HASLER: Indiana is lifting the future of flight
At the Purdue Research Foundation, we’re proud to be part of the statewide network that’s supporting the incredible growth in aerospace businesses we’re seeing today across Indiana.
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HOLT: Freight railroads grow economy
Indiana is home to one of the largest rail infrastructures in the nation. Not only do freight railroads deliver the things we depend on each day, but they are also an economic development engine.
ROKITA: Feds to blame for ITT collapse
Neither ITT, nor any business, could bear the crushing weight of the decrees issued by unelected activists holed up in some of the federal bureaucracies that have taken over our lives, both corporately and individually.
BART PETERSON: Embracing the ‘connectivity economy’
To succeed in the 21st century, we need easy access—and we need to be easily accessible to—markets, ideas, capital and talent from coast to coast and around the world. Those are the four elements of the new connectivity economy.
MEREDITH: What makes public schools great?
The Every Student Succeeds Act enables states and school districts to tailor the federal law to meet the needs of their community, schools and kids.
HOGSETT & LAWS: Former GM plant is opportunity for city
Time is of the essence. We hope to complete a planning process by November, so RACER Trust can issue a call for offers and begin to vet prospects over the winter.
BATTISTA: Playing for the long term
I see transit as one of the least-risky bets I’ve made, in part because of the demographics playing in its favor.
McROBBIE: The university as an engine of innovation
IU’s growth in patents, licensing agreements and outside funding is a testament to a fundamental truth: Education and innovation are the central elements to the success of a given region.
GAYLOR: Unions show hypocrisy with Kroger deal
In its desperation to maintain relevance, big labor has been at the forefront of the national movement to increase the minimum wage. Unions’ true intentions, however, have been shrouded behind a “fair pay,” “income equality” facade.
ROBERTSON: GOP women must demand to be heard
As a party, we are going to have to get serious about promoting and actually listening to women.
HART: Visiting Indiana businesses can feel like a world tour
We have been able to marry Hoosier ingenuity and work ethic with Japanese manufacturing practices and long-term thinking, and we aren’t the only company succeeding by forging two cultures.
SUTTON: Brexit could mean cheaper bonds for local government
For cities, towns, higher education, schools and other bond issuers, this is an economically advantageous and prudent time to issue new bonds or refinance existing ones.
Mayors can help improve talent pipeline
The problem is that too few students who enroll in postsecondary programs complete them, and too many graduate with skills that don’t mesh with the needs of employers. The result is high unemployment and underemployment among recent college graduates.
DRAGOO: Entrepreneurs need to foster collaboration
It is entrepreneurs that change the world. Ideas create disruption. This disruption inspires, empowers, and fosters economic growth.
LAMAR: How employers should respond to Brexit
Hoosier companies will become better positioned in the long run to compete in today’s global economy, especially in the EU, if they make adjustments in reaction to Brexit.
MERISOTIS: Talent + transit = access to opportunity
Beyond addressing Indianapolis’ urgent mobility challenges, perhaps the most powerful promise of mass transit is its capability to connect our residents to a successful future—a future where equity in opportunity will help fuel our city’s growth in the 21st century knowledge economy.
KRAMER: Bill would help city fight toughest problems
If passed and implemented, this law could be a game-changer in how organizations such as Goodwill serve families across Indiana and the country. By investing in strong programs with proven outcomes, long-term savings for the government can be realized, creating economic boosts for cities and states.
CARNAHAN: Challenges abound with brownfield reuse
Cleanup takes money. It can cost millions—or several hundred thousand dollars—to redevelop a brownfield. But, once pollution is gone, the ultimate result can be profitable in many ways.
FAENZI: Indiana’s proud legacy of stone
Just at the time we wished to create monuments to America’s greatness, limestone was discovered as a premier building material.
PETERSON: Indy renaissance a blueprint for all cities
It’s fitting that the U.S. Conference of Mayors picked Indianapolis for its annual meeting June 24-27. Probably no major city in America has transformed itself more over the past 50 years than Indianapolis.