Letters: Business-driven approach needed for downtown
The goal should be to ensure that the Mile Square remains an affordable place to do business and to enjoy while ensuring it is a first-class Indiana asset.
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Derek Schultz: The momentum of May
The Indianapolis 500 is bucking a trend that’s going in the opposite direction for other culturally significant American sporting events (just look at the cratering relevance of the World Series), as the attention and attendance for the race is clearly on the rise.
2023 Innovation Issue: Paul Nselel on why agriculture innovation is essential to supporting farmers’ work
Innovation in agriculture has been transformative, with advances in breeding, prevalent use of data analytics and technology serving as important drivers of change.
2023 Innovation Issue: Mitch Frazier on a tidal wave of innovation in agriculture is hitting Indiana
Companies across agbioscience are not only delivering life-essential innovations, they are also tackling many of the world’s toughest challenges.
2023 Innovation Issue: NiCole Keith on how Indianapolis can improve its health ranking
Improving health outcomes is everyone’s responsibility.
Mickey Kim and Roger Lee: Debt-ceiling brinksmanship is the ‘sword of Damocles’
To gain a better understanding of the debt ceiling, think of the federal government as your spendthrift friend who, despite best intentions, consistently spends more than he earns.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Oesterle’s relentless spirit is a lesson to us all
In February 2022, Bill spoke to the student-led Ball State Economics Club. Bill gave us an inside view into the growth, challenges and ultimate triumph of Angie’s List (now called Angi), the company he co-founded.
Mandy Haskett: Here’s what you should be doing for your Gen Z workers
Gen Z workers, more than the millennial demographic cohort preceding them, seem to be particularly head-scratching for older workers—earning a reputation for their unwillingness to work and their high, “woke” demands.
Mark Montieth: Kanaan family all in on public-school commitment
Kanaan and his wife, Lauren, consider themselves nothing special amid the parents whose kids attend the same elementary school as Deco, a second-grader, and Max, who is in kindergarten.
Nate Feltman: Creating the Bill Oesterle Courage in Business Award
Bill built businesses and courageously fought for a more prosperous Indiana. In his honor, IBJ is creating an award to honor those that follow Bill’s example.
Viewpoint: City-owned hotel is bold move befitting Indianapolis
The CIB’s Andy Mallon, Visit Indy’s Leonard Hoops, Indiana Sports Corp.’s Patrick Talty, Arts Council of Indiana’s Julie Goodman, Indy Hub’s Al Carroll and Downtown Indy’s Taylor Schaffer join Mayor Joe Hogsett in
Jefferson Shreve: When no one will invest, there’s always a reason
Assertions that this project is like the Hoosier Dome or Circle Centre Mall are simply false. Those were stand-alone city assets without competitors.
Eric Doden: A new vision for downtown Indianapolis
Nobody is pretending there is a magic wand to wave away problems in Indianapolis. But we must have the honesty to say that many of downtown Indianapolis’ challenges are the result of leadership vacuums and poor policy choices.
Bohanon and Horowitz: Is the age of Western dominance ending? It appears that way.
Neither China nor Russia are liberal democracies, and India is backtracking on its democratic leanings.
Jalene Hahn: Link between mental health and financial health
Mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder can make it difficult to perform daily tasks and maintain healthy relationships.
Mark Caswell: Strive for work-life congruence instead of balance
I prefer the phrase “work-life congruence” because it puts “life” and “work” on the same team instead of pitting them against each other.
Mark Montieth: The 1973 ABA champion Pacers were drama kings to the end
Ultimately, they had enough talent and experience to go all the way. But just barely.
Editorial: Historic Black cemetery site deserves memorializing
Regardless of whether human remains are found, the development’s location in the general vicinity of the Black cemetery provides a great opportunity for the community to honor the city’s earliest African American settlers and learn more about the injustices they suffered.
Lesley Weidenbener: Meet Terry, the staffer who makes Fast 25 happen
If your company or organization has ever appeared on any of IBJ’s 70-plus lists (think Largest Accounting Firms, Largest Employment Agencies or Most Difficult Area Golf Courses), you have Terry to thank for the list being published at all!
Alison Bell: Evolving Indiana’s economy by bridging skills gap
Business leaders need a system that allows employees to remain employed while also making it easier for them to upskill and retool through education and training.