Sara Johnson: Leaders must adapt to the changing world of work
Evidence of a workforce shift is already mounting. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 11.5 million workers quit their jobs between April and June of 2021.
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Abbey Chambers: Affordable housing requires wages aligned with costs
By not adequately addressing the cause of disparities, we perpetuate a never-ending cycle of poverty and ensure that we always will be dedicating public and private resources toward it.
Frank Manzo: Report finds wage law repeal failed to save money
Anyone who works in construction knows that labor is not what drives costs. Factors like materials, fuel, equipment and land costs do.
Amy Waggoner & Joel Elliott: Business leaders should back stronger Voting Rights Act
At Salesforce, we joined more than 220 companies of all sizes and sectors across the country in calling for the Senate to come together in a bipartisan way to ensure voting rights are protected, as they have done five times since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
Gary Roberts: Why corporate America, higher ed are turning on GOP
As long as the GOP increasingly caters to and relies on those whose worldview is rooted in fantasy, it should not be surprised that intelligent people who are committed to truth and must operate in the real world lean in other directions.
Stephanie Anderson: The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection
How do we quickly turn the tide of addiction while simultaneously growing our business, our workforce and our impact on the local communities? It is time for business leaders to change their practices to encourage the workforce in their pursuit of recovery.
Tauhric Brown: Increased gun violence impacts Indy seniors
Gun violence harms everyone. It shatters lives and erodes neighborhoods. But older adults might be impacted more than other groups.
Robin Newhouse: Let’s pull addiction recovery back into the limelight
It is more important today than ever that policymakers, employers, universities, hospital systems and the community return attention to ways to support people in recovery, provide innovative treatment options, and create and implement preventive interventions and strategies to avoid substance use for children at risk.
Sheila Kennedy: Here’s how gerrymandering gives rural voters more influence
Gerrymandering allows the GOP to control state legislatures with supermajorities even when voters prefer Democratic candidates by hundreds of thousands of votes. It thus nullifies elections and insulates lawmakers from democratic accountability.
Dale Neuburger: Four lessons Indy can learn from the successful Tokyo Games
The Tokyo Olympic Games were hardly the super-spreader that was predicted by public health officials, and there’s plenty Indy can learn from that experience.
Lori Smith: Putting Indy on the cutting edge of health, science and tech
According to a report by the Indiana Economic Development Corp., the Hoosier state ranks second nationally for worldwide life sciences exports and among the top five states for life sciences industry jobs.
Chris Watts: Two ways the state could boost Indy’s budget outlook
Here are two ideas covering the two largest sources of (non-school) local revenue: property taxes and local income taxes.
John Thompson & Jeff Harrison: Procurement roundtable seeks to support Black-owned businesses
Investing in Black business enterprises isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s smart business.
Greg Keesling: Congress should invest more in subsidized employment
The true cost of mass incarceration in the United States is estimated at more than $180 billion a year. And the carceral system itself doesn’t reduce crime.
Andy Nielsen: Expand vouchers, prevent evictions to help vulnerable
Congress helped mitigate the housing crisis through temporary, emergency actions in the American Rescue Plan Act. But now it’s time for a long-term solution that brings real relief to Hoosiers.
Daniel Poynter: Three steps to take toward carbon neutrality
Carbon neutrality means being net-neutral—you still emit some greenhouse gases, but investing in projects that soak up the same amount makes you neutral.
Matthew Levy: Global supply chains must adapt to a changing world
The increased cost of raw materials and certain components is one of the most significant new challenges.
Linebarger & Ricks: Kudos to health providers, colleges that are requiring vaccines
Unvaccinated people now account for almost all reported cases and deaths.
Sheila Kennedy: Pandemic is example of when identity politics kills
Tribalism has clearly triumphed over logic. The desire to “own the libs” has proved to be more powerful than self-protection.
Timothy Fort: Let employees listen to their favorite tunes at work
Music has a physio-psychological impact on us. It gets into our bones.