DEC. 26, 2011-JAN. 1, 2012
This week, check out IBJ's roundup of the top business stories of 2011 and see what A&E Editor Lou Harry thinks were the best shows of the year. Have some downtime? Work Mickey Maurer's annual puzzle. And find out what's on the minds of our Forefront columnists.
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Far-flung areas court Super Bowl spending
Downtown will be the focal point of Super Bowl XLVI, but communities from Zionsville to Columbus are aggressively pursuing some of the money visitors are expected to shower on the region.
Read MoreState unlikely to revive natural-gas grandeur
Indiana was once the world’s capital for natural-gas production, but recent advances in drilling and resource-recovery technology are not likely to revive those glory days anytime soon because of a combination of human-made and natural obstructions.
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EDITORIAL: Mayoral control is best for IPS
The Mind Trust’s provocative new report on the future of Indianapolis Public Schools is sure to lead to a vigorous debate over how the district should operate, including whom the public should hold accountable for its performance—the publicly elected board that controls it now or the mayor of Indianapolis.
Read MoreMAURER: Have some year-end downtime? Exercise your brain
As is the custom for the last column of the year, I present to you a puzzle.
Read MoreRUSTHOVEN: Lugar’s wisdom on display against Obama
Last month, the Obama administration decided to delay decision on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline for at least a year, pushing it past November 2012. Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar is leading the fight to secure prompt approval.
Read MoreSLAUGHTER: The prudently fast are winning the race
As we wrap up the final quarter of 2011, it’s clear the struggling economy is not a deterrent to many entrepreneurs.
Read MoreHICKS: An open letter to an elf from an economist
Last year, you brought me coal; this year, could you fill my pickup truck with gasoline instead?
Read MoreKIM: Here’s timeless advice that will serve you well
Every once in a while I come across timeless advice like Davis Advisors’ “The Wisdom of Great Investors: Insights from Some of History’s Greatest Investment Minds.”
Read MoreMourdock budget fails honesty test
On a careful review of Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s federal budget plan released Nov. 15, it’s obvious that Gov. Mitch Daniels, who knows something about federal budgeting, is in charge of the budget, not the state treasurer.
Read MoreRedistricting push is unnecessary
In “The Guns of August,” Barbara Tuchman wrote, “War is the unfolding of miscalculations.”
Read MoreWhere are the jobs from the stimulus?
According to Sheila Suess Kennedy’s [Dec. 19] column, doubling down on the $1 trillion stimulus package from 2009 will result in a panacea of new jobs (23,000) per $1 billion.
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PROXY CORNER: Kimball International Inc.
Jasper-based Kimball International Inc operates two divisions—electronic manufacturing services and furniture manufacturing.
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