The Indiana economy turned up in March, but the recovery has been slow and dogged. That’s the picture painted by a new
monthly index unveiled Wednesday by the Indiana Business Research Center within the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
If Indianapolis is considered a model on fronts ranging from downtown revitalization to fiscal responsibility, why is it so
late to ban smoking? George Geib, who has been observing Indianapolis as a Butler University historian for 45 years, thinks
the reluctance can be traced to immigration patterns.
Rolls-Royce, the British jet engine maker, isn’t taking a position on health care reform, but let’s drag them into it, anyway,
because Rolls-Royce’s business model might interest the crowd advocating for reform via market forces.
Census researchers have debunked the common perception that rising numbers of the most accomplished mothers in the work place
are opting out for full-time family life.
The grueling years of the housing downturn in the Indianapolis area appear to be over, a real estate veteran says, but a full
recovery is one to two years away.
A Milken Institute study shows Indiana isn’t the only state writhing with angst about the future of manufacturing. The study
frames Indiana in a somewhat positive light.
Researchers have long known that divorce affects work place performance, but a human resource professional has learned that
a gentle response results in loyalty and happy customers.
If a new denomination results from a vote to allow gay clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Indianapolis
might be at the top of the list for its headquarters.
A future rich in biofuels, solar and wind energy would consume a lot of land, a study says.
Will Miller, the fifth generation to run Irwin Financial Corp., is in danger of being the scion at the helm as the family
business hits the wall.
The launch of the orthopedics not-for-profit OrthoWorx is quite an accomplishment in Warsaw, where some of the world’s
biggest companies fight tooth-and-nail.
IBJ Daily readers are keenly interested in environmental issues, if a poll conducted by IBJ in conjunction with Walker Information
is any indication.
Eli Lilly and Co. has experienced a string of setbacks in recent years. Is it still a good place to work?
An Indiana Court of Appeals ruling favoring an obese employee is likely to make employers think twice about hiring
overweight people.
More evidence arrived yesterday that the recession in Indiana has finally bottomed. But little of that evidence suggests a
quick recovery.
Indianapolis’ downtown has its strengths. But what are those smells?
Apple’s problems with anonymous comments at its App Store revives an old debate.
The so-called Shelbyville site Harley-Davidson is considering for a new assembly plant actually isn’t in Shelbyville,
but rather in an unincorporated portion of Shelby County near the Marion County line.
IHS Global Insight this week predicted the Indianapolis metro area will not recover jobs lost in the recession until 2012.
John Mutz, former lieutenant governor and chairman of the Lumina Foundation, is digging in for extended hard times.
