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Nonprofit Midwestern Energy-Grid Operator to Add 300-Plus Positions.

By Norm Heikens, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 11--CARMEL, Ind. -- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, the nonprofit that monitors the Midwestern energy grid, said Wednesday it will add more than 300 jobs over five years, paying an average of $85,000 to $90,000 a year.

The jobs, attracted in part by $7 million in state and local incentives, are the kinds of high-skill positions political and business leaders crave.

"It's critical we move beyond our manufacturing history," said Carmel Mayor Jim B

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