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How to make the best of meetings and events gone awryRestricted Content

September 26, 2009
Chip Cutter
Meeting and event planners spend years poring over details for big functions, plotting minute-by-minute schedules, and brainstorming every possible contingency to stave off disaster. Sometimes, though, even the best-laid plans go awry.
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Insurer fires latest round in $125M utility case

September 25, 2009
Chris O'Malley
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. today asked a federal judge to force Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative to post an additional $20 million in escrow as the utility continues to challenge a $125 million claim against it by the New York-based insurer.
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Finish Line shares rise despite quarterly loss

September 25, 2009
Cory Schouten
Shares in locally based athletic retailer The Finish Line Inc. jumped Friday morning after the company reported a narrow loss for the second fiscal quarter, mostly because of the large cost of unloading its unsuccessful Man Alive stores in July.
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WIBC wins Marconi Award for station of year

September 25, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Emmis Communication Corp.'s WIBC-FM 93.1 won the 2009 Marconi Radio Award for Large-Market Station of the Year yesterday in a ceremony in Philadelphia.
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Indiana improves in business tax ranking

September 25, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Indiana is becoming more business-friendly, according to the latest national ranking from the Tax Foundation, which moved the state up two places to 12th.
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Finish Line suffers second quarter loss

September 24, 2009
Associated Press
Sporting goods retailer The Finish Line Inc. said on Thursday that it lost $874,000 in the second quarter, mostly because of a loss it took by unloading its unsuccessful Man Alive stores in July.
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St. Francis resumes work on $265M project

September 24, 2009
J.K. Wall
With its financial performance exceeding expectations, St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers will resume construction on a $265 million, 221-bed patient tower at its Indianapolis campus, the hospital system announced Thursday.
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Lilly's win in Evista patent case crucial, analyst says

September 24, 2009
Scott Olson
A decision by a federal judge in Indianapolis to turn back a patent challenge to Eli Lilly and Co.'s Evista marks a major victory for the company, says an analyst who closely follows the pharmaceutical industry.
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Historic Landmarks returning to headquarters

September 24, 2009
 IBJ Staff
The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana is set to return to its headquarters in downtown Indianapolis tomorrow, six months after a fire at a neighboring apartment project displaced the not-for-profit.
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Judge upholds Lilly's Evista patent

September 24, 2009
J.K. Wall
A federal judge in Indianapolis turned back a patent challenge to Eli Lilly and Co.’s drug Evista, the company announced late yesterday.
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Ex-Lampoon exec Dan Laikin admits to stock fraud

September 23, 2009
Greg Andrews
Carmel businessman Dan Laikin pleaded guilty this afternoon to participating in a fraudulent scheme to pump up the stock price of National Lampoon Inc., the Los Angeles-based entertainment company he led.
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Indy Partnership eyes more jobs from Germany

September 23, 2009
Scott Olson
An Indy Partnership official departed for Germany yesterday on a trade mission promoting economic development opportunities in the 10-county Indianapolis area.
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Indy Audio Labs wiring for relaunch of high-end home theater brands

September 23, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Two former Klipsch Group engineers plan to return to the market a brand of amplifiers famous among audio enthusiasts. Indy Audio Labs, owned by Rick Santiago and Ted Moore, bought the Aragon and Acurus brands of amps, pre-amps and sound processors from Klipsch and are planning a 2010 launch.
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Old National prices offering at $10 per share

September 23, 2009
Scott Olson
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp said yesterday that it has priced its public offering of 18 million shares of company stock at $10 per share.
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Lilly Endowment funds OrthoWorx effort with $7 million

September 23, 2009
J.K. Wall
A new group expected to develop the orthopedic implants industry in Warsaw will be able to proceed now that Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is putting $7 million behind it, according to an announcement this morning.
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Lilly agrees to settle more state Zyprexa suits

September 22, 2009
Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to confidential terms to settle lawsuits brought by seven states alleging the company illegally marketed bestselling antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, Bloomberg News reported today.
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NCAA's CFO named interim president

September 22, 2009
Anthony Schoettle
James L. Isch, the NCAA's long-time chief financial officer, has been named interim president of the association, replacing Myles Brand, who died last week of pancreatic cancer.
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IndyGo ends commuter bus route from Greenwood

September 22, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Due to low ridership, the IndyGo Commuter Express route from Greenwood to downtown Indianapolis will end Dec. 1.
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Irwin Financial files for bankruptcy liquidation

September 21, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, setting the stage for the liquidation of the remaining assets of the troubled banking company.
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Indianapolis lands 2013 men's NCAA regional

September 21, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Indianapolis has been selected to host a regional round of the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament, the NCAA announced today.
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Mead Johnson plans expansion in Evansville

September 21, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Mead Johnson Nutrition plans to spend nearly $33 million at a southwestern Indiana facility where it plans to start making powdered infant formula products.
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Unfinished federal bailout sealed Irwin's failure

September 21, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Up to the end, Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. anticipated a government bailout that never materialized.
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Fort Wayne lures long-time conventions from Indy

September 21, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Fort Wayne's expanded convention center and a planned downtown hotel are proving attractive to conventions, including at least four events long held in Indianapolis.
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Old National selling stock to fund potential purchases

September 21, 2009
Scott Olson
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp said this morning that it is selling $150 million of its stock in a public offering and will use some of the proceeds to fund potential acquisitions.
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Comcast rolls out on-demand education offerings

September 21, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Comcast Corp. is making videos seen on the Discovery Education channel available on demand to its Indianapolis-area digital subscribers, the cable television company announced today.
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