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Last year's outlook for the Louisville metro called for another year of solid payroll gains, an expanding labor force and an overall outlook that was quite favorable. The data through [...]

Resforation Medical Polymers growing client base, workforce The type of plastic that goes into most joint replacement systems has come a long way since it was first used in 1962 [...]

There's nothing like a few billion dollars of investment and some big jobs announcements to quell unease that had been rippling through Indiana's economic development sector as states like Ohio, [...]

For years, Indiana tourism groups have seemingly had few problems landing big events--conventions and sports alike--that generate tens of millions of dollars for the state's economy. But competitor states have [...]

Indianapolis has hosted a Super Bowl, the entire NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament just last year and too many other championship events to count. It's also set to host the NBA [...]

Why do people work? To earn a living, of course, but most of us are wired to want more. Indiana--and the world--need people who are in it for more than [...]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Indiana in early March, dozens of relief funds have been created to help individuals, organizations and businesses hardest hit by the restrictions put in place [...]

Rural roads lined with corn and soybeans in Indiana are a stark contrast to the large tech buildings lining the highways of Silicon Valley in California. These two areas differ [...]

Rural roads lined with corn and soybeans in Indiana are a stark contrast to the large tech buildings lining the highways of Silicon Valley in California. These two areas differ [...]

Despite national GDP growth that exceeded 4 percent, Louisville metro job gains are now the slowest since 2011. A stronger national environment in manufacturing has not produced local gains in [...]

The endless expansionSince the inception of America, which began 242 years ago, no economic expansion has lasted longer than 10 years (120 months, trough to peak, to be exact). (1) [...]

After three years of depressed income, the Indiana farm economy will show signs of moderate recovery in 2019. The recovery will be led by record corn and soybean yields in [...]

The Indiana housing market in 2018 has been a study in extremes. For instance, house prices increased by nearly 8 percent over the last year--the state's strongest rate of appreciation [...]

At the time of this writing, the stock market has just experienced one of the worst months in recent history. The S&P 500 fell 8 percent in October. Yet earnings [...]

The 2019 legislative session ended April 24--five days ahead of the statutory deadline--with hundreds of bills sent to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his consideration. In addition to lawmakers' passing a [...]

Samm Quinn A new effort to improve a four-acre parcel in Zionsville's downtown core is meeting opposition from neighbors and residents, the same parties who have blocked similar proposals for [...]

The first half of the legislative session was generally quiet (save an emotional debate about a hate-crimes bill) but that might just be the calm before the storm. Republican lawmakers [...]

Which of the two activities are more important for economic development? Helping your neighbor move their piano, or posting a YouTube video on how to tune a piano (after it [...]

In Indiana, we have begun to see situations where continued gross state product (GSP) growth is challenged by a limit of available labor. While economic forecasts suggest 2 to 3 [...]

In 2018, the world is definitely expected to be moving on from three successive shocks:* The financial crisis of 2007-2009* The eurozone crisis of 2009-2013* The commodity price crash of [...]

Groundhog DayIn the 1993 movie Groundhog Day, the character known as Phil Connors (played by Bill Murray) is stuck in a time loop, which proceeds to repeat the events of [...]

The year 2018 will be the fourth consecutive year of weak incomes causing financial erosion for most farm families. Low incomes are resulting in weak cash flows, and farmers are [...]

The most remarkable development over the last year is the disappearance of volatility in the financial markets. The most-followed measure of stock market volatility is called the VIX, which is [...]

Demand for single-family housing will remain strong in 2018, mirroring 2017.Positive job gains and attractive interest rates continue to bring buyers to the market. Consumer confidence remains high as employment [...]

OverviewThe new trend continues: After a slow start following the Great Recession, Madison County and the greater Anderson community continue a new trend, especially in comparison to the state. In [...]

Changes to the Indiana statutes related to grain and warehouse licensing and the grain indemnity fund may be proposed in the Legislature for the 2021 session. Proposed changes stem from [...]

Changes to the Indiana statutes related to grain and warehouse licensing and the grain indemnity fund may be proposed in the Legislature for the 2021 session. Proposed changes stem from [...]

Carmel, Fishers and Noblesville are among roughly 50 cities nationwide that are now projected to receive less than half of the federal COVID-19 relief money they originally expected, based on [...]

State government and business leaders are already preparing to bid to host one of the regional tech hubs that would be created by the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act--even (though [...]

Had you stood at the corner of Audubon Road and Bonna Avenue one rainy day in April 1865, you'd have been in mourning. On this spot, at mile marker 183 [...]

When Glenna Taylor of Indianapolis launched her personal care agency, Faith Filled Hands, in 2017, it was the fulfillment of a longtime dream. 'I've always had the thought, 'Why work [...]

Stevanato Group, a global provider of drug containment, drug delivery, and diagnostic solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life sciences industries and headquartered in Piombino Dese, Italy, announced in June [...]

The stretch of U.S. 30 between Warsaw, the Orthopedic Capital of the World; Columbia City; and Fort Wayne, Indiana's second-largest city, is stacked with medical-device assets. The corridor is home [...]

When Carmel-based KAR Global said Feb. 24 it was planning to sell ADESA, its in-person auto auction unit, to Carvana and focus on digital services, its stock soared--and continues to [...]

Indiana should celebrate its well-earned reputation as a legitimate tech hub. which has grown over the past decade in both size and stature. Our lech workforce has increased 16.3% since [...]

Workplaces across Indiana and the country continue to be redefined from all angles as the workforce evolution continues. Perhaps most notably since early 2020 is the shift to more remote [...]

Intel's recent Ohio expansion announcement might discourage leaders outside the Buckeye State about our own abilities to attract these huge investments with massive benefits for residents. But for this Hoosier. [...]

Demand for office space likely will decline through the summer, as companies take a wait-and-see approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and determine how best to return their workforces to a [...]

Indiana gamblers will be able to put some wagers down on events during the upcoming Winter Olympics. The Indiana Gaming Commission last week authorized the state's casinos and mobile sports [...]

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb painted a rosy picture of the state's accomplishments in his sixth State of the State address, and he outlined steps he wants to take to keep [...]

The mergers-and-acquisitions market has been on a torrential pace in 2021. The total value of deals announced to date has already surpassed the full-year total for 2020, both nationwide and [...]

Seventy newly hired workers inside the brand new GE Aviation factory in Lafayette have just started the intricate work of building the guts, or the 'core,' of what's billed as [...]

Cities have moments in their existence when bursts of energy and focus propel them forward. In my column last month, I described developments in Columbus, Ohio, that suggest it is [...]

The region's hot real estate market has continued, with sales contining to rise--along with prices. In fact, the average sales price of a single-family house or condo in 16 central [...]

A lawsuit filed on behalf of five Indiana residents and Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis challenges Gov. Eric Holcomb's decision to end extended unemployment benefits provided through the federal CARES Act. [...]

Without data, so the saying goes, you are just another person with an opinion. Over the last year, job creation has been a hot topic and it will get only [...]

Instead of focusing its efforts solely on growing the number of jobs in Indianapolis, the city's economic development agency has a new strategy: Provide tax incentives only to companies offering [...]

Health sciences research is taking center stage at Ball State University, where a new College of Health, new facilities and a new dedication to ramping up its research enterprise promise [...]

Indiana's General Assembly has taken important steps to make Indiana competitive, from the creation of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to the right-to-work law to funding infrastructure improvements. Now legislators [...]