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Emmis’ quarterly profit rises on sale of station
Much of Emmis’ profit stemmed from the Aug. 23 sale of KXOS-FM in Los Angeles for $85.5 million, from which the company reported a gain from discontinued operations of $32.8 million.
State to beef up busy south-side interchange
State highway officials are accepting public comments through Monday on the most recent design tweaks for a $45 million reconstruction of the busy interchange at interstates 65 and 465 south of Indianapolis.
Metro-area building permits rise in September
Home builders in the Indianapolis area filed 339 permits in September, bringing the total to 3,191 through the first nine months, an 11-percent increase from the same period last year.
Steak n Shake opening in United Arab Emirates
The Indianapolis-based restaurant chain struck a deal to open 40 locations starting next year in the Middle Eastern country, its first venture outside the United States.
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Local furniture maker acquires northern Indiana company
Facility Concepts Inc.’s purchase of Classico Seating in Peru, Ind., gives the manufacturer of restaurant furniture about 100 employees and 250,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
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.
NFP of NOTE: Perry Senior Citizens Services
Perry Senior Citizens Services's mission is to maintain and enhance the lives of Perry Township's senior citizens.
Startup aims to help relieve business leaders’ stress
No job is too small for Simply Helpful, which provides office-support services on a contract basis.
Longtime insurance agency acquired by local rival
Property-casualty and employee benefits firm MJ Insurance buys Mead & Co., which dates to the 1860s.
EDITORIAL: Residents’ health a weighty issue
The projections released last month by Trust for America’s Health were sobering: By 2030, more than half of Hoosiers will be obese.
Emmis selling Internet marketing subsidiary
The Indianapolis-based media company said it has agreed to sell Emmis Interactive Inc. to Hailey, Idaho-based Marketron Broadcast Solutions.
Percussive Arts Society names new executive director
Indianapolis-based Percussive Arts Society has appointed Larry Jacobson as executive director of the society and its Rhythm! Discovery Center.
Electronics recycler adds 125 jobs in Plainfield
A recycling business that launched a local expansion project 18 months ago says the decision led to 125 new jobs.
Dow Agro awarded $5.3M in patent-infringement case
The unsuccessful lawsuit filed by a subsidiary of Belgium-based Bayer Bioscience claimed that insect-resistant corn products from affiliates of Dow AgroSciences violated two of its patents.
Former IU Health exec joining Bose Public Affairs
Sam Odle, who retired from Indiana University Health in July as chief operating officer, is joining the local lobbying firm as a senior policy adviser, representing clients in the health care and life sciences sectors.
Local software developer plans to add 25 jobs
Connect Think LLC said it will add the jobs by 2016 and will invest $244,000 in equipment to continue its focus on mobile application development.