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IPL wins retiree benefit disputeRestricted Content

May 25, 2009
Chris O'Malley
Indianapolis Power & Light could have been on the hook for more than $100 million in retirement benefits, but a ruling this month by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission allows IPL to keep the money.
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Recession forces small-business owners to take second jobsRestricted Content

May 25, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
With sales slowed to a crawl, some entrepreneurs must take second jobs working for others to make ends meet.
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Simple invention targets blanket problem for surgical patientsRestricted Content

May 25, 2009
Chris O'Malley
In a state steeped in advanced research that spawns biomedical companies by the dozen, Apricity LLC is preposterously low-tech, given that its latest product is nothing more than a warm blanket.
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NEA takeover humbles once-mighty ISTA

May 20, 2009
Greg Andrews
The National Education Association said today that it is taking over its Indiana affiliate, a stunning comeuppance for what long had been one of the most powerful union forces in the state.
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Binford medical complex takes another punch

May 19, 2009
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Audiovox cranking out digital antennas as consumers prepare for changeoverRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Marc D. Allan
The biggest remnant of the former Thomson consumer electronics operation in Carmel is cashing in on the digital TV transition with a higher-tech version of the rabbit ears.
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Theater satellite feeds help groups boost revenueRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
National CineMedia, the dominant player in movie video feeds, has worked with Indianapolis-based Drum Corps International and many other nonprofits to allow people to view the organizations' live shows in a theater setting.
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The state of the newspaper industry is no joke; Star parent making money, but paper far from secureRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Anthony Schoettle
Today, life without a daily newspaper isn't so farfetched.
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Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County communityRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty Corp. predicted.
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Audiovox sees gains in antenna salesRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
The electronics accessories unit of Audiovox Corp. in Carmel is gaining from the rise in antenna sales ahead of the June 12 switch to all-digital TV broadcasting.
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CIB executive director out-earns governor, mayor combinedRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Cory Schouten
Barney Levengood, executive director of the financially-struggling Capital Improvement Board, is one of the state's highest-paid public employees, and some wonder if his pay should be cut.
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Old National striving to be 'Indiana's bank'Restricted Content

May 18, 2009
Scott Olson
Old National's purchase of 65 Charter One branches deepens its foothold in Indy.
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Lilly Endowment has made few changes despite massive fall in valueRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Lilly Endowment lost 26 percent of its value in 2008, falling from $7.7 billion to $5.7 billion. What's different about the Indianapolis-based endowment is that its most recent loss caps a downward slide that's lasted eight years.
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Merchants Bank of Indiana is top home-grown bankRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Merchants Bank of Indiana, whose main office is in Carmel, books better numbers than any other Hoosier bank.
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Eight former employees who say firings were racially motivated agree to $2.75M settlement from LotteryRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
The Hoosier Lottery has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight black former employees who claim racial discrimination motivated their firing four years ago.
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Local trust working toward 2,010 acres by end of 2010Restricted Content

May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Central Indiana Land Trust anticipates bringing nearly 800 acres valuable to conservation under its protection this year, thanks to a generous tax incentive for property owners.
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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Lilly team up on I-70 landscaping projectRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlin
Some of Indianapolis' main entrances from Interstate 70 are in line for a $2 million makeover.
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Clarian and IU Med School hiring 1,500 docs for massive Indiana Clinic; strategy may cut out insurersRestricted Content

May 18, 2009
J.K. Wall
Clarian Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine want to turn 1,500 or more doctors into employees under a new nonprofit group called the Indiana Clinic.
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Angel investment group off to flying startRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
Scott Olson
HALO Capital injects $8 million into startups in first year of operation despite recession and membership turnover.
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Recession has a domino effect on venture capitalRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Call it a trickle-down effect, but not the kind President Reagan would have liked. The recession has cost most institutional investors, such as university endowments, about a quarter of their value. As a result, venture capitalists' primary source of funding has dried up. The implications for Hoosier entrepreneurship are stark.
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Telcos eye possible competition from electric utilitiesRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
Chris O'Malley
A trade group for the state's telephone companies is wringing its hands over budding efforts of electric companies to offer so-called smart grids to better monitor and manage electric distribution.
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Activist shareholder makes case against Conseco's boardRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
J.K. Wall
An activist shareholder vying to become a director of Conseco Inc. says the insurance company's board "completely misjudged" the risks it faced when it emerged from bankruptcy in 2003 and hasn't recovered since. Now an independent shareholder advisory firm is siding with him.
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Real pinball wizard makes career of repairs

May 11, 2009
George Umbarger
Game technician Doug Clark has been going full tilt in unusual niche for 31 years.
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Reimbursement changes prompt specialists to join hospital payrollsRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
J.K. Wall
Specialist physicians, who have traditionally been fiercely independent, are more and more coming on as employees of hospitals.
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Lauth needs financing, real-estate recovery to emerge from bankruptcyRestricted Content

May 11, 2009
Cory Schouten
The 32-year-old developer Lauth Group Inc. likely will survive in some form if the company can find financing to get it through a Chapter 11 reorganization and if the real estate market doesn't take too long to turn around, experts said.
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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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