Derek Schultz: Blueprint for a Pacers breakthrough?
While people in Indianapolis might not often think of the Denver Nuggets, the respective journeys of the two franchises have largely mirrored each other over the years.
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Editorial: State’s new online portal is great tool for entrepreneurs
The portal provides resources for funding, business planning, locations, networking and more. It will also connect entrepreneurs with a network of navigators the IEDC is hiring to work throughout the state.
Brian Krider: Congress needs to pass the Credit Card Competition Act
In addition to the average 2.22% charge on every swipe, there are added fees for credit cards offering points or rewards, for swiping a second time to add a tip and even for manually entering a credit card.
Sheri Fella: How to navigate exceptional times with your employees
I often start exceptional conversations with a simple statement: “That feels like a really hard space you are in. I don’t even know what to say.” Followed by a question, “What might support for you look like right now?”
Pete the Planner: The good, the bad and the ugly of the current economy
It’s wild to think back to the despair we felt some 38 months ago and realize we came out the other side of that nightmare in a better financial place.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Pollution drops as nations’ economies improve
In the United States, pollution emitted by manufacturers has steadily declined over the last several decades while output has increased.
Mark Montieth: Lucky No. 7? Pacers’ options are endless for next week’s draft
The only certainty is that Thursday promises to be an eventful evening for the Pacers, potentially one of the most significant in franchise history because of the menu of opportunities that awaits them.
Ilya Rekhter: From setbacks to success, a company’s first year
Birthdays serve as great opportunities for reflection, allowing us to look back at the events from the past year.
Letters: Community banking focused on the future
Teachers Credit Union—rebranding as Everwise—cultivates renewable value for our customer-owners through a balanced, long-term, people-first approach.
Editorial: Taxpayers need data, information before votes, not after them
IBJ will continue to press for the information about the Signia project and all other information we think the public has a right to know.
Nate Feltman: Join me at Mickey’s Camp this summer
Mickey’s Camp for women will be held Aug. 14-16, and Mickey’s Camp for men Aug. 16-18.
Trish Demeter and Ed Burgess: A fateful choice looms for Indiana’s electricity grid
The state has the once-in-a-generation opportunity to drive energy costs down by simply taking advantage of market competition and acknowledging present-day realities.
Al Hubbard: Indiana enacts historic policies to build a better workforce
With all our forward momentum in technology and commerce, one area has been noticeably less open to opening new doors and doing new things over the past half-century: K-12 schooling.
Pete the Planner: Can a planned retirement fail? It most certainly can.
There’s a rather simple way to determine whether you’ll be able maintain your current lifestyle in retirement: Calculate your projected retirement income and then see if your lifestyle fits into it.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Is subsidizing a necessary evil? Maybe so.
A nation is ill-advised to depend on a potential military adversary for its entire supply of military-related goods.
Kim and Todd Saxton: Entrepreneurs create their opportunities
The reality is that the entrepreneurial journey is not even a process of solo creation but rather is one of co-creation.
Editorial: Unbridled return of the Indy 500 revs region’s economic engines
The challenge now is to keep up the economic momentum to fully restore the city’s vitality downtown and elsewhere.
Lesley Weidenbener: Innovation Issue is a group effort
IBJ published its first Innovation Issue in 2015 and since then issues have focused on artificial intelligence, the internet of things, design thinking, blockchain and energy.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch: Why I support universal school choice for Hoosier families
We simply cannot rest until we have provided this opportunity to every single Indiana student.
Kristen Fuhs Wells: We need these thoughtful, ethical young people
These young people are graduating with the ability to complement data and information with ethical reasoning and to balance their moral intuitions with others’ perspectives, experiences and points of view.