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The state of the American Dream
A well-known pollster finds Americans are losing optimism about improving their lots. Are your odds better if you live in
Indianapolis?
What’s next for guns at work
Beginning July 1, employees will be able to bring guns to work. A labor lawyer says employers will need to get creative.
IU: State still poised for growth
Indiana University forecasters are sticking with their prediction of sustainable economic growth kicking into gear
this summer.
‘Dirty’ coal getting reprieve on Wall Street
Despite the flurry of clean-energy advancements, coal stocks are shooting up. That could give Indiana a better shot at keeping
electricity cheap.
Would health reform spark exodus of best, brightest?
Guaranteed availability of health insurance might prompt top employees to leave businesses and other organizations.
What universities can learn from a steel mill
Steel Dynamics is highly competitive partly because employees are compensated on how much money they save. Should Purdue and
other universities take notice?
Why Indiana stocks are lagging
Hoosier companies aren’t faring as badly as a key index suggests.
Gonzo BMW riders
The biker who nearly ran you into the ditch just might be your friendly investment banker.
The local impact of gendercide
Baby girls are being aborted at higher and higher rates around the world. Does that affect how you do business in countries
where this form of gendercide is prevalent?
Angry at Indiana politicians
An observer says Hoosiers are really honked at incumbents. Except for Daniels.
Local government reform still sputtering
The second legislative session since the Kernan-Shepard report on local government reform is about to end. Joe Kernan and
Randall Shepard can still say, “We’ve got to stop governing like this.”
Center Township revival in the offing?
Finally, a perceptible population spurt. One observer thinks the future is bright.
Tag readers come to real estate
Soon, you’ll be able to point your smart phone at a code in an advertisement or yard sign, and take a virtual tour of
a house.
A Daniels presidential strategy
Attorney, lobbyist and long-time Republican fundraiser John Hammond thinks Daniels should go to cognoscenti before early states
and tea parties.
Perils of non-family managers
A former Toyota exec blasts non-family managers for the company’s problems. Are some Indianapolis-area companies better-
or worse-off after families relinquished control?
Normalcy returning to manufacturing plants
Front-line employees who dodged the layoffs and closings are working long weeks again. Is hiring next?
Accident-prone lawyers
The people who wreck cars most often are not pizza delivery drivers, but lawyers. Are they racking up billable hours on cell
phones?
Pondering an Evan Bayh redux
Some observers think Bayh will run for governor again to springboard to the presidency. But to stand out to national, and
possibly even Hoosier, voters, he might be forced outside his cautious comfort zone.
Global warming = more snow?
A meteorologist says we can expect a string of cold, snowy winters, thanks to more moisture in the atmosphere.