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Conseco's Prieur, others suffering steep losses on purchase of sharesRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
J.K. Wall
Conseco CEO Jim Prieur keeps putting his money where his mouth is, purchasing more than a half-million shares of his company's stock over two years.
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Quality-control firm launches after key player foldsRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Entrepreneur Steven J. Cage has launched a new quality-control business after the one he built into an industry leader shuttered suddenly.
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Recession slices into golf business; courses roll out promotionsRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Anthony Schoettle
Indiana golf course operators are nervous about how the recession might lead to fewer golfers and lost revenue.
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Stem cell discovery promises health care revolutionRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Bloomberg News
Scientists are using a new stem-cell technique that may someday revolutionize care for disorders as diverse as diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and muscular dystrophy.
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Indiana playing trailblazing role in drive to tailor pharmaceuticals to genetic makeup of individualsRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Indiana is becoming not only a hotbed of "pharmacogenomics" research, but also a trailblazer in finding practical ways to use it on the practitioner level.
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Omnicity seeks financial turnaround, has 28 acquisitions in mind

April 13, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Dick Beltzhoover, a private investor in Omnicity Corp., a Carmel-based wireless broadband provider, has quietly taken the company public and has lofty plans to expand nationwide.
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Startup Carbon Motors could create 1,500 jobsRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin

Hoosier economic development officials are working to attract police-car maker Carbon Motors to Connersville.

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CIB rescue plan counts on new hotel being big successRestricted Content

April 13, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
The Marion County Capital Improvement Board's bailout depends on the success of Indianapolis' new downtown JW Marriott convention hotel.
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Hungry for customers, restaurateurs dangle dealsRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Sam Stall

Restaurateurs are responding to the recession, be they the proprietors of fine-dining establishments or burger joints, by offering low-cost dining deals.

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Project aims to make electric plug-in cars a realityRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Chris O'Malley
A partnership of electric utilities and technology companies is intent on making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to test plug-in electrics on a mass scale, perhaps starting later this year.
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State insurance program containing health costsRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Scott Olson
Doug Stratton, executive director of the Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, slashes costs, pushes disease control to keep prices as low as possible.
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Foreclosure investors shift to buy-and-hold strategyRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Sam Stall
Instead of buying and selling, investors with ready cash are buying houses at substantial markdowns, turning them into rental properties and sitting tight until the market improves.
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Most office-space renters opt to stay where they areRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Sam Stall
Tight budgets, unsure future make moving unattractive to office-space renters.
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Doctors squirm as patients rate health careRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
J.K. Wall
As health care slowly shifts to operate more like retail stores, patients' opinions of doctors have become commonplace on more than 30 physician-rating Web sites, including a subscription service run by Indianapolis-based Angie's List.
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Harlan Bakeries sues vendor over equipment glitchesRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Harlan Bakeries recently filed a lawsuit against equipment vendor Doboy Inc., saying it provided faulty equipment to package Harlan's cream-cheese-filled bagels.
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Indianapolis weathering recession better than rest of state, U.S.Restricted Content

April 6, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Compared to most of the rest of the state and nation, Indianapolis is an occupational dynamo.
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General Assembly pushes statewide trauma systemRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
Scott Olson
Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation to create a network that would coordinate hospital trauma programs and bring the centers to underserved cities and rural areas.
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Trophy-seeking hunters keep Greenwood taxidermist busyRestricted Content

April 6, 2009
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Franchise outlook is murkyRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Undaunted, some entrepreneurs still count on franchises, despite the shaky economy.
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Struggling tenants leave aging Merchants' SquareRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Katie Maurer
The future of Carmel's Merchants Square mall is uncertain because of the rise of competitors.
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A new generation takes over Glick apartment empire

March 30, 2009
Cory Schouten
A new generation of company leadership is revving the Gene B. Glick Co. and building and buying apartment complexes again.
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Indians buck recession, score more sponsor dollarsRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Anthony Schoettle
Despite the bad economy, the Indianapolis Indians' franchise could make a record amount of money in 2009.
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Conner Prairie Balloon ride will carry up to 20 people 350 feet highRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Conner Prairie will begin its outdoor season April 2 not as a pioneer-era museum but as an "interactive history park."
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Benefits mergers on the increaseRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
J.K. Wall
Benefits brokers and agents—facing increasing demands from employers and declining commissions—are merging at an accelerating pace.
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Auto sellers want refuge from industry fallout, but trio of bills have fallen flat at StatehouseRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Car dealers fearful of losing their flagship brands if auto manufacturers crash and burn aren't getting much help from the Indiana General Assembly.
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