My dad loved basketball. The team he played on at tiny Gill Township High School in Sullivan County won the sectional in 1955, an achievement memorialized with a plaque and trophy displayed at the Merom Community Center. And basketball became a key part of our family’s life.
Our time to put our foot on the gas pedal is now, as our region has fallen behind others. Through our collective work, we must move more quickly and boldly than ever before, and most important, we must convince the residents we serve that this region deserves and is capable of aspirations.
The recent controversy around Newfields, one of Indianapolis’ most treasured cultural institutions, exemplifies just how deeply we care.
Having children begin school at an earlier age would also benefit families as it would allow parents to work during those hours to also help alleviate the shortfall of workers in some areas.
On a per-capita basis, the Indiana outstanding local governmental debt was $4.2 million or 41,315 times that of the $101,755 per capita federal debt.
To say this eventual reality for him or his alma mater was a dream for Gardner when he first stepped on the campus in midtown Indianapolis nearly a quarter-century ago would be a lie.
While providing resources and reducing barriers to new startups is important, we should not ignore the needs of scale-up companies.
I often find myself thinking of a trusting client when they first receive the news they were duped. I feel their fear. I feel their shame. I feel their disgust. It makes my skin crawl.
Duke professor and behavioral economist Dan Ariely reports that “people cheat more” in this case.
Grit is that ability to persevere through difficult situations.
My partner Bob Schloss and I were pioneers in the cable television industry in the early ’70s. If a pioneer has opportunities to make mistakes that have never been made before, we were pioneers.
The EED will ensure that needed services continue by providing an ongoing source of funding to support the Mile Square.
This intervention by the General Assembly is a step toward ensuring property owners and businesses within the Mile Square are not subject to arbitrary and unlimited taxation.
Making a hall of fame work as a business and/or charitable enterprise is an entirely different matter.
There is a lot of data analyzed before making predictions.
A common phrase floating around the startup world is that companies are bought, not sold.
For example, when schools focus on students passing standardized tests, teachers teach to the test rather than focusing on students actually learning the relevant concepts.
Moving more students toward college and training might mean a serious rethinking of the entire higher education system. And Indiana’s elected officials and education leaders must be prepared to act if that’s the case.
“The best of business is in us” reflects that we are believers that business is a virtuous activity. Entrepreneurs create companies that develop lifesaving drugs, services that we enjoy, and jobs and economic stability for families. We have the pleasure of reporting on Indiana’s entrepreneurs, service providers, job creators and new products each and every day.
Protecting and enhancing Indiana’s forested land fights climate change. That’s why we advocate so strongly for protecting existing forests and expanding them wherever possible.
