Bohanon & Curott: Let Haitian refugees ‘have a go’ at living in U.S.
First, let’s all stop vilifying one another. Progressives are not barbarians, conservatives are not oppressors, and classical liberals are not anarchists.
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Amy Waggoner & Joel Elliott: Business leaders should back stronger Voting Rights Act
At Salesforce, we joined more than 220 companies of all sizes and sectors across the country in calling for the Senate to come together in a bipartisan way to ensure voting rights are protected, as they have done five times since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
Letter: Renn is right on with column about City-County Building
Thank you to Aaron Renn for an assertive and well-thought-out piece on the future of the City-County Building! You took the words right out of my mouth!
Letter: Chamber urges action on COVID-19
While a federal vaccine mandate for certain employers is looming, we believe that decision should be left up to individual employers. They are in the best position to address any work environment challenges.
In the workplace: Be careful giving your best employees more work
Why doesn’t the reward of more hard work after a job well done motivate the most productive workers to stay with an organization? How can employers successfully appreciate employees and motivate them to maximize productivity?
Mark Montieth: Reggie Miller reminds us all that reputations can be ruined—and then can be rehabbed
All these years later, this forgotten chapter in Miller’s fabled career is a reminder of how fragile reputations can be.
Pete the Planner: Many Americans are overly confident about their retirement—and that’s no joke
For instance, roughly seven of 10 pre-retirees plan to work for pay as a means for retirement, while in retirement. When in reality, the 2021 survey finds just over two in 10 retirees end up working for pay as a source of retirement income.
In the Workplace: 4 ways to make a people strategy part of your business strategy
In fact, our team is observing that “people strategy” is becoming the No. 1 agenda item at executive-planning retreats across industry and geography.
Urban Design: ‘People-oriented’ zone could transform city
Transit is absolutely an important component of successful, livable places. But it’s all the things that surround transit that the new zoning overlay addresses.
Nate Feltman: Inside INdiana Business powers new IBJ section
This new, permanent section will feature stories produced, written and edited by our new colleagues: Gerry Dick, Alex Brown, Wes Mills, Reed Parker and Mary Roberts. Business news from places like Lafayette, Terre Haute, Hammond, New Albany, Elkhart and beyond will now be more readily available to IBJ readers.
Gary Roberts: Why corporate America, higher ed are turning on GOP
As long as the GOP increasingly caters to and relies on those whose worldview is rooted in fantasy, it should not be surprised that intelligent people who are committed to truth and must operate in the real world lean in other directions.
Stephanie Anderson: The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection
How do we quickly turn the tide of addiction while simultaneously growing our business, our workforce and our impact on the local communities? It is time for business leaders to change their practices to encourage the workforce in their pursuit of recovery.
Economic Analysis: Solving the national debt crisis: If not now, when? If not us, who?
When bond repayments come due, taxpayers in the future must reduce their consumption.
Mike Lopresti: October should bring clarity to sports
Clarity. That’s what October is for.
Letter: Vaccines allow spread
This policy of “your body, my choice” is dated and misguided based on real science on what these shots are, how they work and the global results.
Letter: Afghanistan column ignores key fact
Half the population can’t make ends meet financially and amounts of tax-dollar expenditures only raise concern when earmarked for infrastructure and people here.
In the workplace: Here’s how managers should handle 2021’s ‘Great Resignation’
Some executives I have interviewed have blamed working from home and the general burnout from the increased uncertainty as reasons for this struggle. Other executives blame generous unemployment benefits.
Editorial: Violence is threatening Indy’s future
Almost every other effort in Indianapolis—be it talent recruitment, economic development, tourism and more—depends on reducing violent crime, in particular the numbing number of shootings that are on pace to shatter records.
Lesley Weidenbener: Free clinic is Health Care Hero and lesson in helping people
The Rophe Free Clinic was named IBJ’s top honoree in the category called Community Achievement in Health Care. The clinic was the brainchild of Curtis McManus, who—after a career in the pharmaceutical industry—was directing mission work in Haiti for Solid Word Bible Church, in Pike Township when he saw a need locally.
Tauhric Brown: Increased gun violence impacts Indy seniors
Gun violence harms everyone. It shatters lives and erodes neighborhoods. But older adults might be impacted more than other groups.