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The reality of Indiana’s corporate tax load

The age-old struggle over who pays taxes to support government is playing out in a legislative study committee before the 2015 General Assembly convenes, with Gov. Mike Pence saying he wants to simplify and cut taxes.

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JPMorgan breach heightens data-security doubts

New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others. The breach compromised customer information pertaining to roughly 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.

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Supreme Court takes up housing bias case

The justices agreed Thursday to take up a case that challenges the theory that certain housing or lending practices can illegally harm minority groups, even when there is no proof of intent to discriminate.

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Kevin O’Toole has been named CEO of Managed Health Services, an Indiana-based unit of St. Louis-based Centene Corp. Managed Health Services administers health benefits for Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid and the Healthy Indiana Plan, and also sells individual health insurance on the Obamacare exchange. O’Toole replaces Patrick Rooney, who has been promoted to senior vice president of health plans at Centene, overseeing five states, including Indiana. O’Toole joined Centene in 2012 as vice president of health plan operations in St. Louis. He previously worked as vice president of operations of Medco Health Solutions Inc. in Tennessee. O’Toole has a bachelor’s degree in microbiology, a master’s of health administration, and an MBA, all from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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The Interview Issue: Maria Quintana

Maria Quintana grew up in impoverished neighborhoods near downtown Indianapolis, but today she’s part of the leadership team that runs the largest bank in the state—JPMorgan Chase Indiana.

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Accolades all around as Allison owners exit

Private equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex Group fared well on their purchase of Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission, with the $763 million each put into the 2007 deal more than tripling in value.

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Examiner appointed in HDG Mansur bankruptcy case

An examiner will be appointed to conduct an investigation into the bankruptcies of two affiliates of troubled Indianapolis-based developer HDG Mansur. A judge, for the time being, denied a request to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee or convert the case to a liquidation in Chapter 7.

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Fed signals plan to keep key rate at record low

The Fed said it planned to keep its benchmark rate near zero as long as inflation remains under control, until it sees consistent gains in wage growth, long-term unemployment and other gauges of the job market.

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Fishers mobile app developer lands $1M in VC funding

Bluebridge Digital LLC, which creates and manages mobile software applications primarily for not-for-profits, announced Tuesday that it closed a $1 million round of venture capital fundraising and plans to double its work force within a year.

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