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Herb Simon
Indy team owners pledge $750,000 each to orchestra
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.
MoreCook again tops list of richest Hoosiers
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.
MoreState high court to hear Simon defamation suit
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.
MorePacers owner teams with Smulyan to buy Emmis stock
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.
MoreAppellate judges rule against Simon in defamation case
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.
MoreJudge tosses wrongful-firing suit against Pacers owner
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.
MoreJudge poised to toss lawsuit against Pacers owner
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.
MoreWitness: Simons were happy about nanny's pregnancy
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.
MoreWife of Pacers owner testifies against nanny
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.
MoreTrial starts in nanny's suit against Pacers owner
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.
MoreSimon wagers on Internet gambling's future
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.
MorePacers' Simon at center of NBA labor fight
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.
MoreIrsay, Simon tie on magazine's world's-richest list
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.
MoreFour Hoosiers among richest Americans; Irsay ascends
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.
MoreCIB deal won't fix all of Pacers' woes
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.
MoreCIB approves $33.5 million deal to keep Indiana Pacers
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.
MoreEDITORIAL: Simon could score for city library
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.
MorePacers would pay big if they moved
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.
MoreHerb Simon purchases Kirkus book review journal
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.
MoreIrsay joins ranks of nation's wealthiest
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.
MoreBENNER: Can we keep the franchise the Simons saved?
September 19, 2009
Bill BennerThe passing of Mel Simon adds more uncertainty to the Indiana Pacers’ future in Indianapolis.
MoreCommunity leaders grateful to Simons
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.
MoreSimon family's interests helped city thrive, but taxpayers paid the price
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.
MoreSimons don't need our financial help
February 23, 2009
The most important piece of leverage Mayor Ballard has in negotiating with the Pacers is being willing to let them go.
MoreQ&A: Herb Simon takes charge, says family is committed to Pacers
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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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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