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Retail sales rise more than expected

December 11, 2009
Associated Press
The government's report came as a surprise because the nation's retailers have been reporting generally lackluster results for the start of the holiday shopping season.
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Indiana Black Expo takes control of Circle City Classic

December 11, 2009
With the move, IBE hopes to rejuvenate the annual football game and related events, which have been suffering from declining attendance.
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UPDATE: KAR Auction IPO raises less than hoped

December 10, 2009
Associated Press
The Carmel-based auctioneer had expected to raise $340.9 million through its IPO, but the company said it would sell 25 million common shares at $12 each for total proceeds of $300 million.
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Eli Lilly's shares slip after it forecasts mixed profits in coming years

December 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker predicts strong profits through 2011, but its forecast for 2012 suggests bottom-line results could fall precipitously.
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Jobless claims rise unexpectedly

December 10, 2009
Associated Press
The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, after falling for five straight weeks.
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Lilly launching new venture capital fund

December 10, 2009
J.K. Wall
The fund would acquire experimental drugs and use Lilly R&D staff to try to prove their effectiveness, perhaps boosting Lilly's drug pipeline.
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Parks Foundation gets $7.3M Lilly Endowment grant

December 10, 2009
Scott Olson
Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the Indianapolis Parks Foundation a $7.3 million grant to fund improvements that include a new pool at Bethel Park on the near-southeast side.
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South Bend mental health facility cutting 100 jobs

December 10, 2009
The Madison Center in South Bend has notified state officials that 100 employees at the mental health facility will lose their jobs.
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Conseco wins dismissal of GM Building lawsuit

December 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
A U.S. District judge threw out the lawsuit against Conseco, saying the company's emergence from bankruptcy in September 2003 wiped out prior legal claims.
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HealthNet lands $10.5 million in stimulus funds

December 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
HealthNet said it will use the funds to expand and renovate two community health centers that have outgrown their space.
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University of Indianapolis names new business dean

December 9, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Sheela Yadav, a supply chain and engineering management expert, has been interim dean since July 2008.
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Area home sales tick up

December 9, 2009
Scott Olson
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose 3.3 percent in November, marking the third consecutive month they've showed a year-over-year increase.
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Bloomington panel won't support chain-store ban

December 9, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
A task force appointed by Bloomington's mayor will instead look at other options for protecting the small-town character of the city's downtown from standardized chain stores and eateries.
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Company's medical device earns expedited review

December 9, 2009
FAST Diagnostics LLC said initial human trials on its method to measure kidney function faster and more accurately than existing techniques could begin as early as next year, with commercialization following by 2012.
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Ballard rolls out tougher requirements for lobbyists

December 9, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Lobbyists paid $1,000 or more to sway city or county officials will be required to report all activity online.
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Editorial writers lose appeal against Star

December 9, 2009
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana Lawyer
Two former editorial writers at Indiana's largest newspaper failed to prove they were the victims of religious discrimination, according to a circuit court of appeals.
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Auto parts maker to add 130 jobs in Princeton

December 9, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Automotive component maker Windsor Machine Group will invest more than $4 million to establish a manufacturing facility in southwest Indiana, eventually creating as many as 130 jobs, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced early Wednesday.
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Ohio manufacturer expanding in northeast Indiana

December 9, 2009
 IBJ Staff
An Ohio manufacturing company plans to spin off its machining and fabrication operations and set up shop in northeast Indiana, creating 111 jobs by 2014, state economic development leaders said Tuesday evening.
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Republic Airways bringing 300 jobs to city

December 8, 2009
Chris O'Malley, Scott Olson
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. said Tuesday afternoon it will create as many as 300 jobs in Indianapolis next year by bringing Frontier Airlines’ Operation Control Center to the city.
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Bella Vita restaurant planned for Circle Centre

December 8, 2009
Scott Olson
An Italian restaurant whose owner has ties to embattled local businessman Tim Durham is poised to take the first-floor space in Circle Centre mall formerly occupied by Bertolini’s.
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UPDATE: Simon stock jumps on $2.3B acquisition

December 8, 2009
Cory Schouten
Adding the 22-mall portfolio of Baltimore-based Prime Outlets will give Simon a total of 63 outlet malls with more than 25 million square feet of space.
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Conseco shares fall on weak profit forecast

December 8, 2009
J.K. Wall
Carmel-based insurer also wants to amend bank loans to assuage investor concerns ahead of $200 million stock offering.
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Boone County shoots down $35M rezoning plan

December 8, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Carmel-based Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator said it would continue to scout for sites in the Indianapolis area.
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Patachou owner's pizzeria granted alcohol permit

December 8, 2009
Scott Olson
Café Patachou owner Martha Hoover’s plan to open a pizzeria next to her trademark eatery at 49th and Pennsylvania streets in Indianapolis cleared its final hurdle Monday.
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Simon buying Prime Outlets in $2.3B deal

December 8, 2009
Cory Schouten
Simon Property Group Inc. is doubling down on outlet malls with an agreement to buy Baltimore-based Prime Outlets, a privately held firm that owns 22 of the giant properties.
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  1. Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.

  2. Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.

  3. I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.

  4. The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.

  5. I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!

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