Ed Feigenbaum: Here’s why the budget negotiations are unpredictable
The inter-chamber dynamics are fascinating, but there’s no time for petty politics in shaping this budget.
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BOHANON & CUROTT: Use incentives, not mandates to improve the climate
From an economist’s perspective, the simplest and most straightforward way to speed the evolution from fossil fuels to clean energy—if that is what we want—is by directly taxing the attribute of fossil fuel that is offending: its carbon emissions.
KIM: Kraft Heinz debacle proves not even Buffett immune to mistakes
While Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has achieved well-deserved mythical stature among investors, even the “Oracle of Omaha” makes huge mistakes. Exhibit A is the recent debacle involving his investment in Kraft Heinz. I recently highlighted Buffett’s call in his 2018 annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway for investors to focus on Berkshire’s “forest,” […]
RON PELLETIER: Take these steps to reduce your risk of a security breach
According to data-threat researcher the Ponemon Institute, you are more likely to have experienced a data breach of at least 10,000 records than you are to have caught the flu this winter—and, mind you, it has been a bad flu season.
Letter: Will indifference save Brainard?
Fred Glynn’s challenge in Carmel is not the incumbent mayor but the epidemic indifference of the city’s voters.
City should have one school system
Regarding numerous recent Forefront columns about school funding and teacher pay, there’s so much talk. Where does it end? I want to suggest that it is time for Indianapolis to grow up. Many expenses are duplicated in nine township school systems. Is there “top heavy” administration? Are there schools being built when there is an […]
Federal child care support is good for business
In my career, from telecommunications to publishing to baseball, any success I’ve had has been due in large measure to having a great, focused team that works together on shared goals. Unfortunately, that kind of focus doesn’t come easily when employees are parents whose attention is divided between their careers and concerns over child care. […]
Brian Schutt: Next Level Jobs is critical to state economy
Through a Next Level Jobs grant, Homesense recently facilitated testing and training on the popular assessment tool Gallup StrengthsFinder, which provided a unique lens for our team to see themselves and others and has deepened our internal relationships and teamwork. This investment wouldn’t have taken place without Next Level Jobs.
GREG MORRIS: How an office move can help reignite a company
An efficient, modern space is already paying off for IBJ Media and its employees.
Editorial: Hoteliers’ objections up pressure on city to be more transparent
It’s time for the Hogsett administration to put all the numbers on the table. They may be justifiable. But keeping the public in the dark isn’t.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfow: Why millennials say they avoid negotiating
It may be argued that the importance of negotiating for consumer goods, even big-ticket items, is not as important as big business deals. However, most big deals are built on a series of smaller deals that use effective negotiation strategies and techniques.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Belmont and its Indy star await tournament fate
Perry Meridian’s unheralded Dylan Windler powers Nashville school to brink of Big Dance.
Connie Bond Stuart: Advocating for early education matters, both today and tomorrow
We tell our customers that the choices they make right now matter tomorrow. But these words would ring hollow if we didn’t live by them ourselves. I urge you to join us and advocate for those who do not have the opportunity or means to speak for themselves.
Nate Feltman: New ‘Impact’ section focuses on role of business in community
A new section—titled “Impact Indiana, the intersection of business and community”—makes its debut in this week’s IBJ and will focus on the role businesses and their leaders play in public-policy advocacy, volunteerism and neighborhood development.
URBAN DESIGN: Score high on ‘Stroller Index’ to keep millennials in city
Young parents give urban neighborhoods seal of approval for safety, walkability.
GREG MORRIS: 12- and 13-year-olds can belong in adult court
Certain crimes cry out for more severe punishments than juvenile cases allow.
EDITORIAL: With move to Circle, IBJ recommits to boldly cover city’s challenges
We are excited to now be doing OUR work with the Soldiers and Sailors Monument right outside our window—the view a constant reminder of our obligation to aggressively and accurately cover our community and hold elected officials and business leaders accountable.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Little-known Jones Act is outdated and ripe for repeal
The act, passed in 1920, stipulates that cargo shipped between domestic ports must be transported by ships that are domestically built, flagged and crewed.
Ed Feigenbaum: So far, lawmakers are ignoring privacy, data issues
It seems as though the courts have been more involved in privacy and tech issues than lawmakers have been.
Letter: Judge each virtual school on its merits
Indiana virtual school follows the same regulations as any other public school in Indiana.