Because of the gasoline-price drop, businesses might be more profitable and might be able to use the extra revenue to hire more workers or make other investments. If they pass their profits on to owners, this will mean more money for retirees and other stockholders.
I regret there will be no more adventures with one of the city’s most generous entrepreneurs.
Local government in Indiana is still bloated, but governor and legislators look the other way.
Project to relocate jails and courts is a failure of urban design fundamentals.
It’s not too early to speculate about who we might see on the Road to Indianapolis.
The ongoing debate between “active” portfolio management and “passive” management is again a hot topic as 2014 comes to a close.
Last December, I forecasted the state to see 57,000 new jobs through 2014, with a drop of the unemployment rate to the low- to mid-sixes. This would’ve been good news, but the reality was better.
Just a few short years ago, I was challenged to find new restaurants to review in this column. This year, it was tough to keep up.
Orangutans, ancient arriors, a fair lady, a great bicycle race, and more offered highlights of the year in Indy-area arts and entertainment.
Yes, 2014 was that kind of year for Indiana sports. Often unpredictable, frequently untidy, occasionally unfathomable.
I’ve viewed the images for Cummins’ new distribution center on the former Market Square Arena site, I’ve read the praise of the design by our mayor and fellow architectural friends of mine Will Marquez and Mark Beebe, and I have a suggestion: Cummins should let the building convey more about the company than its commitment to sustainability.
The Tesla store bans are among the more amusing betrayals of a citizenry by its governments that I’ve seen in a long time. The cable monopolies have a new challenger—the automotive dealership.
Cheney angrily defends it all. He has expressed absolutely no remorse for any of it—not even the death of the innocent man.
It’s time for all of us–individuals, businesses, government–to fight this growing threat.
Also, see what films and performances made the Indiana Film Journalists Associations list for the best of 2014.
DonorsChoose enables public schoolteachers to post classroom project requests and donors to pick the projects they want to support.
Wages are set by something like auction markets. In these markets, the willingness to pay a certain wage is balanced by workers’ inclination to sell their services. Rare skills in high demand get paid more than common skills.
The answers to this year’s holiday puzzle are–or were–household names, especially in Indiana.
The District Tap sets up in the former Discovery Zone/Music Mill/Brewstone spot. Start with one of 60 beers on tap and a plate of Short Rib Nachos.
Also, see what films and performances made the Indiana Film Journalists Associations list for the best of 2014.
