December 19, 2012
Associated PressThe donations from Jim Irsay and Herb Simon, combined with a $500,000 challenge grant from symphony board member Yvonne Shaheen,
bring the orchestra nearly halfway toward its goal of raising $5 million by Feb. 3.
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September 20, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe widow of medical device pioneer Bill Cook ranks 104th with a net worth of $3.7 billion. Other Hoosiers to make the Forbes
400 list were shopping mall magnate and Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon, hotel developer Dean White and Indianapolis Colts
owner Jim Irsay.
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September 6, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments Oct. 24 in the case involving a California lawyer that stems from
a separate suit filed by a former nanny of Herb and Bui Simon.
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May 21, 2012
A partnership of Herb Simon and Jeff Smulyan filed plans to buy up to an additional 1 million shares of Emmis Communications
Corp. at no more than $2 apiece.
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February 29, 2012
Jennifer Nelson / The Indiana LawyerA defamation lawsuit filed by Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife against a California attorney looks as though it
will be thrown out after an appeal.
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September 14, 2011
Associated PressA lawsuit by a nanny and a chauffeur against Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife has ended with a judge's written
ruling confirming that the employees failed to prove their claims of mistreatment.
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August 25, 2011
Associated PressA judge has suggested she will dismiss key portions of a lawsuit by a nanny who claimed she was fired by billionaire Herb
Simon and his wife because the employee became pregnant.
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August 23, 2011
Associated PressA household employee of Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife said they were happy when they learned their nanny was
pregnant, even though the nanny claims she was fired over the pregnancy.
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August 2, 2011
Associated PressThe wife of Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon testified Tuesday that she knew nothing about violence in the past of a nanny
who worked for her and said she would not have hired her if she had known.
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August 1, 2011
Associated PressA nanny who worked for Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and his wife testified in a wrongful-firing case Monday that the couple
knew of her tumultuous life, but decided to keep her on their staff.
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July 9, 2011
Francesca JaroszBillionaire Herb Simon is betting online gambling will become legal—and that a new company he’s backing will reap
a payoff as a result.
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July 2, 2011
Anthony SchoettleAlong with players’ salaries and contract terms, revenue sharing among the NBA's 30 team owners is becoming the wild-card
issue that could blow the lid off contract negotiations.
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March 10, 2011
IBJ StaffIn a feat not possible for their teams, Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay tied for 879th
place on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Cook and Dean White also made
the list.
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September 23, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is moving up the ranks of the richest Americans a year after making his way onto the Forbes
400 list of the nation’s wealthiest people.
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July 17, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe $33.5 million the Capital Improvement Board is providing the Indiana Pacers is merely a Band-Aid that will do little to
solve serious short-term and long-term issues facing the team.
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July 16, 2010
Mason KingThe three-year agreement is designed to help the franchise shoulder the costs of operating Conseco Fieldhouse. One dissenting
voice called the team and city back to the negotiating table for a longer-term deal.
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April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffPerhaps it’s time for Pacers owner Herb Simon—a billionaire
like his late brother—to burnish his credentials as a philanthropist who makes the city a better place to live and work.
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April 17, 2010
Anthony SchoettleMoving the Indiana Pacers from Conseco Fieldhouse to another city would impose serious financial hardship on the franchise,
according to one interpretation of the team's 10-year-old deal with the city.
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February 11, 2010
Scott OlsonIn a move not necessarily stranger than fiction, Herb Simon has bought Kirkus Reviews, the venerable journal of prepublication
book reviews. The owner of the Indiana Pacers co-owns an independent bookstore in California and is described as a voracious
reader.
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October 1, 2009
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has joined the ranks of the richest Americans, earning a spot on this year’s Forbes
400 list of the nation’s wealthiest people.
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September 19, 2009
Bill BennerThe passing of Mel Simon adds more uncertainty to the Indiana Pacers’ future in Indianapolis.
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May 4, 2009
Most of us were taught to give thanks to those who do well and make our lives better. Some of us would like to give our hearty
thanks to Mel and Herb Simon and their families for all they've done in our community and statewide.
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April 20, 2009
Cory SchoutenThe Simon family's role in building the city has come at a steep price for taxpayers. Simon and
its business interests in the last 20 years have collected local government incentives
worth more than $400 million, an IBJ tally of those deals shows.
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February 23, 2009
The most important piece of leverage Mayor Ballard has in negotiating with the Pacers is being willing to let them go.
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June 30, 2008
Anthony SchoettleHerb Simon is taking a new hands-on approach
with the Indiana Pacers, which he co-owns with his brother, Melvin. In response to a string of losing seasons and off-court
mishaps involving players, Simon is transforming himself from a behind-the-scenes owner into a visible figure intent on reconnecting
the franchise with the community that once adored it.
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Steak and Shake USED to be a good place to eat, but the now empty parking spaces tell the story of Poor Service, Declining quality of food and just more gimmicks and rear cooking....I used to be a customer, but no more...won't be back...to many other Good Places to eat in INDY...
This man has continued to destroy the Steak and Shake brand. Did he not learn from the sins of owners past. The SNS logo and Brand are strong, I cant understand why he wants to destroy the brand other than to satisfy his big ego.This will turn out to be a big mistake. Sleek new look for a traditional product..makes no logical sense
I mean REALLY!!! What's next taking away the Burger King's crown, turn the golden arches into silver columns? No I know let's get Wendy a pink mohawk.
A couple of thoughts on some of the information presented here from someone with a bit of experience in this area: First, Does anyone remember a time in the past 35 years when insurance premiums DIDN'T increase? They increase every year. The more rigorous rate review requirements of the Affordable Care Act (effective in 2011) have likely caused those increases to moderate as they have averaged below 10% for the past few years, down from much higer averages in prior years. Second, Oregon will operate a state-based Exchange. Recently, they were one of the first states to release their proposed (not yet reviewed by regulators)premium rates -- our first view of Exchange rates. After 2 insurers saw their competitors' rates, they pulled theirs back and re-submitted LOWER rates. In my nearly 10 years as a state insurance regulator, and two years as a federal regulator, I don't ever recall an insurer voluntarily lowering its rates. THAT'S the kind of transparency and competition the online marketplaces (Exchanges) will bring about. 3) ...and this is just a random thought: A big concern among health policy experts is the capacity of the primary care provider community to handle the happy fact that a large number of individuals will be newly-insured under the Affordable Care Act. With the system being stretched so thin for INSURED individuals, It seems highly doubtful that more than a very few "cash-and-carry" physicians will be able to survive in the new, improved healthcare system. Sally McCarty Center on Health Insurance Reform Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
liek the rest of America