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Show 58 : IEDC Indiana Economic Development Corp Issues

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EdgeTalk : IEDC Indiana Economic Development Corp Issues

Today we’re talking about a local Indianapolis Business issue that has come to light, concerning capital investment into start up companies here in our city.

There was a news article from the Indy Star recently about the IEDC, the Indiana Economic Development Corp., and the possible mishandling of taxpayer funds to organization that it contributes to. It immediately led to a freeze on capital funds that legitimate companies were using to build their new infrastructure, marketing and development.

We’re going to talk about what this fund really does and has done, responsibility in journalism & and what it means to future business growth for Indiana

Links for these Articles we talked about:

IEDC contractor steers Indiana investment funds to firms run by its chairman and his son

Elevate Ventures, Indiana Economic Development Corp. arrangement alarms ethics experts

Cartoonist Gary Varvel: How IEDC spends taxpayer’s money

Gov. Mike Pence orders review of IEDC contractor’s investments

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SEW : Social Media Use By Older Americans Has Nearly Tripled Since 2009

The number of adults who use social networks is up to 72 percent in 2013, according to data from Pew Research Center. This is up 5 percent from last year and 64 percent since 2005 when Pew first started studying social adoption.

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By : Jessica Lee

MASHABLE : Study: U.S. Consumes More Digital Media Than TV for First Time

The amount of time Americans spend consuming digital media is set to eclipse the amount of time spent watching television for the first time this year.

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By : Zoe Fox

MARKETING LAND : Facebook Updates News Feed Algorithm With New Story Bumping & Last Actor Factors

Facebook is changing the way it ranks organic posts that are eligible to show up in its users’ News Feeds.

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By : Matt McGee

VENTURE BEAT : 68% of CEOs have ‘no presence’ on any social media (but they like LinkedIn)

A slim 32 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs have at least one account on a social network, according to a new study by CEO.com. But a massive 68 percent of the grey-haired men and women we call boss have no social presence whatsoever.

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By : Josh Koetsier

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