NOV. 10-16, 2023
How much money should hospital CEOs earn? In central Indiana, where high hospital prices and profits have come under the microscope, some consumer advocates are pointing to big executive pay packages and say the issue is ripe for review. John Russell has the story. Also in this week’s paper, Dave Lindquist has an accounting of the final set of grants from the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, which is distributing its final $55 million. And Lesley Weidenbener reviews the distinguished career of former Purdue University President and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, this year’s recipient of IBJ’s Michael A. Carroll Award for impactful community service.
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Rising hospital CEO pay raises flags
Consumer advocates and other across the country and in central Indiana are saying big executive-compensation packages are ripe for review.
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Christel DeHaan foundation distributes $55M as it ceases operations
The foundation spent itself down to zero this year, distributing legacy grants to arts organizations, the University of Indianapolis and not-for-profits focused on military families, former prison inmates, HIV prevention and animal conservation.
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Michael A. Carroll Award winner: Daniels still aiming higher, no matter the role
Thinking big and inspiring others to do so as well has been Mitch Daniels’ hallmark through five decades in business, public service and higher education.
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Lebanon’s mayor digs in for his third term
Matt Gentry recently sat down with IBJ to discuss what’s next for both Lebanon and him, going into what he said will be his final term.
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Derek Schultz: The one-game season
Dating back to 1890, the Monon Bell Classic between the elite west central Indiana institutions, separated by just 27 miles, is the 12th-most-played series in all of college football.
Read MoreIndiana 250: Karen Bravo
Karen Bravo became dean of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in July 2020. She joined its faculty 16 years earlier, in 2004, teaching international law, international trade law and business courses. An international law scholar and expert in the study of human trafficking, her research interests include labor liberalization, personhood, slavery […]
Read MoreMade in Indiana: HamBeens by N.K. Hurst Co. Inc.
Company history: Needham King Hurst started his Indianapolis business in 1938 as a coffee, tea and sugar distributor but got into the dried-bean business in 1947, finding demand for quality dry beans in small packages. Hurst soon began selling packaged beans to several major grocery chains, including the A&P Tea Co., Winn-Dixie and Kroger. Today, […]
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Visit Indy, cultural groups to visit Singapore for ideas about White River
The trip, set for Nov. 14-17, will primarily focus on the $1 billion Gardens by the Bay nature park development, which encompasses 250 acres near Singapore’s southern coast.
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Hogsett wins third term in most expensive mayor’s race in Indianapolis history
Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett beat back his best-funded Republican challenger ever in businessman Jefferson Shreve, winning a third term Tuesday in what was the most expensive mayoral race in Indianapolis history.
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Plans advance for nearly $6M overhaul of Crispus Attucks athletic facilities
The project on the downtown high school school campus entails relocating a pesky Verizon cell tower, reorienting the football field and track and upgrading seating for fans, coaches and the media.
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HVAC companies create and expand programs to train desperately needed technicians
Several new and growing training programs in central Indiana are designed to bring the next desperately needed generation of HVAC technicians up to speed.
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Editorial: Hogsett must be stronger leader in 3rd term to push Indy forward
Indianapolis has some $9 billion in downtown development planned over the next several years, but it will take leadership to bring all those projects to fruition in a way that best benefits the city. Hogsett has shown some of that leadership in this past year—as he’s been pushed by Shreve—but we need to see more of it.
Read MoreNate Feltman: Indy must grow or die
Indy had this mentality years ago. It’s time for Mayor Hogsett and Indy’s next group of leaders to bring it back.
Read MoreDavid Rosenberg: Spurring economic growth through shared water resources
The current water study is examining the art of the possible—if appropriate need should exist in the future to move water from the Lafayette region to central Indiana. Indiana is blessed with more than adequate water resources; they’re just not always precisely where we need them.
Read MoreJ. Douglas Boles: IMS races toward greater economic, civic impact
We understand and value the essential role we play not only in providing world-class entertainment but also serving as a valuable engine for progress and development.
Read MorePete the Planner: Your risk tolerance, objective should match your portfolio
So I’ll just hit you with one major issue—the average American household has not yet figured out that it’s out of money.
Read MoreMandy Haskett: Moving from ‘what’s wrong’ to ‘what matters’
But what if “what’s wrong” is NOT “what matters” most?
Read MoreCecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Why we should ‘call out loudly’ less to prosper
While people usually don’t feel they were treated justly after being “called out loudly,” at times, it is appropriate.
Read MoreLetters: Water problems mean LEAP is not shovel-ready
It appears the only option is for IEDC to turn to water and wastewater ratepayers. Ratepayers of Indiana-American and other utilities should hold onto their wallets.
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New Garfield Park business Skosh seeks coffee fans, home decor shoppers
Store founder Haley Hilts describes the store as “a lifestyle studio where everything you see you can buy.” Even the coffee mugs are for sale.
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Butler University launching two-year college program
Butler is partnering with a national not-for-profit to create a two-year college on its Indianapolis campus—an initiative it says will offer an affordable pathway for historically underserved students who want to pursue higher education.
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High-end Proscenium apartment property in Carmel changes hands
A 196-unit mixed-use apartment and retail development in Carmel has been sold in a deal brokers called one of the most notable—and complex—sales of the year in the metropolitan area.
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Local broadcasts for Pacers, 14 other NBA teams to remain on Bally Sports
The NBA and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for the teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season.
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Mayor Joe Hogsett: Changing formula would benefit growing communities
In fact, our struggle in Indy is the canary in the coal mine for any fast-growing Hoosier community.
Read MoreRyan Hoff: Rather than urban vs. rural, focus on responsibility
The question is whether the state should focus funding on units with larger infrastructure responsibilities.
Read MoreClaire Fiddian-Green: How employers can increase civic engagement
According to the same Trust Barometer, respondents trust ‘my CEO’ and ‘my colleagues’ far more than government leaders or journalists.
Read MoreDeborah Daniels: What’s going to break our hate-and-terror fever?
While one must be careful about drawing comparisons, there are some disturbing parallels between the 1920s and today.
Read MoreDana Black: Technology fuels hateful rhetoric. Let’s love first.
Individuals, reinforced by others, feel compelled to move based on what they feel inside.
Read MoreJennifer Wagner Chartier: When did marijuana become so commonplace?
Growing up during the ‘war on drugs,’ I was firmly convinced that just one breath of weed smoke would have me hooked on cocaine the rest of my life.
Read MoreKaren Celestino-Horseman: Demanding a cease fire in Middle East will do nothing
To make such an argument is naive and dangerous, as it further divides our country in a time we need to be united.
Read MoreJim Shella: These unfathomable things keep happening
The video of bombings is live on the TV news, and the stories are being told in real time by victims in both Israel and Gaza.
Read MoreAbdul-Hakim Shabazz: Here’s some political food for thought
RCV is fundamentally the same approach used at caucuses and state conventions.
Read MoreRep. Ed DeLaney: Mike Pence: Running away from good deeds
Mike’s number one accomplishment as governor was the extension of health care benefits to hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers. He has downplayed this success.
Read MoreDr. Richard Feldman: Can magic mushrooms treat depression? It seems so.
At least 30% of depression is treatment-resistant and something I clinically see routinely.
Read MoreBrad Rateike: Here’s why I love hosting, cooking for Thanksgiving
My wife and I take this responsibility seriously, me with the cooking and her with the spending.
Read MoreBrian Schutt: This Thanksgiving, let’s lead with earnest civility
It’s not what we say that matters, it’s what we do.
Read MoreShariq Siddiqui: To increase philanthropic giving, close the pay gap
Women of all faiths have long been important figures in making our families, communities, societies and world better, despite having to fight inequality.
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