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Duke Energy director answers questions in merger probe

A long-time Duke Energy Corp. director who led the surprise CEO ouster at the country's largest electric company said Friday that reasons for the move included a long-delayed update on insurance payments for a troubled Florida nuclear power plant and personal meetings that went poorly.

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Venture funding falls 12 percent in second quarter

Funding for U.S. startups fell 12 percent in the second quarter as venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier. But the number of companies getting funded in the earliest stages of development reached the highest level in more than a decade.

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Indiana city sees many high-skilled immigrants

Companies based in a central Indiana city are hiring a greater percentage of people with visas for high-skilled foreign workers than any place in the U.S. other than California's Silicon Valley, according to a new study.

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Indiana can’t collect on IBM welfare lawsuit, judge rules

Indiana cannot collect millions of dollars it claims IBM owed after its efforts to overhaul the state’s welfare system failed, and the computer giant is entitled to payment for equipment the state kept, a judge said in a Wednesday ruling that condemned both sides.

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Duke Energy seeks delay in CEO-switch testimony

Duke Energy Corp. asked state regulators Tuesday for a weekslong postponement of testimony by two top directors, including local businessman Michael Browning, about the surprise CEO switch at the top of America's largest electric company.

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Indiana crime labs catch up on DNA testing

The Indiana State Police crime laboratories increased their turnaround time on testing DNA evidence last year, even though far more samples were submitted, according to a report from the agency.

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USDA official to visit Indiana farms amid drought

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Undersecretary Michael Scuse will travel to Indiana on Wednesday and Thursday to tour drought-stricken farm fields in Allen and White counties in northern Indiana and Johnson County south of Indianapolis.

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