DEC. 27, 2010-JAN. 2, 2011
This week, check out our recap of the business news and newsmakers of 2010—and spend some time with a gallery of our favorite photos. Also, we flash back on a year of changes in the local restaurant scene. In Forefront, thought leaders way in on a variety of topics from unions to education, young professionals to shief laws.
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Daniels, bankers may spar over deposit insurance fund
Elected officials—including Gov. Mitch Daniels—have started eyeing the little-known, $250 million public deposit insurance fund, or PDIF, as a potential way to plug budget gaps next year.
Read MoreNot-for-profits hang out consulting shingle
Tight budgets are prompting some of the state’s largest not-for-profit organizations to launch new businesses to shore up the bottom line. The Indianapolis Museum of Art, for example, has a contract to manage the airport’s art collection.
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EDITORIAL: Our wish list for next year
We don’t expect all our holiday wishes for the New Year to come true. We’re not that naïve. But in this season of hope, we’d like to offer these familiar refrains—and end with some proof that dreams do, sometimes, come true.
Read MoreMAURER: Who’s running? It’s a puzzling question
Indiana politics can be puzzling. Enjoy this Pictocross© on the topic.
Read MoreMARCUS: Tax cuts are not efficient as a job stimulus
Many of the best minds in the nation are endorsing the latest stimulus package, which retains the Bush tax cuts and reduces workers’ Social Security contributions nearly one-third.
Read MoreFELDMANN: Fundraising trends to watch for in 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again: time to gaze into the crystal ball and predict what trends will dominate fundraising in the year ahead.
Read MoreHICKS: Let’s fight poverty, but also keep it in perspective
There is a certain poignant irony in the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of 2010 poverty statistics this Christmas week. It reminds us that, behind the green eyeshades of professional data collectors, the folks at the Census Bureau have an acute marketing sense.
Read MoreSKARBECK: Regulators and ‘experts’ failed to stop scammers
Most people find it incomprehensible that there are hundreds of con men around the country who wake up every morning with the objective of looting people who have placed their trust in them.
Read MoreHow will reform affect primary-care docs?
The dramatic shift from primary care to specialty interests within the American health care system begs a deeper question—What is the future of the primary-care doctor?
Read MoreSupport Edwardsport
We are concerned that the ethics issues at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy are being used by opponents to derail plans for the Edwardsport IGCC Power Plant.
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PROXY CORNER: First Merchants Corp.
Muncie-based First Merchants Corp. operates about 80 banking offices, nearly all in Indiana.
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