The Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis continue to talk about ways to cover the operating costs of the Conseco Fieldhouse.

With the shot clock winding down to zero, contract negotiations between city leaders and the Indiana Pacers are grinding on.

A Pacers-imposed deadline of today is expected to pass without an agreement between the team and the Capital Improvement Board over how to cover operating costs for Conseco Fieldhouse.

The Pacers, members of the CIB and Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration have held behind-closed-doors negotiations on the lease, centering on the team’s push to have the CIB pick up the $15 million operating tab.

City leaders are open to striking a short-term deal as they wrangle with several variables, including the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, revenue tied to the convention center expansion and the unstable national economy.

Team officials said they would consider all options — including leaving town — if an agreement is not reached by the end of this month.

Indianapolis-based Raytheon has landed a $250 million Navy contract.

GM’s deal to sell an Indianapolis stamping plant to JD Norman could collapse if union workers don’t agree to wage concessions.

The companies interested in buying Muncie-based Delaware Machinery have been identified.

According to a report released this week by the American Wind Energy Association, BlueGreen Alliance, and the United Steelworkers, the U.S. wind industry can create tens of thousands of additional jobs manufacturing wind turbines and components if the U.S. passes long-term policies that create a stable market for the domestic wind energy supply chain.

Tolls on the Indiana Toll Road will increase by 10% tomorrow.