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Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.4B

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines would bump Delta Air Lines from top carrier spot at Indianapolis International Airport when it acquires Orlando-based-based AirTran in a deal announced Monday. Southwest/AirTran would have about 33 percent of the Indianapolis market, airport officials said.

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Airport chief out of running for Atlanta job

John Clark III, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the top position at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport.

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Indy airport boss remains on list for Atlanta job

John Clark III, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, is one of three finalists for the top position at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport. Officials have made their pick, but won’t identify their selection.

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Republic Airways lands $110,000 in federal penalties

Federal regulators say Republic delayed filing financial reports for subsidiaries Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airline and Shuttle America. it is the second proposed sanction levied against the Indianapolis-based carrier this year.

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City vendor may get $1.2B from parking-privatization deal

The pitch from Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration to privatize the city’s parking meters is compelling, but the proposal
to sell the meters to Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has the city giving up more in the long run than is immediately
apparent.

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Opponents expected at hearing on I-69 project

Opponents of the Interstate 69 extension from Indianapolis to Evansville are warning that a 27-mile portion of the highway
could inflict significant ecological damage on a sensitive, cave-filled region of the state.

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Purdue expert: Tracking tags may threaten privacy

Information security expert Eugene Spafford says companies can use the radio frequency identification tags for their own benefit
by tracking what consumers have purchased without the risk of being noticed spying on them at a store.

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