The cost of doing business is supremely important to economic development. But so is promoting a social culture that appeals to the talent required to make these businesses operate.
The New Urban Agenda outlines 17 key commitments, among them providing basic services to all citizens; fair and equal access to housing; support for cleaner cities; improved connectivity and support for innovative and green initiatives; and safe, accessible and green public spaces.
Short-term rentals are opening up the state to a new slice of prospective tourists, catering to travelers who, for any number of reasons, might be less inclined or simply unwilling to stay in hotels.
Not providing seats denies jobs to how many thousands? What portion of those on disability payments are out of the workforce because employers fail to provide opportunities to sit on the job? We do not know.
Some might not realize the liberal arts encompass most of the STEM disciplines and provide unparalleled preparation for professional graduate school.
Like any venture capitalist, I will tell you that two-thirds of investments generally fail; it’s the one-third you expect to be blockbusters that will carry the economics.
New research from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute and Colorado State University economist Kevin Duncan has found that repeal of Indiana’s prevailing wage law has not only shrunk wages and increased income inequality, it has failed to make construction projects any cheaper.
Several key objectives are required to prepare the state’s talent pool for high-demand jobs being created in Indiana.
In a world full of discord, I find hope and reassurance with my students. They are hard-working, committed and—maybe most important—thoughtful.
With vehicle automation a transformative trend in transportation, it’s important that Indiana be a crossroads of research and development.
Indiana should prioritize projects where diesel emissions are high and population is dense or particularly vulnerable.
Our legislators must act urgently and purposefully to provide incentives for high-performing individuals to become teachers and to stay in low-income urban and rural schools.
To challenge acrimonious language and call out vindictive behavior is not partisan; it is patriotic.
Bbased on our history and trajectory, it’s a pretty good bet that Indiana will continue on the path of good and innovative government, allowing your company to operate more efficiently here, thus allowing you to hire more talented colleagues and make more investments in your company.
Indiana is extremely progressive in its response to the opioid epidemic, pursuing a data-driven approach coupled with tactical steps to broaden access to treatment centers.
A thoughtful revamping of the I-65/I-70 split can improve traffic flow, restore community connectivity and spur new economic development downtown.
This is important stuff, way more so than whether we sell alcohol on Sunday.
Regardless of how this pitch and Amazon’s decision work out, let’s use this excitement and momentum to envision an Indianapolis positioned well for the next 50,000 jobs created, whether those jobs come in a smiling box or not.
The city of Columbus and Indiana University in Bloomington have partnered to implement a new vision for architectural education that will build upon the community’s rich history of modernism and leverage it as a living laboratory for design discovery and invention.
The baby-boomer generation is healthier and more active than its predecessor generations. Today, the average life span has increased to 76.2 years for a male and 81.1 for a female. So, if one is healthy and mentally and physically capable at 65, why exit?
