RACE: Lessons from development of the Canal District
Inappropriate, suburban-style projects should be a thing of the past in downtown Indianapolis.
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Life lessons from Indianapolis leaders
There is power in learning from as many people as you can. IBJ gathered 29 Hoosiers, different in every sense of the word, for its first Interview Issue last week. Collectively, these interviews teach and reinforce many valuable life lessons. Help others. Meet as many people as you can without trying to extract value from […]
Make voting more convenient
Turnout in the recent vote in Scotland over whether to secede from the United Kingdom was reported to be 85 percent. Turnout in the most recent primary election in Ferguson, Mo., was 12 percent. These are undoubtedly the “poles”—the extremes. Yet … Americans seem evenly divided between those working to increase voter turnout—the League of […]
MORRIS: In Nashville, branding is king
We can learn a thing or two from Music City, just as its leaders learned from us.
Opt for the greatest impact
Nearly two years have passed since Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter called for creating a “world-class” life sciences research institute in Indianapolis, and now the fledgling Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is on the verge of naming its first leader. That choice of a chief executive, expected before Thanksgiving, will telegraph a critical signal […]
Skarbeck: Hedge fund track records fail to live up to the hype
California Public Employees’ Retirement System is dumping its entire hedge fund program. The reason, according to Ted Eliopoulos, the chief investment officer, is “their complexity, cost and lack of ability to scale to CalPERS size.“
Hicks: Rein in tax increment financing districts
Because TIF districts never go away, redevelopment commissions will have many opportunities over the coming centuries to think of multiple uses for their money. To no surprise, this raises many legitimate policy questions.
Skarbeck: A new type of index fund is gaining investor interest
Recently, financial academics, like Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates, have published white papers supporting a different type of index investing. They call their creation “smart beta.
Hicks: Traditional economic development doesn’t work
The cost of luring a firm to town has skyrocketed, while the benefits have plummeted. The United States has created more than 90 million net new jobs over the past 45 years, but fewer “attractable” jobs are available today than in 1969.
DINING: Washington Street staple rises again under new name
Javier’s Hacienda takes over the spot formerly occupied by El Sol. And, yes, the donkey is still there.
LOU’S VIEWS: Actors Theatre creates a loverly ‘My Fair Lady’
A good production needs to treat these familiar characters as people instead of icons and the songs as spontaneous bursts of emotional truth, not as a greatest-hits package.
Council should pass Ballard preschool plan
Those of us interested in reforming public education should urge support from the Democrats on the City-County Council for Mayor Ballard’s preschool funding plan that was delayed recently.
Cut casinos loose to fend for themselves
Do Indiana legislators have any kind of collective vision and perspective [Sept. 15]?
VIEWPOINT: Don’t delay Pence’s health plan
As the chief executive officers of the four largest health systems in central Indiana, we understand the dire situation facing hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers who lack health insurance.
KENNEDY: The age of propaganda
We live in an age of disinformation. Fox News, MSNBC, CNN. Some are better than others, but not much.
LOPRESTI: For a letter to Coach Knight, a few possible additions
Has the IU legend changed his tune on late games? What about mending fences while there’s time?
MORRIS: Commercial real estate has an energy we haven’t seen in awhile
Panelists, and attendance, at IBJ’s Commercial Real Estate Power Breakfast brought a positive vibe.
KIM: Worlds of sports, finance continue to collide
Instead of assembling a pretend roster for your fantasy football league, how would you like to actually own a piece of Andrew Luck or your favorite player?
HICKS: Focus on shrinking the federal government
Small-government sentiment runs strong in Indiana, and we can be pleased with the resulting low taxes, thoughtful regulatory environment and greater personal freedom. Still, I think much of the small-government movement in Indiana targets the wrong problems.