Even the initial opening of the park is a giant step forward in offering more water recreation for the public, the kind of “blue space” that many social scientists believe helps relieve stress, promote social interaction and encourage physical activity.
Two of my IBJ colleagues (or in one case, a former colleague) are headed to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Mike Lopresti and Jim Shella.
Indy Summer Learning Labs is a proven method for accelerating student learning. Results from the first two years indicate that learning gains outpaced what was occurring even before the pandemic.
A recent Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy study reports highly skilled, highly educated workers are the most in demand across Indiana. Yet fewer high school graduates are pursuing the education needed to fill those roles.
Improving the health of Indiana’s citizens, county by county, in both our urban and rural areas, is essential to maintaining our status as a state that thrives.
The current homelessness problem is a barrier to attracting visitors and investment, growing our downtown businesses and generating revenue for the city and state. We all have a stake in its success.
Strengthening access to quality and affordable early care and education could prevent child care disruptions that, pre-pandemic, cost Indiana employers nearly $1.8 billion per year.
The failure of SVB is almost exclusively driven by regulators and bank management ignoring what country bankers knew. That is, you can’t finance long-term investments with short-term money.
State-sanctioned gambling is a significant source of state tax revenue.
The power consumption for this process is no joke, which is why the proposed 30% tax will effectively force all American-based companies overseas.
Enter into this process with a calm mind and empathetic words.
Every college basketball fan in this state knows that the NCAA Tournament has been especially unkind to Purdue, but then again, it is rarely kind to anyone.
The Indiana Destination Development Corp. is spending a good amount of its time and resources on persuading people to move to Indiana or to stay in Indiana once they’ve come for college or internships.
These readers’ concerns about our coverage are worth thinking about. We don’t always get everything right. But I can assure you that our intent was sincere.
Unfortunately in Indiana, less than 20% of the state’s original wetland acreage remains, and what’s left is under threat.
The Indiana Construction Roundtable provides training in community centers around the state, with the majority of our students seeking paths out of poverty. And while those students appreciate the training, the prison-class students show the greatest drive.
Every good idea, no matter how well intentioned, does not need to become law.
A “women-led” company might have several women in charge making important strategic decisions on a daily basis; however, those female leaders don’t have enough equity in the company to control a board/investor-level vote.
There’s no better proof of pickleball’s ivy-like encroachment into the sporting landscape than what’s happening at every Life Time Fitness location across the country.
Even with these hardships, the Lebanese people are resilient.
