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Economic shortfalls identified SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette An 18-month Brookings Institution study has identified three well-known weaknesses in Indiana's economy. The 136-page report was short on surprises but long on validation, according to an official with the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, which commissioned the study. The challenge now for economic development officials is to persuade owners of thousands of small- and medium-sized Hoosier businesses to buy into the report's recommendations, which include investing more heavily in technology, training workers and creating...

Policy Experts: Too Many Hoosiers Think High School Diploma Is Enough To 'Get Ahead In Life' Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Justin Hicks/IPB News Hoosiers are significantly more likely than other regions in the country to think a high school diploma is enough education to be successful. Policy experts say that mindset needs to change to value more education. Last fall, the American Enterprise Institute asked people across the county to complete a sentence that went something like this: I need ___ to get ahead in life. In most places, less than 20 percent said a high scho...