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RCI to become Wyndham Exchange; says Carmel jobs are safeRestricted Content

October 31, 2009
Anthony Schoettle
Despite a swooning economy that has hammered the time-share condominium industry over the last 18 months, Resort Condominiums International continues to outperform its market. That’s not to say there hasn’t been some pain at the company formerly headquartered in Carmel.
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State's college graduation rates bedevil education experts

October 31, 2009
J.K. Wall
Just over half of students at state-supported, four-year institutions in Indiana graduate within six years—a tremendous waste of resources by both students and taxpayers. The number of citizens with bachelor’s degrees is one of the surest indicators of economic success in a 21st century economy driven less by workers’ hands and more by their heads.
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Clarian restarts construction on hospital in Fishers

October 30, 2009
J.K. Wall
Clarian Health has resumed construction on its Saxony Medical Center in Fishers after an 8-month hiatus, the Indianapolis-based hospital system announced Friday.
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Downtown upscale eateries cancel their lunch plans

October 30, 2009
Mason King
While fast food remains a favorite for value-minded patrons, several higher-end restaurants in the Mile Square and its nearby environs have decided in the last year to pull the tablecloth out from under their lunch service.
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Developer buying Fountain Square building; museum lined up as tenant

October 30, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Architect and developer Craig Von Deylen hopes to close by next week on the purchase of the Murphy Arts Center in Fountain Square and is in the process of signing new tenants, including the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art.
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State rejects high bid for 19-acre parcel near downtown

October 30, 2009
Cory Schouten
The Indiana Finance Authority declined to sell a 19-acre development parcel between the White River and Fall Creek near downtown Indianapolis after it received only two bids at an auction Thursday.
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Cummins reports plunge in profit, revenue

October 30, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Cummins Inc. said profit for its fiscal third quarter fell 59 percent and sales dropped by 31 percent compared to the same period last year, though the company said its profitability and cash position improved from the second quarter.
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Simon reports slight improvement in quarterly results

October 30, 2009
Cory Schouten
Simon Property Group Inc. reported slightly higher funds from operation for its fiscal third quarter, but FFO fell on a per-share basis thanks to the company's issuance of more than 50 million new shares so far this year.
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NCAA approves $35M addition to Indianapolis headquarters

October 29, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The NCAA executive committee on Thursday approved a $35 million addition to the governing body's headquarters in White River State Park in Indianapolis.
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Lilly opens new biotech center in San Diego

October 29, 2009
J.K. Wall
Lilly is opening the San Diego biotech center a year after launching a biotech R&D center in Indianapolis.
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Hoosier Park owner misses $13.4M loan payment

October 29, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Indianapolis-based Centaur LLC, owner of Anderson's Hoosier Park horse track and casino, missed a $13.4 million interest payment due Tuesday on its more than $400 million in outstanding debt, putting the company in default with its lenders.
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Duke Realty reports massive third-quarter loss

October 29, 2009
Cory Schouten
Big write-downs on raw land and projects under development led to a wide third-quarter loss for Duke Realty Corp.
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Quarterly profit, revenue soar at Baldwin & Lyons

October 29, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Baldwin & Lyons Inc. on Thursday morning reported a record third-quarter profit, thanks to big investment gains and an increase in premiums.
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Celadon profit, revenue slides; shares to be listed on NYSE

October 28, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based trucking company Celadon Group Inc. on Wednesday reported lower revenue and profit during its most recent fiscal quarter, and also announced plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange instead of the NASDAQ starting Nov. 10.
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GM to draw government funds for Delphi costs, source says

October 28, 2009
Associated Press
General Motors Co. will announce later this week that it will draw from its government funding to pay the cost of buying a chunk of troubled parts supplier Delphi Corp., a person briefed on the company's finances said Wednesday.
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Grill maker to locate HQ in Indiana, hire 300

October 28, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Waterloo, Ontario-based Onward Manufacturing Co. Ltd. announced Wednesday afternoon that it would locate its first U.S. grill production center in northeast Indiana, creating more than 300 jobs in Huntington by 2011.
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WellPoint shares flat after profits beat analyst predictions

October 28, 2009
J.K. Wall
WellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter profits soared above analysts' expectations, but the insurer remains cautious in the face of the flu and high unemployment.
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Center Township seeks redevelopment bids for former YMCA

October 28, 2009
Cory Schouten
The owner of the vacant former Fall Creek YMCA along West 10th Street is seeking bidders interested in tearing down the building and redeveloping the prime 2-acre site.
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King Systems, Steel Dynamics fined over safety violations

October 28, 2009
Cory Schouten
The Indiana Department of Labor has slapped two Indiana companies with fines of about $200,000 each for repeated safety violations that put workers at risk.
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New IT firm to create 400 jobs in Kokomo

October 28, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Zuna Infotech will locate in Kokomo's Inventrek Technology Park, a high-tech business incubator and state-certified technology park.
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Doctors balk at Senate attempt to cut waste

October 28, 2009
J.K. Wall
Some Indianapolis-area doctors fear a bill in the U.S. Senate would botch the way costs for tests and procedures are calculated, and ultimately lead to a reimbursement system that works worse than the existing system.
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WellPoint's third-quarter profits beat expectations

October 28, 2009
J.K. Wall
WellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter profits fell 11 percent, the company reported this morning, but still soared above analysts' expectations.
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Concrete firm agrees to pay $29M in price-fixing case

October 27, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
A lawyer says Irving Materials Inc. has agreed to pay $29 million to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging it and six other companies conspired to fix the price of ready-mixed concrete.
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Indiana lands $39.4M in power-grid stimulus grants

October 27, 2009
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
IPL will receive $20 million to help pay for a $48.8 million project to install more than 28,000 smart meters; Midwest ISO will get $17.3 million toward a $34.5 million project to install 150 phasor measurement units.
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Smoking-ban backers, opponents vow to keep battling

October 27, 2009
Brock Benefiel
Supporters of a stricter ban on smoking in Indianapolis workplaces said the City-County Council's decision Monday night to table the proposal will not kill efforts to get legislation passed.
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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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