May 21, 2012
Shareholders of Simon Property Group Inc. sent a resounding message to the company that they don't approve of a $120 million
retention award given to CEO David Simon.
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May 19, 2012
Ken SkarbeckWhen it comes to corporate governance, my firm has been roundly critical of the unending escalation in executive compensation.
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May 7, 2012
Cory SchoutenSimon Property Group Inc. is firing back at a corporate governance advisory firm that has recommended Simon shareholders vote
against an employment agreement for CEO David Simon that includes a $120 million retention award.
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May 5, 2012
Cory SchoutenSimon 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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April 27, 2012
Cory SchoutenSimon Property Group Inc. said sales at its U.S. malls jumped 11.2 percent in its most recent quarter, to $546 per square
foot. Simon malls were 93.6-percent occupied, up from 93 percent.
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April 10, 2012
J.K. WallDavid Simon must remain CEO of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group for at least six years to see any of the $120 million
in special stock awards the company’s board of directors awarded him last year, and must stay on eight years to reap
the full amount.
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March 23, 2012
Bloomberg NewsSimon Property Group Inc.’s cutting-edge experience as the biggest U.S. mall owner will help Klepierre SA boost rental
income at its shopping centers, the French company’s CEO says.
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March 8, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe Indianapolis mall owner is expanding its global profile, agreeing to buy a controlling stake in a French firm with a 271-property
European portfolio. Simon also is buying out a partner in its Mills portfolio closer to home.
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February 28, 2012
Cory SchoutenForever 21, a privately held California-based chain, has begun converting the roughly 25,000-square-foot former bookstore
at the south entrance to the mall and is targeting a summer opening.
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February 3, 2012
Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner, reported a 6.3-percent gain in fourth-quarter funds from
operations as income from rents rose.
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January 11, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe Indianapolis developer's sale of its 49-percent stake further reduces the company's presence in Europe.
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January 7, 2012
Greg AndrewsDavid Simon's massive new compensation plan—which includes a $120 million long-term bonus—is a drop in the
bucket compared with the wealth the company has been creating in recent years, even as the overall market zigs and zags.
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December 29, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinSimon Property Group has more shopping malls with Sears as a tenant than any other landlord, but any closings are likely have
a negligible effect on the Indianapolis-based real estate company's overall earnings, an analyst says.
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December 24, 2011
Simon Property Group Inc. signed an employment agreement with CEO David Simon that will keep him as head of the Indianapolis-based
company the next eight years.
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December 6, 2011
Cory SchoutenNew rules proposed for real estate investment trusts in the United Kingdom could help Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group
Inc. as it seeks to expand its shopping mall dominance outside the United States.
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November 26, 2011
Cory SchoutenTraffic is low and vacancies are high at Washington Square Mall, the most troubled local property for Indianapolis-based mall
giant Simon Property Group Inc.
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November 17, 2011
Michael W. Hoskins, Cory SchoutenThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Bren Simon doesn't have legal standing to challenge a judge's decision not to recuse himself
from overseeing the court fight over her late husband Melvin's $2 billion estate.
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November 10, 2011
Associated PressIndianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. on Thursday said it plans to sell $1.2 billion of new debt to repay older debt.
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November 5, 2011
Cory SchoutenA multimillion-dollar makeover now under way at The Fashion Mall at Keystone will add an upscale food court and about 20 stores,
many of them new to Indianapolis.
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November 3, 2011
Cory SchoutenSimon Property Group Inc. has filed suit against the Indiana Department of Revenue in an attempt to force the state to collect
sales taxes from Amazon.com Inc.
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October 25, 2011
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. reported funds from operations that beat analyst estimates
and raised its full-year forecast as income from rents rose.
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October 5, 2011
Associated PressIndianapolis-based shopping mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. has received a new $4 billion unsecured revolving credit
facility.
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September 24, 2011
Cory SchoutenAs many as four large restaurants could open in the first floor of the former Nordstrom at Circle Centre mall under a plan
floated by mall manager Simon Property Group Inc.
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August 29, 2011
Scott OlsonA lawsuit filed by the downtown Indianapolis mall accuses Cinnaworks LLC, a franchisee of Cinnabon, of failing to pay its
$6,751-per-month rent.
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August 24, 2011
Bloomberg NewsThe industry, which includes Indianapolis-based REITs Simon Property Group Inc. and Duke Realty Corp., is guarding against
a potential proposal from the Obama administration that would impose new taxes on partnerships and similar companies
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Great article Anthony. Glad IMS is finally being run like a business and not a personal check book to finance the "Vision".
Things are looking up but 15 years of scorched earth won't be fixed overnight. Unfortunately the TV ratings are still poor and that won't change anytime soon with the brilliant 10 year contract signed under the former regime.
Brett not sure why you wonder what he said in his quote. "''I would like to jump in a time machine, go back to 1995, and tell the owners and Tony George not to split,'' Franchitti said. ''As soon as my time machine is done, I know where I'm going.''"
Pretty clear, he would love to go back and tell TG and the team owners not to split.
I am not sure there is anyone who wanted the split, and I don't think there is anyone who would not like to go back and prevent the split. But, as has been discussed ad nauseum, without the split carts management by team owners would have run all of ow racing into bankruptcy. If cart had such a wonderful product, then losing IMS would not have forced it into bankruptcy. If NASCAR lost Daytona or Charlotte, it would not fail like cart did.
Truth,
So you predicted that cart would go into bankruptcy and cease to exist while Indycar would continue on? I missed that prediction.
I want to live in a city that has a garage structure to be proud of for it's innovating design!
Well written Anthony. I think the toughest thing for the Hulmans and true of any family company is that reality was getting more complex than could be handled by the family. Almost any family owned business must realize that or die. Tough decisions, but ones that had to be made.
I don't like the wall signage, but in this era of sports marketing it is almost required. Many folks cringed at advertising at Assembly Hall and Hinkle fieldhouse, but times and finances change.
Thanks also for reminding us the other blue chip sponsors IMS has picked up.
Not to mention how it would improve the view from the offices of the AUL building. Do you remember when Circle Center had a contest for the best roof design after the mall was completed? Great opportunity here...