Episodes
Monday Aug 12, 2019
How Indy will use tax incentives to combat low wages
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Soon companies will need to pay at least $18 an hour and offer other benefits—like health insurance or help with child care, transit or other worker needs—to be eligible for tax incentives and training grants from the city of Indianapolis.
The change is part of an effort by the city and Indy Chamber to combat poverty and help move more lower-income residents into the middle class.
Host Mason King talks with Ian Nicolini, vice president of Develop Indy, the city's economic development agency, about the new policies, which will take effect Jan. 1.
To learn more, read reporter Hayleigh Colombo's story detailing the policy.
This episode of the IBJ Podcast is sponsored by Krieg DeVault.
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Pete the Planner on the vulnerable, upper middle class
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Peter Dunn — who is bringing his Pete the Planner column to IBJ, starting March 15 — is worried about the upper middle class, a group he says makes good money but often lives beyond their means.
The rising costs (and sizes) of homes, the expense of youth travel sports, car leases and loans parents take out to pay for their kids' college all contribute to a rocky financial picture that means even those with higher incomes might not be saving enough for retirement.
Dunn talks with IBJ Podcast host Mason King about how these concerns led him to start writing and broadcasting about money problems — and how finding solutions to those problems led to his current business model.
Look for the Pete the Planner column in IBJ and at IBJ.com.