Public Companies

Republic Airways closes purchase of Midwest

August 2, 2009
Republic Airways Holdings says it has completed its acquisition of privately held Midwest Airlines for $31 million in cash and debt.
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Duke Realty suffers second-quarter loss

July 31, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. late yesterday posted a 32-percent drop in its second-quarter funds from operations, a key performance measure for real estate investment trusts.
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Dow Agro sale still possible, but less likely

July 30, 2009
Peter Schnitzler
Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co. is still considering divesting Indianapolis subsidiary Dow AgroSciences LLC. But chances that the chemical manufacturing giant will sell its local agricultural chemical and biotech unit have decreased.
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Cummins' stock rises despite lower revenue, profit

July 30, 2009
Cummins Inc.'s stock jumped more than 6 percent in morning trading after its quarterly results beat analyst estimates.
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Investments propel Baldwin & Lyons profit

July 30, 2009
Baldwin & Lyons Inc. said today that its profit last quarter was the second-highest in company history, as investment gains from recovering equity markets helped boost performance.
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Finish Line extends 500 Festival relationship

July 29, 2009
Indianapolis-based Finish Line Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement to extend its title sponsorship of the 500 Festival's 5K race held each May, officials announced today.
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WellPoint stock falls despite quarterly profit

July 29, 2009
J.K. Wall
WellPoint Inc. shares slipped in morning trading after the company beat analysts’ expectations for second-quarter profits but failed to raise its year-end earnings forecast. WellPoint earned $1.50 per share in the latest quarter, excluding investment losses. Analysts were expecting $1.43 per share, according to a survey by Thomson Financial Network.
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Conseco shares jump after profit report

July 29, 2009
J.K. Wall
Shares of Conseco Inc. soared today in response to the company’s preliminary report of second-quarter profits. The Carmel-based insurer’s stock price jumped as much as 53 percent, to $2.91, before settling a bit in the afternoon.
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Dow AgroSciences names new CEO

July 29, 2009
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC will have a new CEO after its parent organization moves Jerome Peribere into a new position, the company announced today.
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Conseco says profit in line with estimates

July 28, 2009
J.K. Wall
Conseco Inc. said it would meet analysts’ expectations for the second quarter by posting earnings of at least 22 cents per share, before investment losses. The Carmel-based health insurer announced the preliminary financial results today after the market closed.
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Old National profit falls, but beats expectations

July 27, 2009
Scott Olson
Second-quarter profit for Old National Bancorp fell 50 percent from the same period a year ago, but the company still managed to exceed analysts’ expectations.
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Banks no longer in critical condition, but full recovery still distantRestricted Content

July 27, 2009
Scott Olson
The banking sector is on the mend after being tattered by the financial crisis, but it still has a long way to go before making a full recovery. That’s the consensus, judging from recent stock performances of the largest publicly traded banks with a presence in Indianapolis.
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White River Capital calls off First Chicago dealRestricted Content

July 27, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Indianapolis-based White River Capital Inc. has quietly called off its merger with Itasca, Ill.-based First Chicago Bancorp.
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Why ailing Emmis could bounce backRestricted Content

July 20, 2009
Greg Andrews
Let's play the contrarian. For Emmis, that means arguing that the battered company is poised for resurgence, rather than sliding deeper into the abyss.

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Biomet reports loss on special charges

July 15, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Biomet Inc. yesterday reported a $170.9 million loss in its fiscal fourth quarter as the result of more than $300 million in special charges.
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Interactive Intelligence expects higher profit

July 14, 2009
Interactive Intelligence said yesterday it expects a profit of between $1.8 million and $2.5 million in the second quarter, up from $845,000 the company earned in the same period last year.
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Brightpoint's Danish deal not so sweet two years laterRestricted Content

July 13, 2009
Greg Andrews
The cross-continent mega deal that made Brightpoint Inc. the world’s biggest wireless phone distributor has lost much of its sheen two years after being struck. Brightpoint Inc. in August 2007 purchased Denmark-based Dangaard Telecom for $385 million in stock and the assumption of $350 million in Dangaard debt.
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Kite Realty misses out on REIT revivalRestricted Content

July 13, 2009
Cory Schouten
Kite Realty Group Trust has stuck pretty closely to the REIT recession playbook: Renegotiate debt, sell new shares, cut dividends, and set the development engine to idle. But as the shares of most publicly traded real estate investment trusts have bounced back from the lows in March, Kite’s shares have lagged.
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Fortune ekes out profit on falling revenue

July 13, 2009
Indianapolis-based Fortune Industries Inc. managed a small profit in its third quarter and now has turned a profit in each of its last three quarters, the company announced this morning.
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Brightpoint shareholder selling shares

July 13, 2009
Scott Olson
Brightpoint Inc. said this morning shareholder NC Telecom Holding A/S would sell 15 million common shares in a public offering.
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Debt maneuvers help Emmis turn quarterly profit

July 10, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Emmis Communications Corp. reported a quarterly profit today after buying back a big chunk of its own debt on the cheap, but the outlook for the company remains grim. The radio broadcaster and magazine publisher saw revenue plunge 27 percent.
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Steak n Shake sales, traffic rise

July 8, 2009
 IBJ Staff
Steak n Shake Co. yesterday reported big increases in customer traffic and same-store sales for its fiscal third quarter, which ended July 1. Customer traffic rose 13.4 percent and same-store sales jumped 5 percent in the quarter compared to the same period a year ago, it said in a brief Securities and Exchange filing.
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HHGregg accelerates store-opening plans

July 8, 2009
Scott Olson
HHGregg Inc. said this morning that the bankruptcy of competitor Circuit City should enable the company to open more stores within the next few years than previously expected.
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If Dow AgroSciences sells, let's hope it's not to a rivalRestricted Content

June 29, 2009
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Board battle brewing at BioanalyticalRestricted Content

June 29, 2009
 IBJ Staff
West Lafayette-based life sciences contract research firm Bioanalytical Systems Inc. has five directors on its board. If company founder Pete Kissinger has his way, four of them will soon be replaced.
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