Banking & Finance

First Merchants has sights set on metro area growthRestricted Content

May 19, 2012
Scott Olson
Boone, Hancock counties on the Muncie-based bank's radar.
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REED: Conditions for bank mergers thaw following long winterRestricted Content

May 19, 2012
John Reed
A few Indiana banks enjoy prices in excess of 150 percent of book.
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Dan Laikin spurred probe of Tim Durham, filings reveal

May 19, 2012
Greg Andrews
The FBI had been investigating Tim Durham since March 2009, when his friend Dan Laikin, a Fair Finance board member, offered up incriminating information on the Indianapolis financier in hopes of securing a lighter sentence for himself in an unrelated case.
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South-side medical office building in foreclosure

May 18, 2012
Munster-based Citizens Financial Bank claims the owner of the building at 1340 E. County Line Road owes $4.1 million on a loan originating from 2002 and is seeking to have a court-appointed receiver manage the building's operations.
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Greenwood sues bank to collect $917,000 letter of credit

May 18, 2012
J.K. Wall
The City of Greenwood says a Minnesota bank owes it more than $900,000 to pay for street and sewer improvements left undone by the bankrupt developer of a mobile home park along U.S. 31.
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Indiana issues call for external audit of tax agency

May 17, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana budget leaders are looking for an external auditor to review the state Department of Revenue after workers discovered $526 million in errors in recent months.
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Emmis shares again escape NASDAQ delisting

May 16, 2012
The NASDAQ exchange notified the Indianapolis-based company on Tuesday that its stock avoided delisting after shares traded above $1 for 10 consecutive trading days. Emmis has been in danger of losing its NASDAQ status for several years.
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Angie’s List prices shares at $13 for stock offering

May 16, 2012
Scott Olson
The Indianapolis-based company said it plans to sell 8.4 million shares, most of them held by current stockholders.
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Feds say wiretaps show evidence of financial plot

May 15, 2012
Associated Press
A federal judge in Indianapolis refused to throw out wiretap evidence in the $200 million fraud trial of former Indiana businessman Tim Durham as the government outlined a case largely based on those recordings.
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Indiana slips in life sciences funding

May 14, 2012
J.K. Wall
Indiana has taken “a giant step backward” in the availability of early-stage capital for life sciences companies, according to the Indiana Health Industry Forum—which also has a few ideas on how to reverse those developments.
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JPMorgan Chase takes fire for 'hedge,' $2 billion loss

May 12, 2012
Associated Press
More than three years after the financial industry almost collapsed, the colossal misfire has been cited as proof that big banks still do not understand the threats posed by their own speculation.
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Oil refiner Calumet unleashes $150M stock offeringRestricted Content

May 12, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
With its shares trading up more than 60 percent from the doldrums of last fall, Calumet Specialty Products Partners rolled out plans to sell another 6 million shares of stock, raising more than $150 million.
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Noble Roman's top investor loses Green Mountain chair

May 9, 2012
Bloomberg News
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. has stripped founder Robert P. Stiller of his position as chairman after he sold shares to meet a margin call at a time when the company’s trading policies prohibited such sales.
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After years of 'pushing water uphill,' Emmis now nimbleRestricted Content

May 5, 2012
Greg Andrews
The Indianapolis media company is on track to have less than $75 million in debt by this summer—down from $1.6 billion before it launched the divestiture of its TV stations seven years ago.
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Growth tear swells Simon Property GroupRestricted Content

May 5, 2012
Cory Schouten
Simon Property Group Inc. this year joined the Standard & Poor’s 100 Index, a listing of the nation’s largest and most established companies including Apple, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s. The Indianapolis-based company is the only real estate company on the list and is now the largest real estate company in the world.
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Once-promising Arcadia Resources closing doors

May 4, 2012
Scott Olson
The health care company that once promised to create 900 jobs in central Indiana has agreed to cease operations after a major lender moved to foreclose on the struggling Indianapolis-based business.
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Angie’s List files to sell $75 million in stock

May 2, 2012
The offering could include up to $75 million of its common stock, including $10 million to be sold by the company and the rest by shareholding officers. Most of the funds will be used to finance an ongoing advertising campaign, Angie's List said in its filing.
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Local real estate developer files for bankruptcy

May 1, 2012
Scott Olson
Cornelius M. Alig, chairman and CEO of Mansur Real Estate Services Inc., filed for Chapter 7 protection, listing $11 million in personal debt he attributed to the prolonged slump in the real estate market.
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Emmis gains extension on NASDAQ listing

April 27, 2012
Jeff Newman
Emmis Communications Corp. shares will remain listed on the NASDAQ exchange at least until Aug. 27 under an extension granted by the well-known stock index.
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Hundreds losing jobs at local Aurora Bank office

April 25, 2012
Scott Olson
The bank said it will terminate all 450 employees at its office on the northeast side of Indianapolis as the troubled residential mortgage servicing provider prepares to sell a large portion of its assets.
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Motley Fool puts Angie's List IPO on its 'toxic' listRestricted Content

April 21, 2012
Investor site pans companies whose stock advanced in spite of years of losses.
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Judge rejects Durham motion to throw out indictment

April 19, 2012
Greg Andrews
The ruling by federal Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson is a big setback for Durham and his attorney, John Tompkins, who in court papers had alleged “outrageous government misconduct.”
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Real estate exec’s bankruptcy filing lists $13.3M of debt

April 18, 2012
Scott Olson
Philo Lange, former managing partner of NAI Olympia Partners, lists nearly $12 million in unsecured claims, almost half of which is owed to PNC Bank, according to court documents.
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Preferred-shareholder group sues Emmis over restructuring

April 17, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
A group of Emmis Communications Corp. preferred shareholders, unhappy with a company proposal that would strip them of their right to collect millions of dollars in dividends, filed a lawsuit against the Indianapolis media firm Monday to try to prevent the move.
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Poison pills remain as Lilly shareholder vote falls short

April 16, 2012
J.K. Wall
The proposal garnered support from the owners of 62 percent of Eli Lilly's outstanding shares. To pass, the proposal needed approval from the owners of 80 percent of Lilly’s shares.
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