Mark Montieth: Former Colt helps children from tough circumstances similar to his own
Jackson’s dedication comes from the exceptional challenges of his childhood.
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Editorial: Redistricting threats won’t make Indiana a better place to live
There are plenty of other big issues—health care, education, workforce training and more—that state leaders could focus on.
Lesley Weidenbener: Our ‘angel tree’ aims to help nonprofits
IBJ’s Wish List doesn’t focus on money. It focuses on things. We ask nonprofits to tell us what they need in terms of goods and services. And we’ll start running their requests in our Dec. 5 issue.
Keeton L. Bartol: On civility—a framework for dignified disagreement
The striking reality of our modern political environment is that the most polarizing and destructive rhetoric often proves the most successful.
David Becker: Engage in Indiana’s new career-preparation paradigm
High schoolers who participate in INCAP complete apprenticeships that combine classroom learning and paid, on-the-job training.
Letters: Indiana should seriously evaluate nuclear risks
Indiana deserves a full, transparent evaluation of the benefits, risks and alternatives, not just optimistic projections.
Jim Lefevere: Can state turn health innovation momentum into sustainable scale?
Yet promising health tech companies still leave the state to raise growth capital.
Jalene Hahn: Pressing priorities, high living costs disrupt retirement savings
The challenge is finding an adviser that can help you navigate the interplay between current competing spending priorities (housing, student debt, child care, medical and caregiving responsibilities) and making smart investment choices to provide for ever-escalating future spending needs.
Garrett Mintz: Firms need internal buy-in once they get past hustle phase
Here are four steps to driving strategic change in an organization: Have a change plan; share what’s in it for the individual implementing the change; get middle managers to share in their own words why the change is happening; and get quick wins and celebrate them.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Price bundling presents sellers, consumers with win-win proposition
To enhance profitability, it is always a good idea to make your customers better off.
Editorial: Shop local, contribute to nonprofits to make the most of the holidays
We have another way to help nonprofits. IBJ’s annual Holiday Wish List gives businesses and individuals a way to contribute goods and services to nonprofits rather than giving money.
Mitch Frazier: Look to veterans to fill workforce needs
They’ve led teams, managed resources and operated as part of a mission-driven enterprise united by a passion to serve.
David Berman: Medicare Advantage is working. Don’t undermine it.
If there’s anything even more important than affordability when it comes to health care coverage, it’s health results.
Tom Saunders: The good governance killer that is one-party rule
Indiana doesn’t need more partisanship—it needs more independence. We all deserve a government that listens, that collaborates and that earns our trust.
Andy Seibert: How these Indiana schools will become stronger together
Transportation and facilities might not always capture headlines, but they are foundational to how schools function and how families experience education.
Derek Schultz: The Colts’ new CEO deserves praise for the team’s turnaround
Irsay-Gordon had to abruptly step into her father’s shoes following his passing in May, but the new head honcho of the franchise was well-prepared to do so.
Samantha Julka: Getting to ‘yes’ when different strategies want different things
Real progress happens when people align on a leader’s vision and are given the agency to execute the vision in a multitude of ways.
Pete the Planner: You’ll know your appetite for risk when market falters
Part of what’s thrown off our sense of risk is how resilient the market’s been to bad news.
Editorial: Thanks to the city, businesses and nonprofits for help in feeding hungry
The reduced SNAP benefits delay and delay in providing them—not to mention the 24,000 federal workers in Indiana who are going without paychecks—mean there will be families who need help.
Nate Feltman: George Will on executive power and civic responsibility
Liberty depends not only on laws but also on character. Integrity, prudence and accountability are essential—for leaders and citizens alike.