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Manufacturing & Technology
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Tyco to buy Fishers-based technology firm for $150 millionJune 19, 2013
Tyco International Ltd. said Wednesday that it reached a deal to acquire Exacq Technologies Inc., which develops video management
systems for security and surveillance uses.More.
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Manufacturer to relocate to Muncie, add 288 jobsJune 19, 2013
A maker of a new heavy-equipment vehicle that uses clean energy plans to invest $4.6 million in an engineering and assembly
facility and ramp up operations as orders come in.More.
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Building for game maker Fundex set for July auctionJune 17, 2013
One of the last remnants of the bankrupt game maker and distributor is set to be sold at auction next month. The parent of
the company that makes the iconic Slinky bought Fundex in December.More.
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File-sharing firm to invest $2.1M, add up to 30 jobsJune 17, 2013
Indianapolis-based SmartFile said the investment will help the company make a 7,500-square-foot facility at 212 W. 10th Street
operational by September.More.
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While I agree that potentially lucrative land is best utilized by tax-paying businesses, I would like to point out an error in Mr. Tom Dickey' statement. Non-profits are one of the nation's largest employers, and those employees do pay taxes. According to the Urban Institute, nonprofits account for 9 percent of the economy’s wages, and over 10 percent of jobs in 2009. In 2010, nonprofits contributed products and services that added $779 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product; 5.4 percent of GDP.
As someone who works in this field we are seeing this act out on a daily basis. We have expected this for years but it now appears the time is right for many self employed baby boomers. The last 3-4 months particularly have been robust and hopefully will continue.
This can't be legal, can it?