During the four weeks leading up to Christmas, an estimated $1.84 billion in merchandise will be shoplifted this year, according to The Global Retail Theft Barometer. That’s up about 6 percent from $1.7 billion during the same period last year.
Thanksgiving, for many, is road-trip time—which also makes it a good time to give a listen to the latest discs from Indiana performers. Here’s a stack I’ve taken pleasure in over the past month.
CHIP, the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention, said it wants Marion County taxpayers to create a permanent, dedicated source of funding for housing and services.
IBJ’s Women of Influence program recognizes central Indiana women who exemplify the traits required to be outstanding leaders in their chosen fields.
She put three decades of corporate experience to work at Girls Inc., which has quintupled the number of girls it serves at a fraction of the cost.
As president and CEO of the International Center, she has been a driving force in making Indiana more global.
As CFO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, she led the financing for the new terminal and is shaping local economic development by attempting to increase nonstop flights into Indianapolis.
This outspoken advocate for arts education has expanded programs in spite of the recession and built an organization that now brings music, dance, visual arts and theater to nearly 200,000 Indiana children each year.
The first female dean in the 169-year history of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has raised tens of millions of dollars, improved the caliber of students and moved the school into the top 25 in the nation.
The first woman head of the Capital Improvement Board took over at a critical juncture. Nearly two years into the job, she has succeeded in avoiding a potential $47 million deficit and signing a three-year deal with the Pacers to remain at Conseco Fieldhouse. Next up: Super Bowl XLVI.
Against all odds, the president of Patachou Inc. has built a thriving group of restaurants that have transformed the local dining landscape by emphasizing fresh, local ingredients and careful preparation.
She has been a philanthropist and high-level volunteer par excellence, helping to lead more than 20 local organizations. She has focused particularly on organizations benefiting women.
Now a partner at Krieg DeVault LLP, herwork in homeland security led to her involvement in the nation’s response to 9/11. She also has helped lead many of the city’s most important charities.
She founded the city’s largest public relations agency and has become a force in the not-for-profit world.
The Indiana Fever forward founded the Catch the Stars Foundation, which serves 1,500 underprivileged youth in central Indiana every year, and has a leadership role in a number of other charities that benefit children.
The dean of Indiana University’s School of Nursing, she is a leader in nursing research, service and education. She helped pioneer the treatment of pain in children and founded the Society of Pediatric Nurses.
The legal director of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, she created programs to offer victims immediate protection from the time they enter a hospital and founded the state’s first domestic-violence education program for attorneys.
As one of the few women practicing real estate law, she is determined to make life easier for women who follow in her footsteps. She founded IndyCREW, an organization that promotes and supports women in commercial real estate.
The head of the state’s newest public university brings years of White House and Pentagon experience to her position. She hopes to revolutionize our state’s approach to higher education by championing distance learning as key to closing the Hoosier degree gap.
This Hamilton County commissioner is a leader in the drive to improve public transportation in central Indiana and promotes regional cooperation among the diverse communities of central Indiana.
