What kind of remedy should be applied to the economy? Surely we want something that will work quickly. But we also want something
that will help provide income in the future. That’s called investment.
By most accounts, attendance is up at this year’s NFL Combine, and not because it’s being held for the first time in Lucas Oil Stadium.
Veteran NFL scout Chris Landry, who serves as a…
I have bad news for Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts and Indianapolis Indians ticket buyers. By the time you buy tickets for next season’s games, you’ll likely be hit with a higher ticket tax….
After a surprisingly slow month of January, the pace of legislative action picked up considerably during the first two weeks
of February.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has a new second-in-command—attorney and land developer Chad Pittman.
Twenty five years ago, Indianapolis rolled the dice, betting that building this town on sports—amateur and professional—would be a good way to shed the Nap-town image that had dogged the city. The gamble paid off for decades, but now it’s…
Society must learn about the history of global markets in order to prevent further financial calamities.
How are the economic development professionals in each Indiana county supposed to do their jobs when they don’t get quality statistics like those provided to professional sports managers and coaches?
A 2000 study has proven to be "remarkably prescient" in identifying information technology as a mainstay of the local economy that would "affect
all industries and all jobs," said Michael J. Hicks, the top economist at Ball State University.
Even as the economy tanks, locally based MainGate Inc. continues to ink major merchandising deals. This week, MainGate signed a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. This comes on the heels of a…
Indianapolis appears to be in the running to host the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl. Today, league officials confirmed they are moving the 2010 Pro Bowl to Miami, the Super Bowl host city that…
Good luck getting people to buy from local vendors or manufacturers.
The newly organized MLK Business Revitalization Association aims to bring new life to the neighborhood west of downtown by
uniting area business owners behind a common goal — cleaning up the community to attract other entrepreneurs.
A quick turnaround from city official to high-paid land-use lobbyist raises questions for some critics of revolving-door
government.
Outgoing state Commerce Secretary Nate Feltman said that he likely will return to practicing law and become involved in business
after leaving the post at the end of the month.
Johnson County officials this month approved a 7-percent tax on hotel-room stays.
Industries want to be where they get high output per dollar spent on compensation for workers — wages, salaries and benefits.
There’s a new reality in professional sports. Slowly, but surely the people who run sports operations in central Indiana are waking up as the sun rises on a new day. Here’s some news that should help all of us understand…
The economic impact of a Super Bowl on the host city is subject to vigorous debate.
The Dec. 1 announcement by the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research officially dated
the recession back to the fourth quarter of 2007.
