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Honda might add Accord, Fit at Greensburg
The new Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant in Greensburg will make the Accord full-size car and Fit subcompact in addition to the Civic sedans already announced by the Japanese company, a research group predicts. In a report last week, the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., said that the site would assemble the Accord beginning in 2009 and the Fit a year later. Honda has only said it will make the Civic sedan. Yet, the Japanese automaker has boasted that the flexible nature of the plant will allow it to turn out a number of models. 
IBM, Sallie Mae squeezing small firms in Muncie
Small businesses in the Muncie area are struggling to compete for employees against IBM and Sallie Mae now that the giants have opened locations in the region. Experts in the area say many small companies face the problem and that training workers for more specialized skills is the answer, according to The Star-Press of Muncie. However, meeting salaries of the larger firms is an obstacle.
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Columbus enjoying strong housing market
While the rest of the state struggles to hold its own through the national housing downturn, the Columbus area is thriving. Bartholomew County, where Columbus is the seat, saw the median house price rise 8.7 percent, to $139,000, in the third quarter, according to The Republic, the city's daily newspaper. Bartholomew County is flying above woes triggered by the subprime bust because the economy is stable.
Delphi fighting to boost image
Civic boosters in Delphi fear the town northeast of Lafayette will become just another bedroom community, so they're fighting back. They want the town, population 2,977, to become more of a destination for shoppers and tourists, according to the Journal & Courier of Lafayette. Once a commercial hub on the Wabash and Erie Canal, Delphi can attract shoppers by rejuvenating the downtown and expanding a museum dedicated to the canal, backers believe.
Columnist: Daniels' speech goes beyond taxes
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels talked a lot about property taxes in his State of the State Address last Tuesday night. But much of the address came off like a campaign speech, a columnist says, with Daniels touting several things he considered accomplishments during his first three years in office. In his first State of the State speech in 2005, he said state government was too expensive, too slow, too antiquated, and that its public finances were in ruin. The economy was too weak and education results were lagging. This time - besides property taxes - he painted a rosier picture. Read the column by Associated Press reporter Mike Smith.
From IBJ staff and Associated Press-Compiled by Norm Heikens
Last of Hovey Street victims laid to rest
Family and friends gathered at Mount Carmel Baptist Church to say goodbye to Andrea and Charlii Yarrell this morning. The two were killed along with Gina and Jordan Hunt at 3283 Hovey St., near East 30th Street and East Fall Creek Parkway, a week ago. Four men in custody for their possible involvement in the killings make initial appearances in court tomorrow. Fox 59 will have the latest at 10 p.m.
SWAT standoff ends in three arrests
Three people, including a teenager, are in custody after an early morning break-in at Discount Liquors, 2633 E. Stop 11 Road, on the far south side. After two alarms went off, police called the owner, who told them he was watching the suspects, who he believed were armed, on a video-surveillance feed set up at his home. The SWAT team was called in and the three suspects were arrested.
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Vandals strike north-side apartment complex
At least four cars were damaged by vandals late last night at Pickwick Place, near 91st Street and Ditch Road on the far north side. Dispatch received about 10 calls for vandalism in the area, and Fox 59 found four vehicles with rear windows broken out.
Announcement on Dungy's future expected
Colts Coach Tony Dungy is expected to announce later today whether he will return to the team next season. Rumors of a possible retirement have been swirling since his son enrolled at a Tampa, Fla., high school. Colts owner Jim Irsay said assistant head coach Jim Caldwell will take over if Dungy steps down.
Dining fixture closing
Dieter Puska, who has operated the Glass Chimney restaurant in Carmel for 32 years, is hanging up his chef's coat and retiring. |  | | | |
| Opie piece making a permanent home on Mass Ave
A permanent piece of London artist Julian Opie's art, an LCD display of a woman dancing, is being installed on Mass Ave.
Greener power pushed
Two bills in the Indiana Legislature would require utilities that operate here to supply up to 25 percent of their electricity from renewable resources such as wind, landfill gas and plant and animal waste.
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