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Mass-transit advocates make headway in new Legislature

The $1.3 billion transit plan for Hamilton and Marion counties is one of a few lingering issues — along with Sunday alcohol sales and a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage — likely to appear before lawmakers in 2013.

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Suzuki files bankruptcy, leaving U.S. market

The decision will affect two dealerships in the Indianapolis area: Bob Rohrman’s Indy Suzuki and Used Car Superstore and the Ray Skillman Westside Auto Mall, both of which sell new Suzuki vehicles.

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HHGregg adds furniture, exercise gear as TV sales fall

HHGregg Inc. is looking for ways to boost sales at its 224 stores in coming months as the homegrown company fights to offset a huge drop in TV sales. The retailer reported a big decline in quarterly revenue Friday, but its shares soared nearly 19 percent.

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City selects developers for Mass Ave project

City officials have picked the apartment specialist J.C. Hart Co., retail developer Paul Kite Co. and architecture firm Schmidt Associates to redevelop a prime Mass Ave parcel currently occupied by the Indianapolis Fire Department.

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Indiana Fever, Finish Line reach jersey sponsorship

Indiana Fever players will wear a prominent Finish Line logo on the front of their uniforms as part of a major sponsorship deal with the Indianapolis-based athletic apparel retail chain, team officials announced Friday afternoon.

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INSIDE DISH: New partners boost sales at Pure

Dish Pure Watch videoReceipts at the locavore's haven in Fountain Square have surged since February, when two new partners took over day-to-day management, redefined the space, expanded the menu and turned its hours of operation upside down.

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Gerdt Furniture closing Castleton location

The 26-year-old store at 8602 Allisonville Road is liquidating its merchandise and is marking down prices as much as 70 percent. Gerdt’s original and lone remaining store, in Southport, will stay open.

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Finish Line boosts earnings outlook on Macy’s deal

The Indianapolis-based athletic apparel retailer expects its sales to grow by $250 million to $350 million a year as a result of a deal with Macy’s Inc. to become the department store chain’s exclusive athletic footwear partner.

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Kennedys sell interests in running store chain

Bob and Melina Kennedy have sold their assets in BlueMile, a chain of running and fitness stores they founded 12 years ago as The Running Co. Co-founders Ashley and Andrea Johnson are now sole owners.

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Women’s retailer plans $37M expansion, 242 jobs

New York-based Ascena Retail Group, whose female clothing brands include Justice, Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn, plans to transform its 794,000-square-foot warehouse in Greencastle into an e-commerce distribution hub.

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