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Towing companies sue city over contracts

The plaintiffs claim the city violated the bid process by awarding contracts to companies that didn’t meet the requirements. They’re asking for an injunction to prevent the contracts from taking effect.

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Lender purchases Renaissance Bay in sheriff’s sale

Fort Wayne-based Star Financial Bank, which is trying to recover some of the more than $23 million it loaned for the condominium project, submitted the only bid for it on Wednesday. The bank said several potential buyers are interested in the property.

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Accountants lose court battle with former firm

A Marion County judge ruled against three former partners in a local accounting firm who were trying to collect the full amount of their stock ownership after they left the company to start a rival firm.

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Central Indiana home sales rise for first time in a year

Sales in the Indianapolis area rose 32 percent last month compared with the same time a year ago, reversing a year-long slump in the residential market. But May 2010 home sales were down dramatically after the expiration of a special federal tax credit.

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ICVA expects to fall short of 2011 room-night goal

The convention association set out to book 725,000 hotel room nights this year for future meetings but so far is trending below the goal. An aggressive drive last year exhausted many of its prospects, new ICVA CEO Leonard Hoops said.

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Federal judge dismisses Brightpoint fraud suit

A London-based hedge fund sued Brightpoint over a $10 million loan it alleged the Indianapolis-based mobile phone distributor fraudulently brokered in anticipation of an acquisition that never materialized.

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State manufacturing, logistics sectors score high marks

The grades were part of an annual report released Friday morning by Conexus Indiana, an industry group that is part of Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. A 4.6-percent increase in employment the past year helped the state’s manufacturing sector repeat its “A” grade.

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Greenwood golf course reorganizing under bankruptcy

Renamed Dye’s Walk Country Club in 2007, the private golf course’s original nine holes were the first designed by legendary course architect Pete Dye. The Greenwood course has fallen on financial hard times and is hoping to emerge under new ownership.

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Julian Center’s longtime leader stepping down

Ann DeLaney has served 15 years as executive director of the shelter for domestic violence victims. With a $3 million capital campaign recently finished, she said the time is right for her to "pass the torch."

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Magistrate reverses David Marsh deposition ruling

Citing new information, U.S. Magistrate Tim A. Baker now says lawyers for Marsh Supermarkets can depose David A. Marsh, son of the company’s former CEO, Don Marsh. Baker previously ruled that he couldn’t be deposed.

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Groups eye once-doomed City Market west wing

Although slated for demolition, the City Market’s west wing is now generating interest from the Local Initiatives Support Corp. and local chapters of the American Institute of Architects, who want to move there as part of an effort to support neighborhood development.

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Better Wi-Fi sought for stadium, convention center

The Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is accepting proposals to improve Wi-Fi service at both Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center. The systems are expected to be operational in time for the Super Bowl in February.

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