McROBBIE: The university as an engine of innovation
IU’s growth in patents, licensing agreements and outside funding is a testament to a fundamental truth: Education and innovation are the central elements to the success of a given region.
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GAYLOR: Unions show hypocrisy with Kroger deal
In its desperation to maintain relevance, big labor has been at the forefront of the national movement to increase the minimum wage. Unions’ true intentions, however, have been shrouded behind a “fair pay,” “income equality” facade.
ROBERTSON: GOP women must demand to be heard
As a party, we are going to have to get serious about promoting and actually listening to women.
HART: Visiting Indiana businesses can feel like a world tour
We have been able to marry Hoosier ingenuity and work ethic with Japanese manufacturing practices and long-term thinking, and we aren’t the only company succeeding by forging two cultures.
SUTTON: Brexit could mean cheaper bonds for local government
For cities, towns, higher education, schools and other bond issuers, this is an economically advantageous and prudent time to issue new bonds or refinance existing ones.
Mayors can help improve talent pipeline
The problem is that too few students who enroll in postsecondary programs complete them, and too many graduate with skills that don’t mesh with the needs of employers. The result is high unemployment and underemployment among recent college graduates.
DRAGOO: Entrepreneurs need to foster collaboration
It is entrepreneurs that change the world. Ideas create disruption. This disruption inspires, empowers, and fosters economic growth.
LAMAR: How employers should respond to Brexit
Hoosier companies will become better positioned in the long run to compete in today’s global economy, especially in the EU, if they make adjustments in reaction to Brexit.
MERISOTIS: Talent + transit = access to opportunity
Beyond addressing Indianapolis’ urgent mobility challenges, perhaps the most powerful promise of mass transit is its capability to connect our residents to a successful future—a future where equity in opportunity will help fuel our city’s growth in the 21st century knowledge economy.
KRAMER: Bill would help city fight toughest problems
If passed and implemented, this law could be a game-changer in how organizations such as Goodwill serve families across Indiana and the country. By investing in strong programs with proven outcomes, long-term savings for the government can be realized, creating economic boosts for cities and states.
CARNAHAN: Challenges abound with brownfield reuse
Cleanup takes money. It can cost millions—or several hundred thousand dollars—to redevelop a brownfield. But, once pollution is gone, the ultimate result can be profitable in many ways.
FAENZI: Indiana’s proud legacy of stone
Just at the time we wished to create monuments to America’s greatness, limestone was discovered as a premier building material.
PETERSON: Indy renaissance a blueprint for all cities
It’s fitting that the U.S. Conference of Mayors picked Indianapolis for its annual meeting June 24-27. Probably no major city in America has transformed itself more over the past 50 years than Indianapolis.
ROBERTSON: Please, own your words
if you have to double-check to see if the words or views you express have hurt someone, you probably know deep down that what you’re saying isn’t very nice.
ROKITA: Nutrition aid needs common-sense reforms
Under current school nutrition rules, schools can be reimbursed by taxpayers for offering meal assistance to every student even if a mere 40 percent are eligible. By increasing that requirement to 60 percent, we make sure that a majority of students qualify for the taxpayer-subsidized meal before taxpayers pay for all students to receive them.
LEPPERT: The selfishness of supporting diversity
A common mistake made by the majority race, sex or class in any environment is the belief that adding diversity is an opportunity merely for the affected minority.
HILL: Let’s think differently about mass transit
I suggest you imagine a city where, much like the Uber app, you can request a ride from one point to another, anywhere in the region.
GUY: The only thing we fear is …
Cognitive bias has an outsized effect. It causes humans to take action when no action is indicated. It prompts a healthy person to seek major medical review when a neighbor has a heart attack, and sheriffs to create barely relevant strategies of personal defense.
HETRICK: Millennial essays reveal wide range of pain
As a baby boomer, I sometimes hear my peers dissing millennials. I can assure you: The world’s in good hands.
MADDOX: My favorite voters keep me coming back
Election Day is democracy in the raw, democracy in action.