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'Star' scales back on reviewing arts events, much to promoters' dismayRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indianapolis Star, the state's largest daily newspaper, has scaled back its roster of critics in recent years — a reduction in coverage that put the onus on local arts promoters to get the word out through other channels, such as blogs.
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New retirement savings law means new biz for AULRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
J.K. Wall
In order to comply with stricter rules from the Internal Revenue Service, schools and other not-for-profits are making changes and consolidations to retirement plans, creating growth opportunities for companies like Indianapolis-based American United Life Insurance Co.
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U.S. Capitol Dome replica latest feat for Midwest Model MakersRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
Sam Stall
Indianapolis-based Midwest Model Makers has found big success by making very small objects — specifically, detailed architectural models of everything from buildings to golf courses to weapons systems.
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Kite drops about 10 percent of its staff as retail market floundersRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
Cory Schouten
Kite Realty Group Trust has joined local peers Duke Realty Corp. and Lauth Group Inc. in laying off employees as it copes with dried-up credit and a soft retail market.
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Dean hopes Herron's public-art projects will prompt attention for the school's new master's degree.Restricted Content

December 15, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlin
IUPUI's Herron School of Art and Design is raising money to expand its classrooms — especially for those artists engaged in sculpture and public projects.
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Tourists rank Indianapolis as the second-most-popular Midwestern destinationRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
Anthony Schoettle
Fueled by a $740,000 regional advertising campaign, local tourism spending went sky high even as the economy was in a free fall.
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New ER in Mooresville likely to intensify competition with Martinsville's Morgan HospitalRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
Chris O'Malley
St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville is seeing higher-than-projected use of a newly added emergency department that has firmed up its status as a full-service hospital.
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Local stores promote service and uniqueness, not discounts, during holidaysRestricted Content

December 15, 2008
Scott Olson
Indianapolis merchants are banking on customer loyalty to achieve sales they hope will surpass the gloomy expectations forecast for the holiday shopping season.
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Lilly fighting with generic drug firms over Cymbalta, Alimta, 5 other medicationsRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly & Co. has filed lawsuits against seven generic drug companies in federal court in Indianapolis, asking a judge to declare its Cymbalta patent valid and to tell the generic companies to back off.
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20-story 'Aerophare' at White River park would change skylineRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Chris O'Malley
If "Aerophare" gets off the ground, downtown visitors will literally be riding up and down in a balloon, within a 20-story, helical tower in White River State Park.
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Appeals pay off for biz ownersRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Peter Schnitzler
More than one in four Marion County commercial and industrial property owners has appealed its property tax assessments this year, and the challenges often are paying off in a big way.
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Merger trend hits Indiana as law firms seek fast growthRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Scott Olson
Indianapolis is finally jumping in a big way into the merger mania that's sweeping the legal profession.
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Marian College wants to create alternative-transportation hub, community center at VelodromeRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Anthony Schoettle
Marian College wants to take over operation of the Major Taylor Velodrome from Indy Parks and make the facility a hub for alternative transportation and Midwestern cycling.
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Health reform network crumbles without RooneyRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
J.K. Wall
The state's Dec. 1 takeover of Medical Savings Insurance Co. marks the formal crumbling of J. Patrick Rooney's network of health care reform efforts.
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Chicago's Jones Lang LaSalle attracts talented local brokers to establish Indy branchRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Chip Cutter
Some of the city's most prominent commercial real estate brokers have resigned from locally owned Meridian Real Estate to launch an Indianapolis affiliate of Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Sign Craft experiences record growthRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Anthony Schoettle
While many central Indiana manufacturers are feeling the pinch of the downturned economy, locally based Sign Craft Industries Inc. is posting record growth this year and projecting another robust year in 2009.
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Diesel dip in price not fueling trucking recoveryRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Scott Olson
Hampered much of the year by high fuel prices, trucking companies still may be in for a long haul before they're back on the road to recovery.
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Manufacturing Extension Partnership nearly doubles Indiana clients servedRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Scott Olson
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, an initiative formerly managed by the state, is thriving under Purdue University's leadership.
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Women are top leaders in Hoosier public health postsRestricted Content

December 8, 2008
Cynthia Sequin
Dr. Judith Monroe, Dr. Virginia Caine and G. Marie Swanson are three local women who have risen to leadership positions in the health care community.
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Economic slump causes ISO leaders to delay capital campaignRestricted Content

December 1, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's operating loss of $293,000 during the most recent fiscal year is not nearly as troubling in the long term as the symphony's shrinking endowment.
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Kosene & Kosene embroiled in 62 lawsuitsRestricted Content

December 1, 2008
Cory Schouten
Indianapolis developer Kosene & Kosene is battling buyers over a $500 million condo project near Fort Myers.
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State public company execs grab up stock as prices fallRestricted Content

December 1, 2008
J.K. Wall
The unprecedented plunge on Wall Street the last three months has spurred a couple of dozen executives and directors at Indiana public companies to scoop up shares in their own companies.
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Shepherd lengthens its reach by merging with other charitiesRestricted Content

December 1, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlin
Shepherd Community Inc., a Christian-based organization serving the near-east side, is pulling other charities into its fold at a pace not often seen in the local not-for-profit sector.
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Indiana bankruptcies soarRestricted Content

December 1, 2008
Peter Schnitzler
Indiana bankruptcies are rising toward levels not seen since Congress tightened filing rules three years ago, and experts say stretched consumers and businesses probably won't reap benefits of an improved economy for at least a year.
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Eli Lilly investing $100M in China, hoping to attract research partners

December 1, 2008
Brian Spegele
Hoping to increase sales in China's rapidly growing pharmaceutical market, Eli Lilly and Co. is charging ahead with plans to invest $100 million in venture capital in the region over the next several years.
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