Derek Schultz: Pacers’ personnel and current league landscape set up team for prolonged success
One fact that will forever remain the same in basketball: You need to have a true star to contend for a championship.
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Letters: Tariffs threaten rural economies
Wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects have helped revitalize rural communities by creating jobs, generating new tax revenues and providing lease payments to landowners.
Samantha Julka: We need referees at work to know what’s out of bounds
Employees don’t understand the rules of the game and how they are expected to play.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: As universities shift, they hinder freedom of inquiry
They saw this shift in purpose as the cause of the turmoil at the time.
Pete the planner: Mo money, mo problems: It’s time to redefine ‘success’
But on the journey from dollars to peace, I considered and toiled over several other ideas.
Editorial: Let’s craft a long-term strategy for future of downtown Indy
The opportunities are tremendous—and we don’t want to let our competitors get too far ahead of us before we act.
Nate Feltman: Indianapolis is the ‘land of opportunity’
No matter your political beliefs or walk of life, a winning team can initiate conversations or a high-five among complete strangers.
Jeff Smulyan: Supporting paid leave is a smart business investment
We can’t claim to be a business-friendly state if we don’t run through a few more walls to support the hardworking families who make our businesses succeed.
Rick Van Kooten and Joe Lovejoy: How higher ed can ensure our state’s economic prosperity
Notably, among 25- to 34-year-olds, the average net worth of those with a bachelor’s degree is about $120,000, compared with just $31,000 for those with only a high school diploma.
Letters: Senators should vote no on Trump budget
If the bill is passed, the result will be permanent tax cuts for billionaires and corporations while America’s long-standing safety-net protections remain under attack.
Barb Cutillo: On-the-job training needs to begin before graduation
Critical thinking, communication, professionalism and teamwork are the areas they “practice” as they solve real problems and analyze real issues.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Is the US footing the bill for pharmaceutical innovation?
Price discrimination often enables greater access to essential products and services, especially for low-income buyers, while providing companies with the revenue needed for future innovation.
Jalene Hahn: To overcome risks, your financial planning needs to start early in life
The ideal time to start a financial plan is in high school.
Editorial: Irsay made a lasting impact in support of community causes
In collaboration with his daughters, Irsay in 2020 launched the Kicking the Stigma campaign, which has since committed more than $31 million to raising awareness and expanding treatment and research related to mental health.
Lesley Weidenbener: Where should IBJ put reporting staff?
Trying to get all the things we care about assigned to a reporter who has enough time to cover them is increasingly difficult.
Lauren Murfree and Zia Saylor: State can do more to help with unexpected job loss
Large-scale job losses depress economies, make workers more likely to undertake large moves and induce young people to reconsider career trajectories.
Sam Snideman: Employers must play a role in expanding child care
SEA 463 extends the state’s child care expenditure tax credit, which allows a business to claim a credit of up to 50% of qualified expenditures to help set up on-site or near-site child care facilities for the business’s employees.
Derek Schultz: Even with his flaws, Jim Irsay was everything a sports fan could want in an owner
What instead can be stated here is how much Jim Irsay the sports owner meant to this city.
Peter Dunn: We need to rethink retirement as a new challenge
This is why people are tiptoeing into retirement now, instead of busting through the retirement wall like the glee- (and sugar-) filled Kool-Aid Man.
Maggie Anderson Phelps: When leading through uncertainty, build in some slack
Business leaders are being whisked downriver at increasing speed.