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.
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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.
George Tikijian III: West-side suburbs deserve attention as they prosper
Since 2010, Hendricks County’s population has increased by more than 3,000 residents per year. Notably, it has worked to add infrastructure and quality-of-life amenities to accommodate the influx of residents.
Letters: Montieth tells a good story
Mark Montieth, as always, provided readers with an excellent and well-written story, this one about Angelo Angelopolous.
Letters: A different way to spend $10M on homelessness
Of the 2,000 people that are unhoused in greater Indianapolis today, what would happen if you gave each of them $5,000 in cash?
Pete the Planner: Don’t let lifestyle creep ruin your retirement
A pay raise is more likely to make retirement harder, not easier.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: To save water as it becomes scarce, commoditize it
For over 100 years, water has been an asset subject to the rule of use-it-or-lose-it. Western water laws ensure that unused water is forfeited back to the common pool.
Derek Schultz: Indy media nailed it when predicting the two biggest Colts stories of the year
Richardson was the pick, and if you take Jim Irsay for his word, he was their guy the entire way.
Mickey Maurer: ChatGPT and the last passenger pigeon
Although, the app has been available less than a year, it has garnered more than 100 million users, making it the fastest growing consumer application of all time.
Shamari Walker: You’ve hit rock bottom? Use those rocks to build up.
As entrepreneurs, we tend to focus on the big picture.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: For better or worse, here’s how the Fed operates
Open-market operations are when the Fed increases or reduces the nation’s money supply by buying or selling government bonds.