Letters: Local debt is too high
On a per-capita basis, the Indiana outstanding local governmental debt was $4.2 million or 41,315 times that of the $101,755 per capita federal debt.
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Derek Schultz: Nick Gardner has had front-row seats to Butler’s rise
To say this eventual reality for him or his alma mater was a dream for Gardner when he first stepped on the campus in midtown Indianapolis nearly a quarter-century ago would be a lie.
Kim and Todd Saxton: Make sure our scale-ups have support they need
While providing resources and reducing barriers to new startups is important, we should not ignore the needs of scale-up companies.
Pete the Planner: Do your due diligence hiring an adviser. Here’s how.
I often find myself thinking of a trusting client when they first receive the news they were duped. I feel their fear. I feel their shame. I feel their disgust. It makes my skin crawl.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: You’re more likely to cheat for charitable causes
Duke professor and behavioral economist Dan Ariely reports that “people cheat more” in this case.
Mark Caswell: Grit is earned in the hard times, not given
Grit is that ability to persevere through difficult situations.
Mickey Maurer: A lesson in doing your research
My partner Bob Schloss and I were pioneers in the cable television industry in the early ’70s. If a pioneer has opportunities to make mistakes that have never been made before, we were pioneers.
Tony Knoble: Repeal of EED would threaten downtown’s progress
The EED will ensure that needed services continue by providing an ongoing source of funding to support the Mile Square.
Kory Wood: A vote for House Bill 1199 is a vote for downtown equity
This intervention by the General Assembly is a step toward ensuring property owners and businesses within the Mile Square are not subject to arbitrary and unlimited taxation.
Mark Montieth: Sports halls of fame in Indiana built on hopes, money, luck
Making a hall of fame work as a business and/or charitable enterprise is an entirely different matter.
Hahn: Tuning out the noise and sticking to your strategy
There is a lot of data analyzed before making predictions.
Angie Stocklin: Here’s what it looked like when we sold One Click
A common phrase floating around the startup world is that companies are bought, not sold.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Debasing learning measures erodes quality of education
For example, when schools focus on students passing standardized tests, teachers teach to the test rather than focusing on students actually learning the relevant concepts.
Editorial: In-depth study needed to know why students opt out of college
Moving more students toward college and training might mean a serious rethinking of the entire higher education system. And Indiana’s elected officials and education leaders must be prepared to act if that’s the case.
Nate Feltman: IBJ Media’s new tagline reflects our values
“The best of business is in us” reflects that we are believers that business is a virtuous activity. Entrepreneurs create companies that develop lifesaving drugs, services that we enjoy, and jobs and economic stability for families. We have the pleasure of reporting on Indiana’s entrepreneurs, service providers, job creators and new products each and every day.
Cliff Chapman: More trees and less carbon to fight climate change
Protecting and enhancing Indiana’s forested land fights climate change. That’s why we advocate so strongly for protecting existing forests and expanding them wherever possible.
Anna Gremling: Let’s make traffic death ‘accidents’ a thing of the past
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Policy Committee in August adopted the 2022 Vision Zero Resolution, which states that the only acceptable level of traffic deaths or serious injuries on our roadways is zero.
Letters: Indiana must take care of older Hoosiers
From housing to social isolation and diverse representation in relevant policy conversations, the priorities of the Area Agencies on Aging at the Statehouse positively impact Indiana residents of all ages and abilities.
Derek Schultz: Pacers big bet
As the calendar turns to 2024, Pritchard and the Pacers aren’t waiting around any longer.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Economies still thrive best operating under free trade
One common objection to free trade is that if the United States follows a free-trade policy, foreign nations can subsidize and protect their firms in the most lucrative markets.