Brain Drain

Manfred Eye:

How does a city such as Indianapolis stack up in this attempt to draw young, qualified professionals? Not very well.

Comments

[braingirl]

While it's all well and good that this guy reads an article in the NY Times and comments on it, if he really knew anything at all about Indy and the demographics he refers to in the NY Times, he'd know that Indy actually does rank very highly in desirable cities. We are in the top 10% of cities in the country drawing in young people under 40. The brain drain everyone complains about? We have a higher percentage of "boomerang" youth than most cities -- which means our kids leave, get earning power, and come back. There's a wealth of data on this in Indy including studies done in the past two years by BioCrossroads, the Arts Council, and NextGeneration Consulting. How about a little sleuthing on a topic, Manfredeye? And how about not just blatenting posting what ever is fastest to post IBR?

[Zach Wendling]

Posts like this one are green-lighted specifically to elicit responses such as yours, BG. Thank you for adding to the debate, though I'm sure ManfredEye would appreciate your leaving a comment at his site.

[braingirl]

His comments are registration only which irks me.

[Manfred]

I appreciate the feedback, even if you think I'm pandering to IBR or some other blog showcase. I am not. I'm also sorry that you don't care for the Times, but it was only used to spark the idea.
In any case, I was not speaking of boomerang type retention factors or anything else that sounds like corporate ladder-climbing. I am not referring to those young people who are happy to settle in wealthy suburbs such as Carmel or Fishers. I was thinking more in terms of reinvigorating the metro area rather than creating a "ring" city, where the suburban communities are lively and thriving, but the city itself becomes a slum.
I only thought if we could attract a new, more tolerant, and less inhibited entrepreneurial spirit to the city of Indianapolis, we would be much better off.
If you think corporate exemptions in order to attract business is a better way to grow our future, I'm sure I won't change your mind. But I think it's a limited future.
By the way, the subscribed comment feature you complained about has been changed. Feel free to comment on my blog w/o repercussion.