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The office vacancy rate for the Indianapolis area rose to 18.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, up from 16.9 percent a year ago, according to figures released today by Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. The rate in the downtown market rose from 14.4 percent to 15.5 percent, and the suburban market rate jumped from […]

A new federal program will try to address the high number of foreclosed homes by giving prospective homebuyers millions of dollars in incentives. Under the new 18-month program, Indiana will use federal money to fund no-interest loans for people considering buying foreclosed properties. Qualified home buyers could get up to $15,000 from a market-stabilization fund, […]

Police say a grandmother died after a sword attack at a home on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Dispatchers say she was trying to stop a sword fight between an elderly relative and a younger relative when she was stabbed. The elderly man and the young man needed medical attention. Fox 59 will have more […]

A Special Weapons and Tactics team came up empty following an overnight home invasion on the northeast side of Indianapolis. Investigators say a woman in the 4200 block of Norwaldo Avenue told dispatchers that four armed, masked men forced their way into her home demanding money. The SWAT team did not find any suspects after […]

Eli Lilly and Co. has sold the rights to sell the diabetes drug Actos in seven countries to Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Asia’s biggest drugmaker, Bloomberg News reported this morning. Takeda will sell Actos in Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Turkey, a company spokesman told Bloomberg yesterday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Takeda […]

Last week, I offered a family four-pack of tickets to see the national tour of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” parking here April 28-May 3. For more information on the production, click here. The winner, chosen at random, was Vicki Williamson. I also asked you to name your favorite extraordinary car, besides CCBB. I’ll break your […]