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Ballard to provide update on city finances-WEB ONLY

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will hold a public meeting tonight to offer an update on the city’s financial status. The agenda will include discussions about Animal Care and Control, and the Department of Public Works. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the public assembly room of the City-County Council Building.

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Marion County judge’s wife faces forgery charges-WEB ONLY

The wife of a Marion County judge faces forgery charges after police say she signed a phony court document with another judge’s name to avoid a mortgage payment. According to investigators, Kristina Nelson, 43, has admitted to making up a dramatic story in which she and her husband, Judge William Nelson, were victims of an […]

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Council gives OK to code-enforcement office-WEB ONLY

The City-County Council last night approved the city’s first Office of Code Enforcement, making permanent a department created by Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard in February. The office, designed to streamline the city’s licensing, permitting, inspection and abatement functions, will become permanent Jan. 1. Historically, the departments of Metropolitan Development, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and […]

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Indiana among leaders for foreign investment-WEB ONLY

Results released today from an Indiana University study show that the state is one of the nation’s biggest beneficiaries of foreign investment. Firms in which a foreign investor or company had at least a 50-percent stake accounted for 4.6 percent of Indiana’s total private-sector employment in 2006, ranking the state ninth and above the national […]

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Tipton County off hook for Getrag loan-WEB ONLY

Tipton County won’t have to repay Getrag Transmission LLC a $5.5 million loan it received from the company for infrastructure improvements relating to its failed transmission plant, a judge has ruled. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge from the Eastern District of Michigan signed a motion Friday that lets the county off the hook, according to […]

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Tipton County off hook for Getrag loan-WEB ONLY

Tipton County won’t have to repay Getrag Transmission LLC a $5.5 million loan it received from the company for infrastructure improvements relating to its failed transmission plant, a judge has ruled. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge from the Eastern District of Michigan signed a motion Friday that lets the county off the hook, according to […]

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Teen arrested in home invasion, robbery-WEB ONLY

Police have arrested Marco Artego, 17, in connection with last week’s home break-in at Center Grove’s Golden Grove subdivision, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department said this morning. Investigators say one of the victims was hit in the face during the armed robbery. Prosecutors plan to charge Artego as an adult. Fox 59 will have more […]

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Safety improvements begin on north U.S. 31-WEB ONLY

Police officers and traffic officials will implement a variety of changes today as they try to improve safety on a busy highway in Hamilton County. Law enforcement patrols along U.S. 31 between Carmel and Westfield will identify drivers who speed, follow too closely or drive aggressively. Other efforts include lower speed limits in some areas, […]

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Former Ivy Tech boss to repay expenses-WEB ONLY

The former chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast will reimburse the college more than $5,000 that he spent without school approval to fix up part of a vacant campus building in Fort Wayne where he lived for nearly six months. Mark Keen resigned from his post June 12, several weeks after Ivy Tech officials learned […]

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SBA loan approvals for May 2009

Small Business Administration loan guarantees in May. These businesses have received loans from financial institutions with a guarantee from the SBA.

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EDITORIAL: Health reform’s time has come-WEB ONLY

After decades of talk about health care reform, the country seems poised to take a major step in that direction. Various bills are being filed in Congress, and President Obama has said he wants legislation on his desk by November. The momentum that’s building is driven not just by the president but by the growing […]

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