BATTISTA: Playing for the long term
I see transit as one of the least-risky bets I’ve made, in part because of the demographics playing in its favor.
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MORRIS: IBJ events teach and inspire
Our recognition programs and Power Breakfast panels attract thousands of attendees each year.
EDITORIAL: Interactive sale to stoke startups
It can be tough to take when an Indiana company sells, but we’ve come to recognize that company sales also stoke what the tech crowd calls our entrepreneurial ecosystem.
SKARBECK: New rules affect liquidity for money market funds
When the next financial crisis hits, investors could find access to their cash in money funds temporarily restricted.
BOHANON & STYRING: Obamacare woes could spur single-payer system
Lost in the season’s political noise pollution is a simple fact: This election likely will decide whether U.S. health care irreversibly slips into a single-payer government-run system.
LETTER: IU president misses mark on economic development
While IU President Michael McRobbie has put in a solid performance, unfortunately he just doesn’t understand much about startups and early-stage companies.
LETTER: State makes it easy to do business in Indiana
A new pub or restaurant can become a strong part of a community.
DINING: Something fishy happening at tricky Broad Ripple corner
Geeks Seafood, Salads & Subs takes over where Greek’s Pizzeria and other efforts once stood.
Let developers move forward
I can’t find fault with the developers of the southwest parcel of land at 86th & Meridian
SMITH & MARTIN: Tax repeal has saved Hoosiers nearly $500M
Beginning in 2012, the Indiana inheritance tax was first lowered and then repealed for the surviving families of those dying after 2012. This was a victory for the Hoosier citizenry, especially farmers and landowners.
LOPRESTI: Some numbers to chew on as college kickoff approaches
Opponents piled up about 10 miles last year against the defenses of Purdue, Indiana and Ball State.
KENNEDY: But think of the children!
Often, as with age restrictions on sales of certain substances, laws are genuinely motivated by concerns for children; in other cases, pious pleas to “think about the children” mask different agendas.
KISSINGER: It’s time to focus on kids’ drug research
Children remain neglected by clinical pharmacology. They are a vulnerable and inconvenient population for medical research, especially outside developed economies.
HOOSIER BEACON: Booth Tarkington, Hoosier novelist
Tarkington, named America’s greatest living writer in 1922, won two Pulitzer Prizes.
KIM: Despite Powerball mania, lottery is lousy investment
If it seems like these ginormous jackpots are becoming more frequent, you’re right.
BOHANON & STYRING: Don’t fall for politicians’ GDP gamesmanship
Economists invented GDP, then left it lying around for politicians to misuse and mangle to justify whatever they want to do!
DINING: Irvington Legend earns its name
The Legend Classic Irvington Cafe is casual without being sloppy, offering comfort food that isn’t complacent.
LOU’S VIEWS: Theater live from your living room
The recent live-from-Broadway broadcast of “She Loves Me” is far from the only from-the-stage television available.
LOPRESTI: Diving deep in the weeds with NFL rankings, statistics
The Colts sport some impressive numbers; last year’s offense and defense aren’t among them.
COAN: With stocks at record highs, what’s next for investors?
This might be a good time to identify the downside protection for your portfolio. Downside strategies can help investors protect against significant losses.