White papers are in-depth documents that tackle complex issues to educate and inform audiences. In the realms of marketing or policymaking, a white paper provides comprehensive facts and arguments to persuade readers that your product, service, or strategy is the optimal solution for a particular problem, while also educating them on the issue and justifying … Read more
Hendricks County’s population growth has consistently been among the top three in Indiana, and by some measures, among the nation’s fifty fastest-growing counties. Every time a developer plans to address that growing population with a new subdivision or multi-family community, panic fills the chatter pages and races up and down the sidelines at youth sports … Read more
We expect a lot from the many kinds of government employees who affect our lives. We want them to be proficient, efficient, patient, selfless, graceful, and unfailingly polite. We say they should be held to a higher standard. We also expect them to treat us with the respect we believe we deserve. Oh, and we … Read more
About this time every year, familiar rants start to pop up on social media. Most are some version of: “It’s crazy that school starts so early now! When I was a kid, we didn’t go back until after Labor Day and we still got out in June!” It’s absolutely true that school starts earlier than … Read more
You can’t really understand where we’re at today — Hendricks County, Indiana, or the United States — unless you take some time to understand how we got to this place in time. Not the Cliff (or Spark) Notes version we learn in school, but a deeper dive to discover what’s usually a fascinating story. For … Read more
… but they have a big say in how a large chunk of your tax dollars are spent right here in the county. Specifically, the federal tax dollars that allow our communities to make much-needed transportation improvements they couldn’t fund on their own. Federal law requires every “urbanized area” with a population of more than … Read more
Two major developments within the Town of Plainfield are springing up near the place where Township Line Road becomes Perry Road. Hobbs Station is a major mix of commercial and housing space, while across Smith Road (900 East), Bo-Mar Towns & Flats will provide a variety of housing types. They triggered the usual panicked responses … Read more
Every year, my sister asked me the same question, and after I’d answer, she swore at me. She’s not given to profanity, but property taxes do tend to bring out our sour sides. She lives in one of Chicago’s close-in suburbs, and her annual property tax bill was usually quadruple what I paid on a … Read more
What’s the difference between a town and a city? Most Hoosiers would answer by saying cities are big and towns are small, but that’s not accurate. For example, Brownsburg, with a 2020 population of 28,973, is a town – while Greencastle is a city, although its population was only 9,820. Nor does Greencastle’s status as … Read more
White papers are an invaluable sales tool, especially in scenarios where a prospect’s decision-making process involves multiple stakeholders. When your company offers a high-value product or service that will significantly impact your prospect’s organization, the person you’re working with likely won’t have the authority to make the final purchasing decision alone. A well-crafted white paper … Read more