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Op-ed: 1.8M Hoosiers struggled during pre-pandemic 'normal.' Now's the time to aim higher. Mark Muro and Robert Maxim, Indianapolis Star This is the new normal for high schoolers, nearly one year into the coronavirus pandemic Replay Video Indiana has momentum as it moves (knock on wood) beyond the worst of the pandemic.  As recently as December, the state’s employment level was just 1.4% below that of February 2020, good for the ninth-fastest rebound among states.  Enabling the rebound, meanwhile, has been the state’s expansive “make and move” manufacturing and logi...

1:23 The report defines a “good job” as one that covers local cost of living for an individual with or without one dependent plus employer health insurance. In Indiana the average for a job to be considered “good” is an annual salary of $36,900. Nationally, 39 percent of workers are in “good jobs.” Indiana’s rate is higher, but would need to increase by about 10 percentage points to be competitive with some of the leading states. The demographics of who has a “good job” shows disparities between many groups. Only about a third of Hoosier women in the state are in a “good j...

COVID-19 is having a lasting, worldwide impact on consumer needs, preferences and behaviors, according to a new report from KPMG International. The report tracks the opinions of 75,000 consumers in 12 markets to examine the changes and how businesses need to think and act differently in response to these trends. “COVID-19 has affected every consumer somewhat differently, but there are some important themes,” said Gary Reader, Global Head of Clients and Markets, KPMG International Limited. “Consumers are staying and working from home more, prioritizing savings over spending and...