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United Way shoots for record $40M
United Way of Central Indiana leaders announced this morning that they will attempt to raise a record $40 million in this year's campaign. The target is nearly $1 million more than contributors gave in 2007 to help the 100-plus agencies in United Way's six-county region. Early indicators show the campaign is off to a solid start. Corporate giving already has contributed $11 million, or 28 percent, of the goal. 
RCA Dome to be deflated Sept. 24
Within just 45 minutes later this month, the RCA Dome will disappear from Indianapolis' skyline, the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority said today. The deflation, scheduled for Sept. 24, will be accomplished by turning off the fans that have kept the roof inflated since the dome was built in 1984. The Indianapolis Colts' home, which was replaced last month by Lucas Oil Stadium, is being razed to make room for an expansion of the Indiana Convention Center.
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Hospital puts name on Fort Wayne stadium
Parkview Health, a hospital system headquartered in Fort Wayne, has bought naming rights to the city's new $30 million minor-league baseball stadium. Payments made under the 10-year, $3 million deal will be split between the city and team owner Hardball Capital, with the city planning to spend its share on stadium capital improvements.
Hacker of grocery chain sentenced to 13 months
A Seattle-area woman has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for defrauding an Evansville grocery store chain of about $44,000 by hacking into its computer system. Carima Jansen, 32, of Burien, Wash., was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to aiding in the interstate transport of stolen funds from Wesselman's Supermarkets.
Lawmaker will become lobbyist once term ends
Republican state Rep. Mike Ripley of Monroe is the latest legislator turned lobbyist. Ripley will become a lobbyist for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 5, a day after the general election. Ripley has represented Adams, Allen and Wells counties in northeastern Indiana since 1996, but decided earlier this year not to run for re-election. Nearly 30 other states mandate waiting periods before lawmakers can become lobbyists, but similar proposals have never passed the Indiana General Assembly.
Bayh joins group seeking oil drilling compromise
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh said yesterday that he was joining a bipartisan group of senators working on a proposal to allow a limited increase in offshore oil drilling in hopes of breaking a stalemate in Congress over the issue. Bayh said he was among perhaps six senators being added to the eight Democrats and eight Republicans involved in the effort. The group supports a bill that would lift a ban on oil and natural gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the southeastern U.S. coast.
Purdue, IU among schools with rising enrollments
Purdue and Indiana universities both have record enrollments topping 40,000 students on their main campuses, and other schools - both state-supported and private - also are reporting enrollment gains that are possibly driven by the state's struggling economy. John Story, interim dean of Purdue's graduate school, said his university's $333 million in sponsored research funding and the sagging economy might account for the increase. "Graduate enrollment often mimics the economy," Story said.
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Braun wins iPod in IBJ Daily survey
Ben Braun, manager of corporate affairs for American Structurepoint Inc., is the winner of a 32-gigabyte iPod Touch from IBJ. Braun's name was picked at random from a list of 2,802 people who registered to win the popular device while participating in a reader survey for IBJ Daily. More than 3,250 readers completed the survey.
IBJ Movie Night: 'Pulp Fiction'
Tickets are available to see 'Pulp Fiction' on the big screen. Lou Harry's A&E Turning heads at the MotoGP
Impress the crowd with a $72,500 Ducati Desmosedici RR. NewsTalk Rain puts damper on MotoGP event
Attendance at race, downtown events expected to suffer. The Score
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"Home of the Huat Dog" is opening in Circle Centre. Property Lines
From IBJ staff - Compiled by Norm Heikens
Texans prepares for Ike
Officials are warning people in the path of Hurricane Ike to take no chances. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is telling residents in Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula they will "face certain death" if they choose to ride out the storm in their homes. Currently a Category 2, Ike covers 40 percent of the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the Galveston area tonight or early tomorrow. Fox 59 will have the latest at 10 p.m.
Disabled man killed after two hit-and-runs
A disabled man is dead after being hit by two cars early this morning south of Garfield Park. Family members identified the victim as Billy Whyde, 44. He was trying to cross the intersection of Nelson and Madison avenues in his motorized wheelchair. Police believe someone in a green minivan hit Whyde without stopping. Witnesses say they tried to revive Whyde before leaving to get a cell phone. He then was hit again by a silver sedan. The driver of that vehicle also continued without stopping. Whyde's family is begging people to come forward with information.
Pizza shop employee chases down robbers
A Papa John's employee helped Indianapolis police track down suspected robbers early this morning after they injured a fellow worker. Officers say two employees were ambushed outside the restaurant at 3899 Georgetown Road as they closed up for the night. The suspects attacked one of the employees before taking off in a silver Ford Taurus. The other employee jumped in his car to follow the robbers while on the phone with police. Officers caught up with the getaway car at 56th Street and Alton Road and took four people into custody. No employees were seriously hurt.
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