Maurer ‘walks the talk’
Re: Mickey Maurer’s Sept. 6 article, “Kindness is a measure of success,” my experiences with him show he “walks the talk.”
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Biglari Holdings not worth covering
I find the continued press coverage about Steak-n-Shake and Biglari Holdings to be irrelevant to our community and a waste of IBJ’s valuable resources.
Meter deal is a bad idea
I read with interest [Cory Schouten’s] article in the Aug. 30 IBJ, “City vendor may get $1.2B,” detailing aspects of the city’s proposed deal to privatize the city’s parking meters.
GARNER: Multifamily housing is not the enemy
It would be easy to blame the economy for our blighted urban neighborhoods. True, these tough economic times have led to more vacant and foreclosed houses than we can count. But the key to revitalizing a neighborhood stretches far beyond boarded-up houses.
MARCUS: Airport conversations reveal concerns
There’s no reason to use the valuable land at the airport for new hotels that will drive out existing facilities nearby.
MAURER: Get and keep control
To create a disciplined investment philosophy, I evolved from my experience, “The Ten Essential Principles of Entrepreneurship You Didn’t Learn in School”. Over the course of 10 columns, I will feature each of these essential principles. This is the sixth installment.
EDITORIAL: City’s parking plan needs work
Mayor Greg Ballard strikes us as someone who puts pragmatism over politics. That’s why we’re hopeful he’ll reconsider details of the controversial plan to turn over the city’s metered parking to a private vendor.
HAUKE: Examining the virtues of a successful investor
I went back to ancient Greece and Rome and found long-running philosophical discussions about The Virtues.
BENNER: NFL TV blackouts aren’t our problem … for now
Last season, 22 games were blacked out. It’s the highest number in five years.
HETRICK: Hey, material girls and guys, Uncle Sam needs you!
I wondered what would happen if, someday, we started fending for ourselves instead of hiring others.
DINING: It’s goodbye SI, hello Mesh in Mass Ave makeover
The service is stellar. The menu is creative. The food is, well, yummy.
ALTOM: Praise the unsung device … the ubiquitous paper clip
To me, the most versatile piece of equipment in an office isn’t the computer. It’s the paper clip.
City takes safety seriously
One of my first priorities as mayor was returning the police department to the mayor’s office. I did this because I believe protecting our neighborhoods, our businesses and our families to be the highest responsibility I bear as mayor.
MORRIS: Another app, and some perspective
As Indianapolis Business Journal launches its mobile phone application, I’m struck by how swiftly communication channels are changing.
SLAUGHTER: Don’t fall victim to ‘imposter syndrome’
We might think entrepreneurs, managers and highly paid professionals would be awash in self-confidence. Yet in a 1978 paper, Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes of Georgia State University wrote that, “Despite outstanding academic and professional accomplishments [many] persist in believing that they are really not bright and have fooled anyone who thinks otherwise.”
EDITORIAL: Revive 21st Century Fund, boost entrepreneurship
One damper on Indiana’s entrepreneurial growth has been the shrinking of the 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, which has lost half its support because of state budget woes. As soon as state revenue permits, the state should bring this key program back to its funding level of $37 million a year, or boost it even higher.
MARCUS: Gutless government avoids political risk
When a government entity does not want to assume the political risk of managing its resources, it finds a private firm that, for a price, will do the job.
Talking Points: What’s the buzz on the Palladium, the opera and more?
IBJ’s annual rundown of issues the A&E world will be obsessing about this year.
HICKS: Trade unions strong when they work with biz
For labor unions to survive, they must follow the path of their more successful brethren in trade unions.
MAURER: Kindness is a measure of success
To create a disciplined investment philosophy, I evolved from my experience, “The Ten Essential Principles of Entrepreneurship that You Didn’t Learn in School.” Over the course of 10 columns, I will feature each of these essential principles. This is the fifth installment.