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Raytheon lays off 77 at local avionics center

September 10, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC today eliminated 77 jobs at its avionics development center at 6125 E. 21st St. in Indianapolis.
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Purdue lands $105M grant to fund earthquake center

September 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Purdue University announced today that it has received $105 million from the National Science Foundation to fund a center to research earthquakes and tsunamis.
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Sanctions lifted, WellPoint returns to Medicare biz

September 10, 2009
J.K. Wall
Nine months after being suspended as a contractor for the federal Medicare program, WellPoint Inc. is back in the game.
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Community Fair promotes volunteerism

September 10, 2009
The city of Indianapolis and United Way of Central Indiana will host the eighth annual Community Fair on Monument Circle from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11.
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Lithium-ion battery maker names new president

September 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
EnerDel, an Indianapolis-based producer of automotive lithium-ion batteries, has named a new president, the company announced today.
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Medical device developer receives $1M in federal funding

September 10, 2009
Scott Olson
Indianapolis-based FAST Diagnostics, a developer of a method to quickly measure kidney function, announced today that it has received $1 million in federal funding.
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BioCrossroads rolls out orthopedic initiative

September 10, 2009
J.K. Wall
With job growth surging in Warsaw's orthopedic cluster, the life sciences development group BioCrossroads Inc. set out to...
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Simon Foundation gives $1M to library literacy initiative

September 9, 2009
 IBJ Staff
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation today announced that it has received a $1 million gift from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation to expand its early childhood literacy initiative.
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Indiana expects jobless fund troubles until 2015

September 9, 2009
Associated Press
Indiana officials say it will take longer to resolve the state's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund's funding troubles than projected when a law designed to start fixing the system was enacted in April.
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Deals from China trip unlikely to come right away, official says

September 9, 2009
Scott Olson
Don't expect the contingent traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels on his 10-day trade mission to China and Japan to return to Indiana with a major commitment from an Asian company.
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Local truck dealer strikes deal for big daddy of hybrids

September 9, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis truck dealer Utility-Peterbilt leased its first hybrid medium-duty truck this summer after enduring months of tire-kicking but no action from fleet buyers and plenty of interest from television-news types.
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HHGregg promotes three executives

September 9, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based electronics retailer HHGregg Inc. announced the promotions of three executives this morning, including the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
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Lilly paid doctors to prescribe Zyprexa, notes say

September 8, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Eli Lilly and Co. paid doctors in South Carolina for participating in a speakers' program in exchange for prescribing the antipsychotic Zyprexa, according to notes by Lilly sales representatives reviewed by Bloomberg News.
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Report: Ice Miller, Louisville firm end merger talks

September 8, 2009
Scott Olson
Merger talks that began last year between local legal heavyweight Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm reportedly have broken down, putting an end to a deal that was expected to close by the end of the year.
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ExactTarget enters European market through acquisition

September 8, 2009
Indianapolis-based ExactTarget announced this morning that it has launched a new international division in London following its acquisition of Keymail Marketing.
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Planned Parenthood closing 5 Indiana clinics

September 7, 2009
Associated Press
Planned Parenthood will close five health clinics across central Indiana after losing some of its federal grant money to provide family planning services to low-income women.
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Sweetener company Heartland looks for openings in crowded fieldRestricted Content

September 5, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Heartland Sweeteners LLC is now a top maker of private-label alternatives to Splenda. The company also markets its own products directly to consumers.
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Soft sales plague furniture retailers

September 5, 2009
Cory Schouten
Furniture is one of the easiest big-ticket purchases for consumers to defer when money is tight. Couple that with a housing bust that left demand for new couches on the curb, and tight credit markets that continue to prevent retailers from financing customers without perfect credit, and you’ve got the worst market for furniture since the Great Depression.
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Region's expertise in hybrid cars goes beyond high-profile players

September 5, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Bright Automotive and EnerDel are well known for their development of components for hybrid cars, but the region has several other players poised to be big players in the sector. In fact, few realize that North America’s largest producer of electric motors for hybrid vehicles is based northeast of Indianapolis, in Pendleton.
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Corporate sculptures lauded as landmarks, investments

September 5, 2009
Gabrielle Poshadlo
In hard times like these, why would corporations spend on sculptures? Because sculptures create one-of-a-kind landmarks, and the art has potential to grow in value.
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Ex-workers sue Navistar, charge plant closing violated contractRestricted Content

September 5, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Forty-three former employees of Navistar Inc.’s shuttered diesel engine plant have sued the company, claiming it breached their collective bargaining agreement by moving plant work in recent years to non-union facilities.
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Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute seeks comebackRestricted Content

September 5, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute’s board has hired Indianapolis Star business columnist John Ketzenberger to engineer a resuscitation.
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Building information modeling replacing computer-aided designRestricted Content

September 5, 2009
Scott Olson
Architects, engineers, contractors and others in the design-build industry hope building information modeling will cut waste. The technology allows more detailed viewing of projects before they move to construction.
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Art-gallery operators opening new spaces on Mass AveRestricted Content

September 5, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
The launch of two new gallery ventures come on the heels of the closing of one of the city’s most well-established fine contemporary art spaces, Ruschman Gallery.
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Developer Lauth's bankrupt units win round in courtRestricted Content

September 5, 2009
Cory Schouten
Lauth Group Inc. in recent weeks has won critical courtroom victories that likely will allow company principals to retain control of three subsidiaries in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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