EDITORIAL: ExactTarget deal will send tech ripple
A toast is in order: The $2.5 billion sale of ExactTarget Inc. to San Francisco-based Salesforce.com is the most lucrative exit yet for an Indianapolis technology company.
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MAURER: Tie civic pride to achievement beyond sports
How proud would we be if Indianapolis was the safest city in the United States?
BENNER: Fans mad about Game 7 swoon prove Pacers are relevant again
Complaints, second-guessing, anger over loss are unmistakeable signs that fans have reengaged with the team.
HETRICK: Some don’t get that rules are sometimes made to be followed
When the road ahead is closed, don’t be surprised when you find it necessary to turn around.
LOU’S VIEWS: Star Wars exhibit on display in a State Museum not far, far away…
Warning: The following column contains a critical mass of geeky references. If you don’t know your elbow from an Ewok, discretion is advised.
DINING: Washington Street eatery sparked by sibling synergy
First in a month-long series of D-restaurant reviews.
MORRIS: Improving customer experience is a full-time job
Successful companies never stop looking for a better way to conduct business.
COTA: Thanks to the latest technology from Nike and others, you can get fit bit by bit
Those odd bracelets aren’t avant garde jewelry. They are the latest in wearable tech designed to track your every move. And that’s a good thing.
BENNER: Never mind the yellow, it was a 500 finish to remember
Tony Kanaan’s action-packed victory is proof enough that officials shouldn’t tinker with how IndyCar finishes its races.
ALTOM: Get rid of hidden stuff in the Microsoft suite
The documents you share might harbor information you don’t want the recipients to see.
RACE: From Cardiff to Indianapolis, livable cities are universal
The capital cities of Wales and Indiana have much in common and are designing for the future.
Skarbeck: IPO of N.Y. skyscraper is a real landmark deal
Investors soon will have the opportunity to own a piece of an American landmark. The Empire State Realty Trust, whose signature property is the Empire State building, will offer shares to the public.
Hicks: Finding the good and the bad in TARP bailouts
The Congressional Budget Office’s most recent assessment of the cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, in late May, occasioned far less thoughtful discussion of the role of government than it should have.
ROSENBERG: Employers weigh their options with health care reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act presents employers with new choices regarding their employee benefit plans. Indeed, while the act may be full of bad news for employers (fees, complicated provisions, uncertainty on specific requirements), there is good news, as well.
SCHELLINGER: Green delegation should work hard on influence
Roll Call reported several weeks ago that Indiana’s clout in Washington, D.C., has slipped in the rankings from 27th to 42nd. This is certainly no surprise in the wake of Sen. Richard Lugar’s departure, in addition to former Sen. Evan Bayh and former congressman and now Gov. Mike Pence.
MCDANIEL: Delegation, Pacers have many surprises in common
Our delegation is a lot like the Indiana Pacers. Both are young. Both are made up of talented people. Both are generating results sooner than expected. Both are likely to grow to be even more effective for many years to come.
SOWELL: Undoing university brain-washings
This time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on campus. Some of those parents may wonder how they can undo the brainwashing that has become so common in what are supposed to be institutions of higher learning.
BONIFIELD: Campus entrepreneurs need more love
Having graduated from college this past month, I have now joined the ranks of the college-educated work force.
VANE: Had more than enough hope, change
It should come as no surprise to anyone who’s read what I’ve written in Forefront that I didn’t buy a ticket to ride the “Hope and Change” express. Just because I wasn’t a passenger, however, doesn’t mean I didn’t want the train to reach its station.
BECK: Fascinated with Indiana’s first ladies
It’s hard not to miss first lady Karen Pence these days. From reading to kindergartners to supporting the arts to visiting schools in Fort Wayne, she’s everywhere.