies.
Nate Feltman: State must double down on IEDC toolkit
At a time of record tax collections and a healthy surplus, now is the time to double down on strategic economic development initiatives that will help Indiana retain and attract the high-wage jobs of the future.
Lesley Weidenbener: A few new features for IBJ in 2023
A new year is always a good time to make a change, not just personally but at work as well. And so we are making a few tweaks to IBJ.
Nate Feltman: CICP leader warns against complacency
Let’s pay David Johnson a tribute in his retirement by upping our game in education, entrepreneurship and ambition for our state.
Lesley Weidenbener: Viewpoints, letters are your way to have a say
IBJ offers several ways for industry leaders and other readers to voice their opinions on current news topics and the newspaper itself.
Nate Feltman: Indiana must prioritize gains in public health
Indiana’s ability to remain economically competitive for job-creating investments in the future faces significant challenges, one of the biggest being the health of Hoosiers.
Lesley Weidenbener: Fort Wayne turns up the coolness factor
Electric Works is a massive redevelopment of a 39-acre historic campus in the core of Fort Wayne that housed General Electric Co. until it closed in 2014.
Lesley Weidenbener: Storytelling defines columnist Mike Lopresti’s career
For years, Lopresti has been telling Indiana sports stories in the pages of IBJ—stories about professionals, amateurs and kids. Stories about referees and coaches. Sad stories, funny stories and inspiring stories.
Nate Feltman: Oesterle to be honored with the Daniels Prize
The Daniels Prize recognizes Hoosiers whose life’s work has lifted the state to a new plane of thought, aspiration, expectation and action in the spirit of Mitch Daniels’ own leadership.
Lesley Weidenbener: Crafting a great awards nomination
One of the downsides of handing out awards to central Indiana leaders as we like doing at IBJ is that we are simultaneously saying no to even more people who have been nominated.
Lesley Weidenbener: A peek into IBJ’s awards process
In all, IBJ Media will host more than two dozen events next year, which will include a dozen that are IBJ newsroom-led.
Mickey Maurer: Pence 2.0 is not an upgrade over original
In a defining opportunity for would-be statesman Mike Pence, he stomped on Hoosiers again by headlining a fundraiser for Diego Morales, the Republican nominee for secretary of state.
Lesley Weidenbener: Here are three companies making an education for workers a priority
Cook Medical, the Indianapolis Airport Authority and Merchants Bank of Indiana are among 16 organizations honored as part of IBJ’s inaugural HR Impact awards. Their focus on education and training is especially important for the state.
Nate Feltman: Jim Brainard’s vision is crucial to Carmel’s success
Brainard believed that making investments in public infrastructure and livable neighborhoods would attract businesses and residents alike, as businesses would want to locate near their workforce or potential workforce.
Lesley Weidenbener: Appreciating an art form I could never begin to master
The American Pianists Association is on a mission of sorts to spread the word locally about the competitions, which already are well-respected internationally within the music community.
Nate Feltman: Indiana poised to lead semiconductor push
Indiana’s senior U.S. senator, Todd Young, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recognized the need for America to lead in the innovation economy and the threat to our national security if we failed to do so.
Lesley Weidenbener: Only way to relax is to stop making decisions
Making decisions is exhausting. If you’re feeling tired, you should try delegating decisions.
Nate Feltman: Here’s what Indy could learn from New York
It certainly didn’t hurt that there was a noticeable and comfortable presence of NYPD officers on busy street corners and other public spaces.
Lesley Weidenbener: We’re listening; we’re focused on business
We decided that we will maintain our focus on business news—and on how crime and other breaking news affects business.