Why Give Local Matters to Our Community
Indiana and our region are in a race to attract top talent. Our competition, the other 8,000 communities around the country and those...
Celebrating Innovation & Entrepreneurship
In his book The Coming Jobs War, author Jim Clifton says “Today’s explorers migrate to the cities that are most likely to maximize...
Michiana Forty Under 40
Last week this year’s Michiana Forty Under 40 Class was revealed. The 2017 class represents the eleventh Michiana Forty under 40 class....
What does our Region look like?
More than 720,000 people call one of the five primary counties in our region home. Together those counties include close to 2,500 square...
The Road Ahead
A budget surplus. A balanced budget. A AAA bond rating. One of the top five states in the country for doing business. More people working...
Students Seek to "Start-Up" the City
Communities across the country are trying to figure out the best ways to retain their best and brightest young people. In states like...
Making Tough Land Use Decisions
I’ve sat through a lot of zoning hearings during my career including several in recent weeks. I’ve seen them change over the years and...
Are you Good Tired? Or Bad Tired?
Harry Chapin was a great American singer-songwriter-story teller probably best known for his hit single “Cat’s in the Cradle.” I remember...
The Red Fox, the Firefly or Sunday Sales?
The Indiana General assembly has more than 1,000 bills that have been filed this session. We’re early in their process of consideration,...
What's Next?
The Town of Osceola dominated the headlines this past week as it wrestled with the best way to provide fire protection to its citizens....
