Economists off base on minimum wage
Will doesn’t have people on payroll doing nothing. Each employee is very important to his operation.
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Pay attention to language in describing special needs
The main guideline is, “Always put the person first and their disability second”—for example, “someone with a disability” instead of “someone who is disabled.”
MCVEY: Skipping health care causes big tab later
I raise for consideration the notion of “balanced” health plans that place priority on prevention and access. Preventive care is inexpensive, while chronic disease treatments and emergency-room visits are not.
KENNEDY: First Amendment isn’t without limits
When acting on our religious convictions requires us to violate what lawyers call “laws of general application,” government can step in and say “sorry.”
MORRIS: Six IBJ events you shouldn’t miss
Don’t miss these opportunities to learn, network and honor some of the region’s finest.
Blue Indy concerns aren’t political rhetoric
Attempts are being made to invalidate serious objections councilors have raised to the Blue Indy car share program as election-year politics. That accusation in itself reeks of politicking.
Lilly fully committed to Indianapolis-based R&D
Lilly currently employs 4,400 R&D workers in Indianapolis—more than half of our 8,000 R&D employees worldwide.
TAFT: Address opportunity gap for urban poor
Since the average minority household currently owns only 10 percent of the wealth of a typical white family, we are facing a huge challenge of broadening economic inclusion.
RUSTHOVEN: Trump and Reagan similar? Heavens, no
What is even more offensive about this outrageous claim, particularly to those who worked for the 40th president, is Trump’s crudity compared to Reagan’s character.
MAURER: Headlines you may read some day
We take headlines seriously, but here are some that might make you laugh.
EDITORIAL: Mass Ave site needs big thinking
Developers need a vision that is anchored in terms like: Local. Independent. High-quality products. Interesting. Supportive. Small. Dense. Creative.
DINING: State Fair newcomers
Here’s what’s being deep fried this year. Plus variations on sundaes, pork sandwiches, and more.
LOPRESTI: Time to inflate the footballs and let the games begin
Here are key match-ups at all levels for a sport that will be with us until almost Valentine’s Day.
KIM: Lenders also to blame for Greek debt tragedy
Greece shoulders most of the blame for its third trip to the brink of default in five years, but it takes two to tango and Greece had a most willing accomplice: the lenders themselves.
LOU’S VIEWS: Great game hunting at Gen Con 2015
For my annual Best of Gen Con list, here are 11 tabletop games to please hobby gamers while not being too intimidating to those who haven’t stretched far beyond Apples to Apples.
DINING: Celebrity chef’s B Spot burger joint hits the mark
The proof should be on the plate, not on the signage. On an average day you won’t see Michael Symon here, except on the cover of the cookbooks at the hostess stand.
LOPRESTI: Who says gymnasts and basketball players don’t mix?
Championships here will reunite Bird with some of Barcelona’s smallest, toughest athletes.
SKARBECK: State should tap surplus to boost teacher pension
Plenty of voices are chiming in with ideas on what to do with the state’s $2.14 billion reserves. So, here is another suggestion—make a sizable contribution to the Indiana Pension Stabilization Fund to help offset the woefully underfunded Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund.
BOHANON & STYRING: Raising minimum wage takes employment toll
Fans of goosing the minimum wage should acknowledge that raising the price of labor by legislative fiat costs jobs.
Firms have myriad crowdfunding options
Companies looking to raise capital have more options than ever before—the new Indiana crowdfunding law, a couple of new federal investment crowdfunding laws, traditional securities laws and traditional donation-based crowdfunding.