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Report: Richmond may land 300 jobs

A Dayton, Ohio, television station is reporting that a company that helps home-school parents develop curriculum has narrowed its choice for a relocation to the eastern Indiana city of Richmond or a city in Iowa. WHIO-TV Channel 7 didn’t identify the company or its source of the report. However, the station said the company would […]

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BREAKING: Daniels tops Thompson for governor

Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels will be staying in the Statehouse for a second term. The Associated Press declared Daniels, a former Eli Lilly and Co. executive, the winner over Democrat Jill Long Thompson at 7:05 p.m. Thompson, a former U.S. representative from northern Indiana, was running close to Daniels as of this summer, but polls shows […]

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Car dealer loans throw Heartland for loss

Heartland Bancshares Inc. said today it lost $323,000 in the third quarter because it set aside additional reserves in anticipation of two used car lots’ not repaying their loans. The Franklin-based parent of Heartland Community Bank said it increased its loan loss provision to $1.1 million from $60,000 in the same quarter last year. Without […]

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UPDATE: Finish Line exec jumps to Dollar Tree

Kevin Wampler, chief financial officer of The Finish Line Inc., has joined Dollar Tree Inc. in the same role. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Dollar Tree, headquartered in Chesapeake, Va., is a retailer specializing in selling items for less than $1. Wampler will be replaced on an interim basis by Finish Line Chief Operating Officer Steven J. […]

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Moody’s upgrades OneAmerica

Indianapolis-based insurer OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. has received upgrades from Moody’s Investors Service along with a lavish dollop of praise. Moody’s bumped the senior debt rating to Baa1 from Baa2. OneAmerica’s main insurance arm, American United Life Insurance Co., was pushed to A1 from A2. Profit and stability have improved as OneAmerica exited the reinsurance […]

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Schneider named interim CFO at Finish Line

Steven J. Schneider, chief operating officer at The Finish Line Inc., has been named interim chief financial officer, the Indianapolis retailer said today. Schneider, 52, will fill in for Kevin Wampler, 45, who left to pursue a similar position at another firm, Finish Line said. The company announced earlier that Schneider would become president on […]

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Investments throw Baldwin & Lyons for loss

Baldwin & Lyons Inc. swung to a loss in the third quarter, the insurer of truck fleets announced today. The Indianapolis company lost $7.3 million compared with a $11.7 million profit of a year earlier. Much of the difference was driven by $16 million in losses on stocks and other investments. Baldwin & Lyons earned […]

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Winter farmers market to open

A new market called Indy Winter Farmers Market is scheduled to open Nov. 15 at 2442 N. Central Ave. It will be open all winter
on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Assessor consolidation is a must

We have a long-standing policy of not endorsing political candidates, but there’s no such policy where ballot initiatives
are concerned. So we urge our readers to vote "yes" on assessor consolidation.

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United Way thanks early fund-raisers

United Way of Central Indiana has raised $22.9 million, or 57 percent, of the $40 million goal announced for this fall’s annual
campaign. Helping the agency out of the gate were 100 companies that started "Pacesetter" campaigns before the official
Sept.
12 kickoff.

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NFP of NOTE: Giving Sum

Giving Sum, an agency run by volunteers, holds monthly philanthropy leader lunches, and annually distributes $50,000, volunteer
time and advocacy to promote social reform ideas.

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