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Lilly sells constipation drug to Adolor

Biotechnology company Adolor Corp. said yesterday that it bought exclusive worldwide rights to Eli Lilly and Co.’s OpRA
III drug candidate, which has a range of potential uses.

ArtPrize: Do you trust the public to judge art?

Call it the American Idol-ing of art. Starting Sept. 23, what’s being billed as the world’s largest art prize competition
begins in Grand Rapids…with you as judge.

Two companies adding jobs in Elkhart County

Two companies have announced plans that could mean about 200 jobs at factories in northern Indiana’s Elkhart County, which
has been among the country’s hardest-hit places during the recession.

Mead Johnson plans expansion in Evansville

Mead Johnson Nutrition plans to spend nearly $33 million at a southwestern Indiana facility where it plans to start making
powdered infant formula products.

Chamber puts support behind Wishard proposal

The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced its support for construction of a new Wishard Hospital and promised
to “take a leadership position” to help hospital leaders win voter approval for the project. The business trade group issued
a statement today endorsing the $754 million project, saying the hospital’s plan to finance the project is sound. Marion County
voters will have to approve the plan in a Nov. 3 referendum because Wishard’s parent organization, the Health & Hospital Corp.
of Marion County, will fund the project with bonds that will be backed by taxpayers in case of default.

NASDAQ threatens to delist Emmis stock

NASDAQ has notified Emmis Communications Corp. that it is in danger of being delisted if the company’s stock doesn’t rise
above the minimum bid price of $1 per share within the next six months. Shares of the Indianapolis-based media company, which
were trading this morning at 89 cents apiece, haven’t traded above $1 since September 2008. To regain compliance, Emmis stock
must trade above the $1 per share minimum bid price for 10 consecutive business days before March 15.

Lilly: Alimta improves survival in lung cancer

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. announced today that a clinical trial showed lung cancer patients treated with Lilly
drug Alimta lived about three months longer than those who received the best available care. Alimta is used as a “maintenance
therapy” for patients whose disease has not progressed after chemotherapy. In a study involving 663 patients, Lilly said patients
treated with Alimta and best available care lived for an average of 13.4 months. Those treated with best care and a placebo
lived for an average of 10.6 months.

Fort Wayne lures long-time conventions from Indy

Fort Wayne’s expanded convention center and a planned downtown hotel are proving attractive to conventions, including at least
four events long held in Indianapolis. The Grand Wayne Center said six new conventions will be held starting this fall, including
events by the Indiana Music Educators Association, the Indiana Library Federation, the Hoosier Hospitality Conference and
Indiana Farm Bureau. All four groups had previously conducted their conventions in Indianapolis. The Fort Wayne/Allen County
Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates the four events will have an economic impact of $5.9 million.

Comcast rolls out on-demand education offerings

Comcast Corp. is making videos seen on the Discovery Education channel available on demand to its Indianapolis-area digital
subscribers, the cable television company announced today.