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Tenants trickling in to Purdue’s technology centerRestricted Content

August 17, 2009
Chris O'Malley
For a city feverishly growing its technology and life sciences sectors, it seemed a bit anticlimactic last January when Purdue University dedicated its new technology center with only one tenant. But the lone tenant in the $12.8 million complex, FlamencoNets, a high-tech telecommunications firm, is about to get some company.
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Lottery sales fall 11 percent as Lotto, scratch-off demand wanes

August 14, 2009
Scott Olson
The Hoosier Lottery limped through its latest fiscal year, turning in its poorest sales performance in a half-decade due mostly to declining demand for Hoosier Lotto tickets and scratch-off games, the Lottery said today.
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IU Trustees elect Fort Wayne doctor president

August 14, 2009
 IBJ Staff
The Indiana University Board of Trustees have elected Fort Wayne surgeon Dr. William Cast to a two-year term as the board's president.
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IndyGo adding hybrids to supervisory fleet

August 14, 2009
 IBJ Staff
IndyGo plans to buy six new hybrid vehicles for its transportation supervisors.

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Deal returns Steak n Shake to steakhouse biz

August 13, 2009
Greg Andrews
The Steak n Shake Co.’s announcement this morning that it plans to purchase Western Sizzlin Corp. for about $23 million puts the Indianapolis restaurant company back in the steakhouse business for the first time since exiting it nearly a decade ago.
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Steak n Shake acquiring Western Sizzlin

August 13, 2009
Cory Schouten
The Steak n Shake Co. said it plans to acquire the Western Sizzlin restaurant chain in a deal valued at $23 million.
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DailyMed sales trim Arcadia losses

August 13, 2009
J.K. Wall
Arcadia Resources Inc. narrowed its losses in its most recent quarter as it started to accelerate sales in its highly-touted DailyMed program, the company said today.
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Carbon Motors files for $310 million loan

August 13, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Carbon Motors yesterday filed for a $310 million federal loan to help it begin producing high-tech police cars in Connersville.
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Denver group trying to lure Republic Airways HQ

August 13, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. will battle it out in a bankruptcy court auction today for the rights to acquire Denver-based Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc.
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Southwest bid for Frontier could be in trouble

August 13, 2009
Scott Olson
Southwest Airlines Co.'s bid for Denver-based Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. may have hit turbulence, according to the Dallas Morning News.
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Abatement approval paves way for Covance jobs

August 12, 2009
Scott Olson
The Hancock County Council this morning unanimously approved a tax-incentive agreement that should lead Covance Inc. to add 315 jobs at its Greenfield Laboratories.
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Cook predicts blockbuster with new stent

August 12, 2009
J.K. Wall
Bloomington-based Cook Medical has won European approval for a new artery-opening device for the legs that it predicts will be a blockbuster.
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Local company acquires monster truck series

August 11, 2009
 IBJ Staff
The Promotion Co Inc., an Indianapolis-based event promoter, said today that it has acquired the Monster Nationals series of monster-truck shows from Image Promotions Inc. in Chardon, Ohio.
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Vet supplier promises 30 jobs in Whitestown

August 11, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Idaho-based MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. said today it will establish distribution operations in Indiana by leasing space in Whitestown, creating more than 30 new jobs by the end of the year.
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Steak n Shake posts profit, rise in customer traffic

August 11, 2009
Scott Olson
Steak n Shake Co. late yesterday reported strong profit and big increases in customer traffic and same-store sales for its fiscal third quarter, which ended July 1.
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High-ranking WellPoint exec stepping down

August 11, 2009
J.K. Wall
WellPoint Inc.'s internal audit and chief compliance officer - and highest-ranking black executive - will leave the company later this month, according to a companywide e-mail sent out yesterday.
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Noble Roman's profit up, revenue down

August 11, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Noble Roman’s Inc. late yesterday reported a larger profit in the second quarter, primarily due to its continuing efforts to cut expenses by replacing company-owned restaurants with franchises.
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City-County Council OKs hotel tax hike

August 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
The City-County Council voted 15-14 last night to approve raising the local hotel tax from 9 percent to 10 percent in a move intended to help the cash-strapped Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board close a $47 million operating deficit.
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CIB OKs budget, but awaits council vote

August 10, 2009
Scott Olson
Members of the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board this afternoon passed a $63 million budget for 2010 that hinges on the City-County Council’s approval of a hike in the local hotel tax.
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Southwest bids $170M for Frontier Airlines

August 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Southwest Airlines Co. said today it's bidding $170 million to buy Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. out of bankruptcy protection, surpassing an earlier bid of $108.8 million by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
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Veolia appeals regulators' rate-hike decision

August 10, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Veolia Water Indianapolis, which manages the city’s water utility, has appealed an order issued by state utility regulators that limited a major rate increase sought by the city.
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Republic, Southwest duel for Frontier

August 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is nearing judgment day in its battle with Southwest Airlines Co. for ownership of Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc.
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Orr fellows finding opportunity in male-dominated tech industry

August 10, 2009
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Many young women who have participated in the Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship program have landed at high-flying local technology firms.
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Emerging life sciences companies grabbing more in government grantsRestricted Content

August 10, 2009
Chris O'Malley
More emerging life science companies have found life in the form of federal Small Business Innovation Research grants.
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New Junior Achievement chief hopes to reach more kidsRestricted Content

August 10, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
The new CEO of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Jennifer Burk, said she has ideas for reinvigorating the base of corporate supporters and reaching more students with entrepreneurship programs.

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