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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March 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis-based bank, launched just 14 years ago, is reaching all-time highs in assets and profitability and plans
to become a $1 billion institution by 2015.
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March 2, 2013
Norm HeikensFast-growing Indianapolis company is pushing to fill a vacuum in the housing market.
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March 2, 2013
Kevin Langford / Special to IBJConsumers want more than 'one message fits all.'
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February 23, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinInsiders at Indianapolis-area companies cashed in millions of dollars of their own companies’ shares this month, a selling
spree that might reflect growing sentiment the market rally is ending.
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January 26, 2013
Savvy Indiana business owners rightly wonder about the merger-and-acquisition and capital market outlook for 2013. Unfortunately,
it is likely mixed, with a sluggish outlook for the first half of the year. However, many hope that, by midyear, there will
be a pickup to end the year strong.
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January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffLack of a disclosed price kept these deals off of Indianapolis Business Journal's list of deals.
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January 12, 2013
J.K. WallColleges are experimenting with business models at a time when the ability of students and their families to pay are dropping
dramatically, and endowments and scholarship funds remain depressed.
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January 5, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinYou know the investing climate is unusual when a stock’s dividend yields more than bonds issued by the same company.
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January 5, 2013
Scott OlsonKirr Marbach's 'mid-cap blend' outpaces similar Indiana-based investments.
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October 13, 2012
Tom Hiatt / Special to IBJIn the current political campaign, private equity, the industry in which I have spent much of my career, finds itself in the
spotlight. But in my conversations with other intelligent people, I often find they are curious about what private equity
funds do.
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October 13, 2012
Scott OlsonIn what could be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history, the agreement would resolve dozens of lawsuits filed by
retailers against Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and the banks that issue their credit cards.
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October 13, 2012
The following statistics reflect performance of the 10 banks with the largest market shares in the Indianapolis Metropolitan
Statistical Area.
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September 15, 2012
Tadas Viskanta / Special to IBJInvestors are trying to get more bang for their buck and are unwilling to rely on the Wall Street firms, many of which helped
bring the global economy to its knees just a few short years ago, for their investment needs.
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September 15, 2012
Scott OlsonLoren Matthes helped broker first tax-increment financing deal in the state
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September 15, 2012
Jeff Cohen / Special to IBJMetal is hedge against printing money, weakening currencies.
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June 16, 2012
Norm HeikensIf it seems like the economy should be better by now, under normal circumstances it would. After all, the recession ended
three years ago this month.
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June 16, 2012
Marc D. AllanThis year's list of fastest-growing private companies in the Indianapolis area is a diverse lot, operating in industries ranging
from human resources to office furnishings to construction to home health care and games.
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May 26, 2012
Scott OlsonSmall amounts of funding often ignored by larger banks.
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May 19, 2012
Sam StallCity Securities co-chairman still dispenses wisdom accumulated over a career touching on everything from baseball to folding
doors.
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May 19, 2012
Scott OlsonBoone, Hancock counties on the Muncie-based bank's radar.
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May 19, 2012
John ReedA few Indiana banks enjoy prices in excess of 150 percent of book.
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March 10, 2012
Mike Alley / Special to IBJDemographics, technology will reward winning institutions.
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March 10, 2012
Charlene Sullivan / Special to IBJProtection must be balanced with allowing credit to flow
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.