The road to solving marketing is too often a littered trail of frustrating investments, tactics that had promise but never drove business value, and marketing talent that seems to never stay more than 18 months.
Indiana doesn’t need a gimmick like the repeal of the income tax to stir economic development. And it certainly doesn’t need to do anything that could imperil its hard-earned AAA bond rating.
I hope that—if he’s elected—Jefferson Shreve will take a second look. Spark is an example of what Indianapolis needs to do more of.
State-by-state comparisons from the Kauffman Foundation, the nation’s leading institution focused on encouraging entrepreneurship, consistently rank Indiana in the bottom half of all states.
Creative Crossroads is a full-day summit centered on targeted dialogue aimed at Indiana’s key decisionmakers—those who shape policy, draft laws and allocate investment dollars to nurture our creative sectors.
There is no reason why charters should be given sweetheart deals to acquire their own building; it adds unnecessary overhead to charters and kneecaps school districts.
Virtual-first health plans give consumers affordable access to virtual care options—first.
As leaders think about the challenges they face with real estate, they simply cannot compartmentalize it as separate from their workforce. In fact, they cannot separate it from other factors like technology, HR policies and company culture.
The move is good for the businesses—including the City Market, which will be undergoing its own transformation—around the City-County Building, and it’s also good for Indianapolis residents, who shouldn’t have to visit multiple locations to complete city business.
Nearly 70% of Swiss high school students are enrolled in a paid apprenticeship program starting at age 15 or 16. This experience develops important skills, such as time management, teamwork, problem solving, accountability and reliability.
With billions of dollars in projects in process or on drawing boards, it’s estimated that Indiana’s construction workforce alone will need to grow to 275,000 workers by 2026, up from about 164,000 now. We shouldn’t ignore half of our population as we seek to meet that need.
When I started thinking about running for mayor in Zionsville, I asked a political friend if I should do it. He told me to define my “why” in 10 words, and if I couldn’t do it, I shouldn’t run. My 10 words: “I want the town we all love to do better.”
IPS does not seem to be getting the job done with respect to educating our students.
I agree more funding could bring more success, but why am I being asked to fund this as a local property owner when the state is responsible for success of all our children?
You’re clearly not winning, your advisers are undoubtedly frustrated by you, and frankly I’m frustrated by this situation too.
Economic reality is currently trumping political aspiration in New York City.
We had Bard profile the mayoral races in Carmel, Evansville and Indianapolis. Each report came back in seconds.
In presidential election years, the percentage of eligible Hoosiers registered to vote dropped from 71.3% in 2012 to 69.3% in 2020.
I asked ChatGPT to “write a newspaper story about the history of the Indianapolis Business Journal.” The result—produced in seconds—was a flowery, verbose and often incorrect take on our news organization.
We urge IPS and its governing body to reconsider their position on unused buildings and allow the buildings to be used to educate the community’s children.
