Sewer increases inevitable
As with nearly all issues pertaining to building and maintaining a civilized society, the question is one of “pay now” or “pay later.” We don’t get to “not pay.”
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Anti-transit column ignored fiscal realities
All transportation relies on public money, and it’s the preferences of our grandkids—not our grandparents—that should drive our decisions.
Mayors can help improve talent pipeline
The problem is that too few students who enroll in postsecondary programs complete them, and too many graduate with skills that don’t mesh with the needs of employers. The result is high unemployment and underemployment among recent college graduates.
DRAGOO: Entrepreneurs need to foster collaboration
It is entrepreneurs that change the world. Ideas create disruption. This disruption inspires, empowers, and fosters economic growth.
MORRIS: Indy Legal Aid to roast Jim Voyles
September benefit could provide needed financial boost for an important organization.
SKARBECK: Investing wisely in market doesn’t have to be complex
The complexity that is being brought to bear in the realm of alternative investing these days is mind-boggling.
BOHANON & STYRING: Brexit mind-set could spark dangerous policies
Such an economically closed welfare state on steroids is a recipe for stagnation, massive underemployment and unemployment and a prescription for expanding the rolls of the welfare state.
BASILE: Seasoned traveler finds Fountain Square is far from square
I hope you’ll indulge me with a travel column to Indy’s own back yard.
DINING: Former food-truck SotSot finds new College Avenue home
Jambalaya and gumbo have become nearly as ubiquitous as tacos. Cajun newcomers in the market can’t rely on novelty anymore.
Wanted: champions of technology policy
David Ford, the late senator from Hartford City, was a technology trailblazer at the Statehouse. Among his many accomplishments was passionately leading an agenda in the early 2000s that emphasized policies to help technology companies grow and succeed. Today, our state needs legislators to follow in Ford’s footsteps. According to the Indiana Economic Development Corp., […]
Enough with drive-by economic hubris
A recent report from the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research on “footloose” companies and the apparent urgent need to focus on the economic development issue de jour—quality of place—was definitely over the top. There’s nothing wrong with focusing on quality of place as a solution for certain situations. But to characterize a […]
State job-recruiting efforts are working well
Last month, economist Michael Hicks and the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research released a study that is primarily focused on local economic development efforts. Yet several reports on the study, including IBJ’s “Ball State study: State too focused on landing ‘footloose’ jobs,” are clearly misguided. In the study, Hicks notes “Indiana is […]
Federal rules should trump state vaping law
Thank you for your recent article pointing out the absolute absurdity of the soon-to-be-enforced Indiana vaping regulation. This law needs repealed. The Indiana bill clearly states that our bill was to be enforced “in the absence of federal regulation.” There is now a clear federal regulation to be enacted as soon as Aug. 8. I […]
LAMAR: How employers should respond to Brexit
Hoosier companies will become better positioned in the long run to compete in today’s global economy, especially in the EU, if they make adjustments in reaction to Brexit.
KENNEDY: A chance to choose our lawmakers
I would argue that one of the frustrations fueling anger in today’s electorate is the realization by so many citizens that their votes don’t count.
HOOSIER BEACON: Least likely Hoosier was most likely hero
As a man, Tecumseh believed in the power of words, and he was as ready to criticize fellow Indians for atrocities committed against white men as to criticize white settlers for the injustices they were perpetrating against indigenous peoples.
MERISOTIS: Talent + transit = access to opportunity
Beyond addressing Indianapolis’ urgent mobility challenges, perhaps the most powerful promise of mass transit is its capability to connect our residents to a successful future—a future where equity in opportunity will help fuel our city’s growth in the 21st century knowledge economy.
KIM: The ‘Brexit Panic’: We’ve seen this movie before
When you’re watching the Dow plunge hundreds of points in a matter of minutes, it’s easy to believe you’re staring into the abyss.
EDITORIAL: Bayh’s entry will give voters a choice
We hope Democrat Evan Bayh and Republican Todd Young wage a campaign of substance that draws clear lines for voters.
BOHANON & STYRING: What Alcoa can teach us about economics
Alcoa and others made tons of money by finding mass-market uses for cheap aluminum, such as tea kettles. Napoleon III flaunted his pricey aluminum. It took capitalism to put it on the household stove.