Letter: Businesses should let employees go to Final Four Friday
While the Saturday and Monday games are the marquee ticketed events, Friday is something special: It is a gift to the community of a free, community-wide experience.
Opinion
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Mark Montieth: No one has come closer to assuming Reggie Miller’s mantle than Tyrese Haliburton
Head-to-head comparisons between eras aren’t always fair, but Haliburton has produced as many stunning individual highlights and led as many jaw-dropping comebacks in his three-plus seasons as a Pacer as Miller did in 18.
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Mark Montieth: Confluence of Indy 500, Pacers playoff game reflects longtime connections
On Sunday, Indy’s twin passions will combine forces for a rare doubleheader that will send a jolt of adrenaline throughout central Indiana and capture the attention of the nation.
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Mark Montieth: Can Purdue win it all?
It seems appropriate the Boilermakers would be playing in the final game on the same day as a total solar eclipse, given the rarity of both events.
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Counting the seconds: Timekeeper works 21 NCAA games (oh and Pacers games, too)
Randy Fishman had the best seat in the house for Monday night’s championship, located courtside and smack dab in the middle. Friends watching the game on television would have seen him just above the black line running across midcourt.
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Articles
50 years later, IU’s undefeated champions still unmatched
The members of the Indiana University team that won the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 1976 with a 32-0 record are experiencing a revival as the NCAA Final Four approaches.
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.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: Here’s why your best arguments still don’t win the room
When people feel heard, their resistance softens. This is the paradox of influence. The fastest way to persuade someone is often trying to understand them.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: To win the day, you need to know which game you are playing
Game theory models human interaction as a game — and the prisoner’s dilemma is a well-known game of conflict and cooperation.
Editorial: Putting six-figure cap on Social Security benefits a good step
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a group co-chaired by former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, released a white paper this week calling for a “six-figure limit for Social Security” as part of an effort to keep the social safety net alive.
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.
Mickey Kim: Investors caught between AI utopia and doom loop
History suggests we consistently underestimate the economy’s ability to create new categories of jobs when automation displaces old ones.
Eric Holcomb and Teresa Lubbers: America at 250: How will you put citizenship to work?
At Sagamore Institute, we champion the essential role of everyday citizens in our democracy through our solution-oriented research and with events that promote civic engagement as well as educational and economic opportunity.
Josh Levi and Tom Dermody: Crossroads of America should embrace data centers
When data centers make investments in Indiana, they’re committing to the communities where they operate for the long haul. This means consistent, high-paying jobs — many of which don’t require a traditional four-year degree.
Mark Montieth: Indy’s stalwart minor league club promises mix of nostalgia amid brand refresh
The Indians have spent the past few years working on these changes, conducting personal surveys with focus groups and online to measure public opinion on a variety of topics. Foremost among them was whether to keep a nickname that has fallen out of favor in some places.
Pete the Planner: Ingredients for recession beginning to fall into place
Before you roll your eyes, let me clarify something important: Recessions don’t just appear out of nowhere.
Jess Carter: Answer to your AI predicament begins with a question
Before you evaluate your data, I’d encourage you to do something deceptively simple: Write down your biggest business problems and opportunities.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Strife at Strait of Hormuz could spark another big oil shock
Even after catastrophic losses, Iran retains enough military capacity to shut the Strait down while American and Israeli leaders scramble to secure safe passage for shipping.
Editorial: Plan to invest $1B in life sciences puts resources in smart places
It’s not clear if the new program will represent a big shift in how Indiana currently uses its tax credits. In the past few years, life sciences companies — including Eli Lilly and Co., Elanco Animal Health and others — have received state incentives to expand or retain jobs in Indiana.
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.
Andrew Kossack: The Midwest can be next arsenal of American defense
Regions that can combine engineering talent, testing infrastructure, manufacturing capacity and supply chain access will shape the future of defense production.
Dr. Patrick McGill: Writing a prescription for affordable, effective health care
Transformational thinking can successfully address Indiana’s health care challenges, but the burden can no longer be placed solely on the shoulders of those delivering the care.
Derek Schultz: Of Indiana’s 11 Division I men’s basketball teams, just one heard its name on Selection Sunday
Only Purdue will participate in a postseason tournament.
Christopher Day: Indiana’s future depends on doers, startup ecosystem
We are entering an era of disruption driven by artificial intelligence and modern technology that is exponential in scale to anything we have ever experienced.