Community's Corley: 'I almost lost my job'

DJIA 12,307.8 -296.7 / S&P 500 1,376 -28.1 / NASDAQ 2,499.3 -50.7 Tonight: Scattered storms. Low 73. Tomorrow: A few storms, muggy. High 87. Sunday: Hot and humid. High 90.
	Friday, June 6, 2008
	Note to readers Technical difficulties delayed delivery of today's e-mail. IBJ apologizes for the inconvenience Community's Corley: 'I almost lost my job' Bill Corley, who announced today that he will retire after 25 years as CEO of Community Health Network, says doctors nearly ran him out of the hospital within months of his arrival in 1984. Doctors mutinied because they tied Corley's appearance to a new approach by the federal government to limit reimbursements for certain services. Corley was blamed even though he wasn't responsible for the sudden change.   Experts predict slow Indiana economy Expect the state economy in coming months to feel like a head cold that won't go away. And the Indianapolis area won't escape the doldrums. That's the take from the latest quarterly forecast issued by a group of Indiana University economists. The Center for Econometric Model Research says the state will suffer declining employment and rising joblessness until this time next year.
	Sign Craft Industries buys Sign Studio Sign Craft Industries, a full-service sign-making company headquartered in Indianapolis, has acquired cross-town sign maker Sign Studio for an undisclosed price, the companies announced today. Sign Studio specializes in electric signs. The acquisition will raise Sign Craft revenue to a projected $6 million this year, making it one of the city's largest sign companies.   Business Week names Hurco hot growth firm Hurco Cos. Inc. has been ranked No. 30 on Business Week's annual list of Hot Growth Companies. The magazine based the rank on sales growth and how companies compared with larger companies in their respective industries. The Indianapolis-based machine tool maker has experienced a surge in exports due to increased marketing abroad and the cheap dollar, which makes its products less expensive compared to products from competitors in other countries. Natural gas price could soar this winter Heating houses and businesses with natural gas this winter could cost as much as 50 percent more than last year. Gas is trading at about $12 a decatherm, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to the Evansville Courier & Press. That price is significantly higher than the $8 charged on average last winter by Evansville-based Vectren Corp., which has more than a million utility customers in Indiana and Ohio. A Vectren spokesman told the newspaper that demand for natural gas as a short-term fix for the nation's energy shortage is so strong that Vectren now burns more of it to generate electricity than to heat houses.   Hoosier Park plans large video sign The city of Anderson's zoning board has approved a plan to place a large electronic sign with a video screen advertising the new Hoosier Park casino close to an Interstate 69 exit ramp. The sign measures 644 square feet and features a 16-foot screen. The city requires signs to be placed 50 feet from roadways, but the board approved a variance yesterday allowing Hoosier Park to put its sign just 23 feet from the exit ramp because it will sit more than 50 feet from the interstate.   First look: IMA park art IMA has released renderings of eight new artworks. Lou Harry's A&E Air race circuit still eyes Indy Red Bull is still interested in an Indy air race. The Score From IBJ staff - Compiled by Norm Heikens
	Second Indiana casino opens The "Indiana Live" temporary gambling facility in Shelbyville was scheduled to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony today with 2008's Miss Indiana on hand for the festivities. The casino boasts a 70,000-square-foot slots floor and is located at Indiana Downs near Shelbyville. Fox 59 will have more on the opening tonight at 10 p.m. Three accused of assaulting woman A man and two boys are accused of kidnapping, beating, and raping a woman in Greenwood on Saturday. The victim says she was walking with her boyfriend at the Westminster Apartments complex near U.S. 31 and County Line Road when the suspects grabbed her by the hair and pulled her inside the car. She says she didn't know her assailants. Luis Felipe-Coronel, 19, Roberto Martinez, 22, and Alvaro Perez, 17, are charged with rape, criminal confinement and sexual battery. Alvarez will be charged as an adult. Although the incident happened over the weekend, authorities didn't release the information until today.
	Daniels, Pence survey storm damage Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and U.S Rep. Mike Pence are surveying storm damage today. Daniels is visiting John Marshall Middle School, one of several buildings damaged or destroyed by a tornado this past weekend. Pence is touring various sites around the state, including Camp Atterbury and Edinburgh in Johnson County. He finishes the day in Moscow in Rush County. Indiana couple found dead in Alaska Bodies of Army Specialist Benjamin Bays and his wife, Faith, were found Tuesday at Alaska's Fort Wainwright. The cause of death of the couple, who are from the western Indiana town of Brazil, is under investigation. Bays joined the Army in March 2005 and was stationed at Fort Wainwright five months later.
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