May 22, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Wednesday sidelined a city program that sells vacant and tax-delinquent properties, one
day after federal prosecutors indicted two of its top officials for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks.
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May 22, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThe fast-growing Indianapolis-based firm will use the funds to fuel originations of loans not intended for government-backed
programs, as well as to build its portfolio of servicing contracts, CEO Jim Cutillo said.
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May 18, 2013
Dan HumanAn Indianapolis private investment firm has raised one of the largest-ever funds in the state. Centerfield Capital Partners
pulled in $171 million that it plans to invest in about 20 companies. Its two previous funds totaled $60 million and $116
million.
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May 18, 2013
Dan HumanSenior executives at Indiana's public companies last year received, on average, more in perks than the typical Hoosier
earned all year, IBJ found after reviewing Securities and Exchange Commission documents for more than 60 Indiana
companies.
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May 18, 2013
Greg AndrewsFirst Merchants Corp. CEO Michael Rechin thinks a wave of bank mergers is coming—driven by financial institutions’
quest to increase profits in an environment where super-low interest rates continue to squeeze margins.
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May 14, 2013
IBJ StaffMichael Russell, 54, pleaded guilty in January to 20 counts of wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme involving former
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Paul Bateman.
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May 13, 2013
Greg AndrewsThe acquisition of CFS Bancorp Inc. will increase First Merchants' assets to $5.4 billion and leave it with nearly 100
offices.
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May 11, 2013
Norm Heikens, Chris O'MalleyCredit unions last year posted record earnings, thanks largely to lower loan-loss reserves, as well as to growing memberships,
growing debit cards, selling off mortgages and stealing business loans away from banks, their arch rivals.
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May 11, 2013
George Farra / Special to IBJBanks will not return to their status as reliable sources of shareholder dividends for three years or longer.
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May 11, 2013
Greg AndrewsA federal bankruptcy judge has slapped down an Anderson church that attempted to blame its bank for a failed scheme to finance
church upgrades by buying life insurance policies on its elderly members.
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May 9, 2013
Chris O'MalleyShareholders in Carmel-based Merchants will receive stock that was valued at $98.3 million before the announcement of the
deal caused a huge spike.
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May 4, 2013
J.K. WallInfuse Accelerator hopes to make early-stage investments in 12 to 15 companies a year.
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May 3, 2013
Associated PressA stronger-than-expected pickup in hiring last month lifted the stock market early Friday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial
average above 15,000 and the Standard and Poor's 500 index above 1,600 points for the first time.
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April 27, 2013
Greg AndrewsMany of the defendants pursued by Brian Bash and his team have few, if any, assets. And those that do have the wherewithal
to fight litigation for years.
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April 27, 2013
Dan HumanGetting $50,000—often from friends and relatives—to develop a product and set up a company still is easy enough
in Indiana, small-business leaders and venture capitalists say. But once a firm needs a few million dollars to grow into a
revenue-generating operation, the area can’t compete with Silicon Valley’s magnetism for venture capital.
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April 23, 2013
Scott OlsonAfter zooming higher in the last decade, the number of bank branches in Indiana slipped to 2,056 in 2011, the lowest level
since 2006.
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April 19, 2013
J.K. WallSeven Indiana companies attracted $16.4 million in venture capital during the first quarter. Nearly all the money was paid
out to Carmel-based ChaCha Search Inc., which secured a $14 million investment in January.
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April 19, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-based bank's commercial loan portfolio grew to $109.1 million, a rise of 62 percent compared with the first
quarter of 2012. Commercial real estate loans rose 46 percent.
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April 17, 2013
Associated PressState officials estimate that about 10,000 Indiana homeowners will get help in making their mortgage payments under an expansion
of a federally funded foreclosure prevention program.
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April 16, 2013
Associated PressGood news on housing and earnings Tuesday morning helped stocks recover from a dismal Monday, when stocks suffered their biggest
one-day decline since November.
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April 15, 2013
Associated PressThe Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 265.86 points Monday to close at 14,599.20, a decline of 1.8 percent.
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April 13, 2013
Greg AndrewsThe company this month filed papers gave option holders the right to exchange their current holdings for new options with
an exercise price set at the current market price.
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April 13, 2013
The Indiana Public Retirement System recently issued a request for proposals from international fixed-income managers and
received 16 responses by the April 5 deadline. The $27.1 billion retirement system will hire two managers to oversee $900
million.
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April 10, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe bankruptcy of Bank of Indiana's parent and the planned sale of its branches bring to a close management's quest
to turn around an institution that was buffeted by borrower defaults during the financial crisis.
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April 6, 2013
Greg AndrewsFortunately, a Lilly takeover looks less likely today than it has in a long time—for both obvious and more subtle reasons.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.