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MARCH 1-7, 2019
The Indy Eleven appears to face long odds in landing a Major League Soccer franchise, a requirement the team needs to meet under pending state legislation to get more than $100 million for a stadium. Anthony Schoettle reports on the obstacles in the team’s way. Also this week, Greg Andrews has a terrific piece about the final days of Indianapolis-based HHGregg Inc. and allegations that it continued to take customer deposits on merchandise long after executives had cause to doubt it could fulfill the orders. And Susan Orr reports that hundreds of current and former members of the military have filed lawsuits against an Indianapolis maker of earplugs that were supposed to protect them from explosive combat noise.