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United Way nearly hits $40 million goal

United Way of Central Indiana CEO Ellen Annala is thankful for the $38.8 million in pledges to its annual campaign, although it didn’t quite reach its $40 million fund-raising goal.

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Potent potential for ethanol?

Poet Biorefining has four more Indiana ethanol plants on the drawing board, but they’ll stay on paper until capital markets
and demand for the biofuel improve, an executive of the South Dakota company said on a recent trip to Indianapolis

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EDITORIAL: Giving bad news the right way-WEB ONLY

Employers have the upper hand these days. Workers who endure pay cuts, elimination of 401(k) contributions, and other benefit reductions are keeping any grousing to themselves. Often, they’re just thankful they still have a job during the worst economic slump since the Great Depression. It’s an environment that brings out the worst in some stressed-out […]

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Steel Dynamics expects first-quarter loss-WEB ONLY

Shares of Steel Dynamics plunged more than 20 percent this morning, to $6.80, after the company announced late yesterday that it expects to report a first-quarter loss of 40 cents to 45 cents a share due to shrinking demand. The nation’s fifth-largest steelmaker by market value had projected first-quarter profit of 5 cents to 10 […]

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Men’s Big Ten Tourney starts today-WEB ONLY

The Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off today at Conseco Fieldhouse. Northwestern University takes on Minnesota at 1 p.m., followed by Michigan and Iowa at 2:30 p.m. Indiana University and Penn State will in the late game at about 5 p.m. The winner will face Purdue on Friday night.

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One dead after Cumberland home robbery-WEB ONLY

Andrew Rhea, 19, was shot to death last night during an apparent robbery at his home in the Arbors at Cumberland apartments on Indianapolis’ east side. Witnesses say two men left the apartment, and one of them appeared to be holding a handgun. Investigators say they’re looking for two black males, possibly driving a white […]

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Steel Dynamics shares fall on forecast-WEB ONLY

Shares of Steel Dynamics plunged more than 20 percent this morning, to $6.80, after the company announced late yesterday that it expects to report a first-quarter loss of 40 cents to 45 cents a share due to shrinking demand. The nation’s fifth-largest steelmaker by market value had projected first-quarter profit of 5 cents to 10 […]

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