MORRIS: Six IBJ events you shouldn’t miss
Don’t miss these opportunities to learn, network and honor some of the region’s finest.
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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.
Angie’s List needs to return to roots
My suggestion is that you take the company private and make it into the premium provider it could still be.
KNAPP: Don’t derail winning transit initiatives
How do we address the concerns about the Vision Fleet and Blue Indy initiatives without undoing what are clearly important steps toward solving major urban challenges?
KENNEDY: The twisted tale of Planned Parenthood
Despite the propaganda, Planned Parenthood isn’t selling fetal tissue or profiting from its use in medical research.
Key role for Schellinger
Democrat Jim Schellinger’s appointment to head the state’s job-creating agency creates a bipartisan opportunity for a renewed and necessary push for higher quality jobs, not just a higher quantity of jobs.