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National, state foreclosure starts on the rise

The number of homes that received an initial notice of default — the first step in the foreclosure process — increased 6 percent in July compared to the same month last year. Foreclosure starts rose 83 percent in Indiana.

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Sallie Mae plans to add 200 jobs in Muncie

The jobs are part of a $5 million expansion in which the company will add 20,200 square feet of space to its offices in Muncie. When finished next summer, the 75,000-square-foot facility will house 900 employees.

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Web startup aims to connect private businesses, investors

Private firms that need to raise relatively modest amounts of capital have a hard time finding money. Now three Indianapolis entrepreneurs think they have the answer: crowdfunding. Individuals make small investments that are aggregated to fund a business. Indianapolis-based Localstake wants to be the matchmaker.

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Judge rejects Fair Finance attorneys’ fee request

The compensation plan submitted by Cleveland-based Baker & Hostetler LLP could have netted the law firm $32.5 million if it recovered the entire $200 million or more owed to investors of Fair Finance, which was owned by convicted Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.

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Venture funding falls 12 percent in second quarter

Funding for U.S. startups fell 12 percent in the second quarter as venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier. But the number of companies getting funded in the earliest stages of development reached the highest level in more than a decade.

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PROXY CORNER: The Finish Line Inc.

The Finish Line Inc., 3308 N. Mitthoeffer Road, Indianapolis, www.finishline.com, is a specialty retailer of brand-name athletic and leisure footwear, activewear and accessories.

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