Letters: Thanks to council for supporting active living
Creating safe spaces for adults and children to become more active in their daily lives improves the mental and physical health of everyone in Indianapolis.
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Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Organizations must plan to prevent problems
It is difficult for businesses and individuals to forecast all risks.
Mickey Kim and Roger Lee: Will ‘boomer candy’ give your portfolio cavities?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the latter category was almost nonexistent four years ago (before the SEC’s new rules) but has exploded in popularity, taking in $31 billion of new investor money over the past 12 months and bringing total assets to $120 billion.
Barb Cutillo: Empowering owners to drive growth in their communities
A coalition of concerned organizations—including the Kelley School of Business, the Indy Chamber of Commerce, the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce and Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council—decided to work together to support small businesses by doing what we individually do best for the business community.
Derek Schultz: Run, Richardson! Run!
That’s because, while Richardson might still have a high ceiling as a passer, the most NFL-ready asset he brings to the table is his running ability.
Editorial: Medicaid funding hole provides incentive for cigarette tax hike
The additional money would give lawmakers a lot more wiggle room as they prepare to craft the next two-year state budget and look for ways to provide additional funding for K-12 education, roads and more.
Nate Feltman: Vice President Pence opens up on podcast
With a presidential bid in the rearview mirror, and enough time and distance from Jan. 6, 2021, Pence is genuine, relaxed and clearly at peace with where he finds himself today.
Wendy Dant Chesser: New diploma requirements will challenge business owners
We need lifelong learners who can solve problems and innovate. The exercise of learning subjects like world history might not serve students directly in employment, but it helps them learn how to think.
James Shoemaker: Why insurance denying coverage for an ER visit is illegal
The prudent layperson standard—or the PLP—requires health insurance coverage based only on the symptoms the patient presented with at the time, not on the final diagnosis.
Letters: Remembering Jim Morris with gratitude
His tireless efforts, his practical wisdom and his modest and gentle humanity helped to make our city, our state, our nation and our world better places.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: ‘Crowd wisdom’ influences betting odds
So why would the price of these contracts be of interest? It goes back to the “wisdom of the crowd.”
Pete the Planner: Know your black boxes and blank checks
But you do have the ability to know a lot more things about your financial life than you are currently attempting to know.
Garrett Mintz: We need to change how we approach business development
With the tightening of spending by companies and increased private-equity scrutiny around how budgets are spent, I believe a gap is widening between business development professionals who understand this information and those who don’t.
Editorial: Gubernatorial debate comes late, but event still important
We look forward to learning more about Mike Braun, Jennifer McCormick and Donald Rainwater in the coming weeks—particularly about where they stand on issues important to Hoosiers.
Lesley Weidenbener: Nominate strong women, attorneys for awards
We want your help finding our next group of extraordinary leaders to honor for our Women of Influence program. Go to IBJ.com/nominations to get more details and fill out the nomination form. Nominations are due Aug. 2.
Michael-Paul Hart: Let’s take a balanced approach to short-term rentals
Expanding our existing registry program to include short-term rentals is an effective solution that respects property rights and addresses the community’s concerns without unnecessary and excessive legislation.
Pamela Whitten: A 2024 perspective on the IU 2030 strategy
A key part of our student-success pillar is our commitment to ensuring graduates are ready for the 21st century, signaled by our new requirement for annual experiential learning opportunities like a common first-year seminar, a final-year capstone, internships, undergraduate research or study abroad.
Ilya Rekhter: Why I’m not pivoting Megawatt to AI
But I would rather look back on this column a few years down the road and laugh than scrap the vision for Megawatt in favor of a splashy headline about pivoting to AI.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Clock is ticking on getting federal deficit under control
Federal expenditures will increase from 23.9% of GDP in 2024 to nearly a quarter of the U.S. GDP by 2034.
Jalene Hahn: Youngest boomers are unprepared for retirement
The Peak Boomers Impact Study details how most of the individuals in the last segment of the baby boomers are not financially prepared and cites different factors that contributed to their precarious financial position.