Ahmed Young: As U.S. marks 250 years, Indy has hard work ahead
We cannot rest on progress. We must instead build momentum in tackling some of our city’s toughest challenges.
Read MoreWe cannot rest on progress. We must instead build momentum in tackling some of our city’s toughest challenges.
Read MoreHomeowners deserve lasting, real relief from their leaders, not unachievable campaign promises that don’t lower their bottom line.
Read MoreWe can’t change the past, but we can refuse to repeat our mistakes. We should undertake now to buy remaining urban forests and suitable natural lands from willing sellers to reduce the scope of the next DigIndy.
Indiana businesses like ours need a new approach to talent development that prepares workers to meet our current and future needs.
Your best partners don’t stay because you send an email a few times a year. They stay because you show up, stay in touch and make them feel valued.
I’m challenging us to use this Father’s Day as a platform not simply for celebrating dads but also for committing ourselves to helping dads be as engaged and effective as possible.
So what are these unexpected expenses? A medical emergency, a broken-down car, death in the family, a lost job.
That is why the Indy Chamber applauds the City-County Council for advancing a serious plan to fix Indy’s streets — and supports its proposal to thoughtfully increase Marion County’s vehicle registration fees.
Residents trust those who are communicating openly, transparently and frequently.
“While the exact location of a sports team is about civic pride, habit and tradition — which is important — let’s also consider the economics,” says Bears fan and writer Andy Shaw.
License-plate-reader technology has moved from a nice-to-have to a must-have in modern policing.
This is the time for action over activism, with a focus on outcomes versus overtures.
Students experiencing homelessness are 87% more likely to drop out of school than their housed peers.
Focusing on using your gifts to help others thrive instead of on personal striving perhaps is the ultimate way to be remembered in our eulogies.
The root causes are structural: years of underproduction, rising construction and financing costs, regulatory delays, limited subsidies, and gaps in the capital needed to move projects from idea to completion. This moment requires coordinated action across the full housing ecosystem.
Sports drive economic development, strengthen downtowns, attract talent, inspire young people and bring communities together.
At Ivy Tech Community College’s Lafayette campus, we are focused on preparing students for the rapidly evolving career opportunities of the 21st century and setting them up for long-term success.
Stable housing is one of the most powerful drivers of health. By removing the instability of life on the streets, the Streets to Home Indy initiative creates conditions for better physical and mental health from day one.
At Bottleworks District and across our work in Indianapolis, we are focused on building environments that work economically, socially and for decades to come.
Policymakers should pause and consider a critical question: Will narrowing the legal product truly enhance integrity — or will it undermine it?
Innovation is the byproduct of a free, capitalist society. Said differently, a free, capitalist society naturally incentivizes people to innovate because they receive the potential upside of their efforts.
So what would a clear division of labor look like? Generally, it would mean each sector being rightsized for the challenges it is best positioned to address.