TheIndyBlog: Business Showcase / Bio-Trauma 911

Periodically, TheIndyBlog will report on new and unique businesses based in the area.

Wish-TV -

Indianapolis Company Hired to Clean Crime Scenes
A new company in Indianapolis has an unusual business plan. It deals with some of the most unpleasant tasks you can imagine. The workers clean up crime scenes. The company showed 24-Hour News 8 a training room that's very realistic.

Police lights and crime tape always mean something is wrong. They also mean, for an unsung few at Indy based Bio-Trauma 911, it's time to go to work.

"It just depends how awful the world is out there sometimes. As crime escalates and situations happen, that's when we're out there to be available," Marty Lenz with Bio-Trauma 911 said.
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2006 Mayor's Latino Forum - Saturday July 22, 2006

Inside Indiana Business -

Indianapolis Mayor to Host Latino Forum
Press Release

INDIANAPOLIS - Mayor Bart Peterson, in conjunction with the Mayor's Commission on Latino Affairs and Indy Parks, will host the 2006 Mayor's Latino Forum.

WHEN: Saturday, July 22; 1 - 10p.m.
2 * 6 p.m.- Community, Education and Health Fairs
6 * 9:30 p.m. * National City Latino Concert
9:30 p.m. * Fireworks presented by Morales Group, Inc.
& National City

WHERE: Garfield Park, 2345 Pagoda Dr.
(Located on Raymond St. between Madison & Shelby.)

The Forum is free of charge to attendees and will offer information regarding legal, medical and social services, as well as workshops on topics from housing to education. Free medical and dental screenings, as well as immunization shots for children will be provided on site. The National City Latin Music concert will include bands playing Latin-style rock, pop, Caribbean, salsa and other music. Shortly after, the fireworks presented by Morales Group, Inc. & National City will begin. More than 150 organizations are participating in this year's forum.
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RCA Championships Update

The Sports Network -

Blake advances at Indianapolis

Top seed James Blake was a second-round winner in straight sets Wednesday at the $575,000 RCA Championships.

The American Blake defeated the unseeded Danai Udomchoke of Thailand 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. Up next for Blake will be the unseeded Wesley Whitehouse, who upset 16th-seeded Russian Marat Safin 6-1, 6-4. Safin was a finalist here in 2000.

In other action involving top-eight seeds, No. 5 German Tommy Haas handled Swiss George Bastl 6-3, 6-3, No. 8 Thai Paradorn Srichaphan held off Aussie Wayne Arthurs 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 and Denmark's Kenneth Carlsen upset sixth-seeded Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2. Srichaphan was the 2003 runner-up here to American Andy Roddick.
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President Bush Gives Kudos To IRL

WANE-TV -

Bush praises Indy Racing League

WASHINGTON President Bush is praising the Indy Racing League for bringing alternative fuels to motorsports.
The I-R-L is switching to 100 percent ethanol for all races next year, including the Indianapolis 500. Rest of the story ....

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Mayor Peterson Meets Nora Council

Topics.com -

Public safety, traffic, sewers top concerns in Nora
100 hear Peterson's plans, ask questions at annual NCC meeting.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Mayor Bart Peterson answered questions about public-safety mergers, replacing septic systems with sewers and traffic concerns during the annual Nora Northside Community Council meeting.

About 100 people attended the July 13 meeting at First Baptist Church of Indianapolis, 8600 N. College Ave.

"The consolidation of public safety is in the heart of Washington Township," Peterson said. "Washington Township is the one fire department that has agreed to merge with IFD (Indianapolis Fire Department)." Continue reading ...

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J.C. Penny to Open Largest Off-mall Store

IndyStar -

Growing corridor to add Penney

National clothing and housewares retailer J.C. Penney Co. will open the doors July 30 to a new department store on the Northwestside, becoming one of the anchors in a revitalized Michigan Road retail, restaurant and office corridor.

The 100,000-square-foot store at 8752 Michigan Road is an extensive renovation of a long-vacant building that formerly housed Kmart.
While it will not be as large as its typical 150,000-square-foot, two-story mall stores, the new facility is the retailer's largest layout for a free-standing, off-mall building, said Penney spokesman Tim Lyons.
"And it will contain all of the major and Penney brands and departments including a beauty salon, portrait studio, catalog desk and other services," he said.
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Global Warming, Maybe - Knozone Action Day, Absolutely

WTHR -

Knozone Action Day declared as heat continues

Indianapolis - A Knozone Action Day has been declared for Monday as 90-degree temperatures continue. The city has also declared a Knozone Day for Tuesday, and poor air quality is in the forecast.

Electricity demand record set

The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) said it has set a new record for peak electricity demand. As of 2:59 p.m. EDT, demand within the Midwest ISO's reliability footprint reached 131,527 megawatts (MWs), breaking the record of 131,434 MWs set on August 3, 2005. Con't ...

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