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Fish farm drops Howard Co. site after opposition

A Florida-based fish farm operator dropped the western Howard County community of Russiaville from its expansion plans Saturday after resistance from neighbors opposed to industrial expansion of any sort in their midst.

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Senators say Bloomington should end Arizona boycott

A letter dated Thursday from GOP Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel and signed by more than 20 other Republicans asks Bloomington officials
to "take a step back" from their plan to avoid business with Arizona companies because of that state's new immigration
law.

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Mount Comfort Airport revs up growth plans

For the six general aviation airports that ring Indianapolis, landing business jets is like finding silver dollars in a bucket
of pennies. Though relatively few compared with the number of piston-engine planes, jets consume three times as much fuel
at the area's small airports.

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IPL mulling hydroelectric power on Ohio River

Expecting to be burned by greenhouse gas legislation that will make electricity generated from coal costly, Indianapolis Power
& Light is studying whether to buy power from two hydroelectric projects proposed for the Ohio River, near Evansville.

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GM keeping Fort Wayne plant open all summer

The automaker will keep open nine of 11 assembly plants—including one in Fort Wayne—to make 56,000 more vehicles
that are in high demand, such as the Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan and the Chevrolet Traverse large crossover vehicle.

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New federal rules target for-profit college recruiting

The Obama administration proposed banning for-profit colleges, including Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc., from
tying recruiters’ pay to the number of people they enroll, saying high-pressure sales tactics induced students to take
out government loans they can’t afford.

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Is going multimodal next for Carmel?

Carmel’s virtual Disney World of new, high-density attractions—from the mixed-use City Center to the Carmel Arts and Design
District—were built with walking and biking access in mind. A recently completed study shows the potential to link numerous
other city destinations by multiple forms of transportation.

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