JOSEPH: Small businesses must grow up
Many businesses that were started in the recession are growing up. And while those businesses are probably tougher and nimbler than their competition, they are still a lot younger than they look.
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KENNEDY: Indianapolis needs a commuter tax
No matter how nostalgically we think of Indiana as a patchwork of small, quaint towns and family farms, those days are gone. Indiana’s workforce and population are increasingly metropolitan, and our growth will continue to be in our urban centers.
LOPRESTI: Schumacher has stories to tell after 57 years with Indians
There was the time former team president Owen Bush wanted no part of Harmon Killebrew.
DINING: Chicago-based Yolk changes the way CityWay does breakfast
Its Chicago prices could use a little modification, but this newcomer shows style.
Interior Design Registry invites competition
The registry does not restrict the practice of interior design nor does it limit one’s ability to do business as an interior designer or call one’s self an interior designer.
PARENT: Trading a keyboard for a chalkboard
I decided that perhaps the most important thing I could do as a teacher was to make my classroom “a land of hope,” where the possibility of a better future seems very real indeed.
Pence, gay marriage and media bias
The notion that Pence put gay marriage in “legal limbo” is fanciful. The limbo is due to the legal situation, with one court striking down the law, gay couples getting married before the stay, and no one knowing how the case will come out.
Hicks: World still suffering from World War I fallout
World War I began a century ago this week, and its legacy continues to have economic, social and political effects.
EDITORIAL: Time to rethink work/life balance
The constant connectivity is getting so intense that some are taking radical steps when planning vacations or getaways, to allow for digital detox.
MAURER: Iconic Cento’s steps into future
Third generation shoe repair shop is the kind of business that is backbone of America.
LOPRESTI: IHSAA’s biggest contest: Transfers vs. wild, wild West
High school athletes changing schools poses big challenge for IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox.
RACE: Prioritize place-making, and college grads will stay
Indiana is producing plenty of college graduates, but they don’t stick around long.
Skarbeck: Bucking common jitters rewards stock investors
When it comes to investing, some deep thinking can provide perspective on your finances. A reflective investor will find himself challenging some of the accepted beliefs held dear by the investment industry.
Hicks: Don’t confuse inflation with supply and demand
Almost nothing in economics seems to confuse people as much as monetary inflation. That confusion leaves an intellectual void into which some of the least credible ideas of the modern world crawl.
BASILE: For more fun, invite serendipity into your summer road trips
No matter what our plan, we are always flexible about modifying it if we come across some unexpected sight or event. Frequently the most interesting experiences are unplanned.
LOU’S VIEWS: Discovering a new festival—and new musicals—at Ball State
Thanks to the Discovery New Musical Theatre Festival, an uphill climb for new tuners has gotten just a little bit easier. Not easy, mind you, just easier.
DINING: Cultural Trail lands quirky hops stop
A strip of restaurants has turned a previously anonymous stretch of real estate into a culinary destination. The latest neighbor: Chilly Water Brewing Co.
Local WFYI programs largely free of bias
Because I have served as chief programming officer for both WIBC-AM radio and later WFYI-FM public radio, the argument over a biased point of view of programming [Kalscheur letter July 21] is a great interest.
BAGGOTT: Startup investing for the little person
As many people know, ExactTarget started in a small room in Greenfield back in 2000 and grew into a global company with thousands of employees, an initial public offering and a $2.7 billion buyout by Salesforce.com.
KENNEDY: Buggy whips, rotary phones and coal
he history of business success has been the history of innovation—the triumph of visionary entrepreneurs who saw where the wind was blowing and left their more stubbornly traditional compatriots in the dust.