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Hopes slipping among state business owners

A survey of Hoosier business owners shows an increasingly a ho-hum outlook, with only one in seven optimistic for their own company and even fewer encouraged about the U.S. economy.

Private mass held for missing priest

Holy Name Catholic Church in Beech Grove hosted a private mass Thursday afternoon for friends and family members of Christian Kappes, a priest who has gone missing in Greece. Kappes has been studying in Athens for three years. On Saturday, he called family members to tell them about escalating violence involving his friend and translator, Ioanna Lekakou. Kappes’ family said he last contacted them Monday to say that he also had been threatened, and has not been heard from since.

Police seek attacker after IU assault

Bloomington police are looking for a suspect who sexually assaulted a 19-year-old Indiana University student early Thursday. Police say the student was walking in the east parking lot next to Eigemann Hall shortly after 5 a.m. when he was approached by the suspect. The man asked the student for directions, and then grabbed him. The suspect held a knife to the student’s throat, sexually assaulted him, and then ran off. Students and staff were alerted via phone and social media. Police are working on a sketch of the suspect.

Apartment building erupts in blaze

Indianapolis firefighters battled a blaze early Friday morning in an apartment building near East 22nd Street and College Avenue. When they arrived on the scene, fire was coming from the second floor and roof. After a search of the building, fire department officials said they believed it was vacant. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Small loans for small businesses

Business Ownership of Indiana is ramping up its micro-lending program, awarding a $10,000 loan to Indianapolis-based Stage Ninja LLC. Can such small amounts make a difference to fledgling firms?

VISKANTA: Big trends emerge from the lost decade for stocks

Investors are trying to get more bang for their buck and are unwilling to rely on the Wall Street firms, many of which helped bring the global economy to its knees just a few short years ago, for their investment needs.

Cummins shortens work week at Columbus factory

The engine maker says that slowing demand led to the decision to scale back hours for the 350 workers at its Columbus Fuel Systems Plant. The new four-day workweek will continue indefinitely.

U.S. unemployment rate falls to 7.8 percent, wages rise

The nation’s jobless rate fell from 8.1 to a 44-month low of 7.8 percent in September, according to government data, as employers added 114,000 jobs. Wages rose over the month, and more people started looking for work.

Indiana House GOP makes no guarantee on tax cuts

Tax cuts being pushed by gubernatorial candidates are hardly guaranteed a rubber stamp from lawmakers, Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday as he rolled out the 2013 agenda for his caucus.

DePauw gets $25M for dining hall, scholarships

A Colorado couple who both graduated from DePauw University have donated $25 million to the private liberal arts college to build a new dining hall and to endow need-based scholarships.

Indiana House GOP makes no guarantees on tax cuts

Tax cuts being pushed by gubernatorial candidates are hardly guaranteed a rubber stamp from lawmakers, and a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage could win quick approval next year, Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday.

Hostess to cut wages for Indiana bakers in labor deal

Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonderbread, has received the go-ahead from a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to lower wages for thousands of bakery workers, affecting more than 400 employees in Indiana.