FAENZI: Before the Muslims, there were the Italians
The internment of Italian and Japanese during World War II is considered by most people today a stain on our history—a case where fear became blind fear.
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SMITH-JONES, NICOLINI & KLITSCH: Middle-skill workforce is high-level priority
It’s important to erase the perception that our advanced-industry employers are looking for only college-educated STEM professionals or tech-savvy millennials. Roughly half of all advanced-industry jobs are “middle skill,” requiring a two-year degree or technical certificate.
NEFF: Refinance health care reform
The party best situated to manage cost and allocation of benefits (above the safety-net level) is insurance companies.
WATSON & McGUIRE: New transit system would help students
Having good, reliable transportation is paramount to ensuring that our students can take full advantage of their academic opportunities.
SAYSANA & FULLER: Hospitals collaborate on safety issues
The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety provides a forum for area hospitals to share information about best practices and work together to solve patient safety issues.
CEO PERSPECTIVE: Defining tech’s many facets
As technology permeates companies and industries, there is increasing talk that every company is becoming a tech company. So how are we to make sense of these blurring lines between businesses?
WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: How to deal with bullies at work
An Accountemps study found managers and executives at Fortune 1,000 firms spend 13 percent of their work time resolving uncivil behavior. That’s the equivalent of seven weeks a year down the proverbial drain.
KENNEDY: Trump: And so it begins
In his first week in the White House, Donald Trump exceeded my expectations—and not in a good way.
NIEDERPRUEM: Accuracy, not speed, leads to trust in media
So heading into the strong headwinds of 2017—realizing you might rather be on the banks of a 5-foot snow drift reporting in subzero temps than at a Washington presser—here are some items that could save your face and preserve your grace.
GOLDSMITH: Trump and his private-sector appointees
Given his background, it’s not surprising that President Donald Trump gravitates to strong leaders. Many of his cabinet nominees served as either private-sector CEOs or military generals, executives with strong personalities and substantial experience at the top of large organizations. Closer to home, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has selected some top aides from the private […]
MADDOX: Conflicts of interest now acceptable in D.C.?
I am a big believer that the ethics of a business or government operation always start at the top and directly flow down to the worker bees.
McDONALD & SOARDS: Securing a vision for state’s tech future
Expanding and making transferable Indiana’s venture capital investment tax credit is a strong initial step.
SMITH: State, city should be friendlier for e-cigarettes
Policymakers understandably have concerns about e-cigarettes, including whether vaping will attract new customers who are not current smokers. To date, research both here and in Europe suggests this is exceedingly rare.
DAVISON: Bridging the Indy-area workforce gap
For central Indiana talent to fulfill our developing need, the region must bridge the workforce gap. The good news is that work has begun through the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and its recent initiative, Ascend Indiana.
WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: Are you a new leader? Here’s how to be trusted now
To deliver necessary results, you need to build trust and confidence fast. Trust builds loyalty, and you’ll need a loyal fan base to help you deliver winning results.
SKIDMORE: Remind the council that transit is essential
This should be a pretty straightforward matter. After all, the council decided in May to let voters have their say regarding a tax to support improved transit, and in November, nearly 60 percent of voters in 79 precincts countywide said yes to the tax.
HUME: Indy 500 needs diversity in motors, chassis
Economic impact is generated by inviting more players to participate in the 500. Automotive industrial giants Ford Motor Co., Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Toyota have unmatched wealth waiting to be spent on race engine development for teams at the Speedway.
MARCUS: Governor: Don’t forget our smaller communities
Our state has good places the size of Evansville, South Bend and Muncie on down to Hartford City, Portland and Sullivan. These places could offer a quality of life deemed acceptable by our elite state economic developers if a program of incentives removed the blemishes caused by stagnation and decline.
GUY: Sell all your stock because of the election?
Nothing distorts like an election result. Nothing. Not cataracts. Not broken lenses. Not even a bad photograph.
KENNEDY: Losing Bill Hudnut, a leader with vision
Unlike politicians who see the job of mayor as a low-level “stepping stone” to higher office, Hudnut reveled in being Indianapolis’ mayor. He had a passion for—and an intellectual engagement with—urban policy, and he understood the importance of a vibrant central core.