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Kelly Coker: Behind graduation celebrations, thousands face need

May 29, 2026

Kelly Coker

Students experiencing homelessness are 87% more likely to drop out of school than their housed peers.

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Tim George: Strivers have much to learn from quiet volunteers

May 29, 2026

Tim George

Focusing on using your gifts to help others thrive instead of on personal striving perhaps is the ultimate way to be remembered in our eulogies.

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Brandon Taylor: City’s housing crisis is an economic risk we can’t ignore

May 22, 2026 | Brandon Taylor

The root causes are structural: years of underproduction, rising construction and financing costs, regulatory delays, limited subsidies, and gaps in the capital needed to move projects from idea to completion. This moment requires coordinated action across the full housing ecosystem.

Patrick Talty and Mel Raines: Here’s why Indy is No. 3 in sports business and still climbing

May 18, 2026 | Patrick Talty and Mel Raines

Sports drive economic development, strengthen downtowns, attract talent, inspire young people and bring communities together.

Aaron Baute: Greater Lafayette is seizing the semiconductor opportunity

May 15, 2026 | Aaron Baute

At Ivy Tech Community College’s Lafayette campus, we are focused on preparing students for the rapidly evolving career opportunities of the 21st century and setting them up for long-term success.

Cynthia Cardona and Chelsea Haring-Cozzi: Rewriting the story on street homelessness in Indianapolis

May 15, 2026 | Cynthia Cardona and Chelsea Haring-Cozzi

Stable housing is one of the most powerful drivers of health. By removing the instability of life on the streets, the Streets to Home Indy initiative creates conditions for better physical and mental health from day one.

Rob Gerbitz: How great urban neighborhoods actually get built

May 8, 2026 | Rob Gerbitz

At Bottleworks District and across our work in Indianapolis, we are focused on building environments that work economically, socially and for decades to come.

Joe Maloney: Banning common gambling wager types is a foolish bet

May 8, 2026 | Joe Maloney

Policymakers should pause and consider a critical question: Will narrowing the legal product truly enhance integrity — or will it undermine it?

Matt Whiteside: Want innovation? Focus on the soil where it can be planted.

May 1, 2026 | Matthew Whiteside

Innovation is the byproduct of a free, capitalist society. Said differently, a free, capitalist society naturally incentivizes people to innovate because they receive the potential upside of their efforts.

Jennifer Bartenbach: Defining roles for public, private and nonprofit sectors

May 1, 2026 | Jennifer Bartenbach

So what would a clear division of labor look like? Generally, it would mean each sector being rightsized for the challenges it is best positioned to address.

Jim Dalton: Suggestions for curbing Indy’s youth violence problem

May 1, 2026 | Jim Dalton

Most youth I evaluate are not “hardened criminals.” They are developmentally compromised adolescents navigating environments where aggression is normalized and identity is fragile.

Voices from the industry: How this gap in women’s care costs Indiana millions

April 24, 2026 | Dr. Sanjay Ahuja

There is a critical and overlooked opportunity to improve women’s health outcomes while reducing long-term health care costs: the diagnosis and management of bleeding disorders in women.

David Rosenberg: Future of American biotech is being built in Indianapolis

April 24, 2026 | David Rosenberg

If you want to understand where America’s biotech future is being built, stop looking east and west. Look at what’s happening right now in central Indiana.

Zach Kent: Invest to deliver on energy affordability and reliability

April 24, 2026 | Zach Kent

Affordability is not simply regulatory rhetoric; it is the byproduct of how effectively the energy system is built and managed over time.

Michael B. Murphy: Vision, commitment, excellence: The Schellinger legacy

April 24, 2026 | Michael B. Murphy

In less than one year, Jim Schellinger transformed Indy’s economic development profile from one that forced companies to wait years for expansion permits to a “customer-first” philosophy that fast-tracked projects in a matter of weeks.

Kristin Saner: Fix broken credit card fees to lower consumer costs

April 24, 2026 | Kristin Saner

Without legislative action, relief for Main Street and consumers will remain elusive. Why? Because Visa and Mastercard control nearly four-fifths of the credit card market.

Steve Wolff: The ‘tort tax’ is a burden consumers are left to bear

April 24, 2026 | Steve Wolff

Taxes come with a cost. They reduce the economic power of individuals and businesses, limiting purchasing power and the ability to reinvest, grow and create jobs.

Danny Lopez: Is a truly free Cuba on the horizon? It’s complicated.

April 17, 2026 | Danny Lopez

For many of us, a deal that keeps the Castro regime in place would certainly sting and would, in my estimation, do a disservice to the generations of Cubans and Cuban Americans who have spent decades pining for liberty, free elections and basic human rights.

William Murphy: Collaboration on schools thrives under a shared reality

April 17, 2026 | William Murphy

To build a sustainable future, our community must confront difficult questions about resource allocation.

Dale Neuburger: Social media, women, geography are lessons from Olympics

April 10, 2026 | Dale Neuburger

As much as we understand the advantages of our compact, asset-filled downtown, wouldn’t it be interesting to stage an event in which Indianapolis is the hub, with other Indiana cities engaging directly?

Sam Snideman and Taylor Hughes: Businesses should seize the chance to partner on child care

April 10, 2026 | Sam Snideman and Taylor Hughes

If Indiana wants more working parents — especially moms — back in the game, we must treat child care like the economic infrastructure it is.

Ivan Barratt: Investors should seek wisdom of multifamily real estate

April 3, 2026 | Ivan Barratt

At its core, multifamily investing increases housing supply. The United States remains millions of units short of meeting demand.

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