Hoosier companies attract more venture capital, but total lags glory days
Early-stage and growth-stage companies in Indiana raised $47.3 million on 20 deals last year, more than double the $23.4 million invested in 2013.
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As oil prices go haywire, refiner Calumet sticks to playbook
Whether Calumet Specialty's depressed stock price combined with its rich quarterly dividend create a buying opportunity is the subject of intense debate among investors these days.
Activist to Biglari board: Shape up corporate governance
Groveland Capital, which owns shares in Steak n Shake parent Biglari Holdings Inc., says it is offering to withdraw its slate of directors if Biglari’s board adopts the governance demands it has submitted.
Indiana companies smack in the middle of global spinoff spree
Just call 2014 the year of the corporate spinoff frenzy. And 2015 might be just as crazy.
Retailers rejected by Supreme Court on debit-card fees
The U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, left intact a Federal Reserve rule governing how much banks can collect for debit-card transactions.
CNBC’s ‘American Greed’ to profile Tim Durham
The show, which airs at 10 p.m. Thursday, follows Durham’s path from his modest roots in Seymour, Indiana, through his quest to become the world’s richest businessman to his arrest and conviction for running a $200 million Ponzi scheme.
Funding boom shows power of tech startups, raises concerns
Venture capitalists poured a whopping $48.3 billion into U.S. startup companies last year, investing at levels that haven't been seen since the heady days before the dot-com bubble burst in 2001.
Menard accused of witness tampering
New court documents accuse attorneys for hardware store titan John Menard Jr. of offering to pay a $200,000 legal settlement to a former executive at a Menard-controlled company if he provided helpful testimony in their cases against Steve and Tomisue Hilbert and their friend Lisa Trudeau
How a dogged Muncie bank broke into top 10 in Indy
As of June 30, First Merchants Bank had amassed $958 million in deposits at 27 Indianapolis-area offices, placing it 10th, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data shows.
Prominent jeweler retrenches after auction of inventory
Despite an auction of inventory to satisfy a debt, Aronstam Fine Jewelers is in no danger of closing, the store’s owner says, thanks to the help of outside investors.
Carmel’s Merchants Bancorp aims to raise $50M for growth
One of the state’s largest privately held banks could bring in as many as 500 new shareholders to help fund growth. A planned acquisition fell apart early last year.
In Biglari’s latest showdown, he’s not the rabble-rouser
Minneapolis-based Groveland Capital LLC has filed notice that it will seek to replace Sardar Biglari and Biglari Holdings Inc.’s other five directors with its own nominees at the company’s annual meeting.
GUY: Hot stock market tempts investors with euphoria
Both euphoria and panic are easily treated by a disciplined regimen of patience and perspective.
PNC Bank’s Givens bucks trend of men leading wealth management operations
Nadine Givens climbed the ladder beginning from a childhood in which she worked at the convenience store her mother managed.
Veteran Indy banking executive Heyworth dies
Anthony Heyworth, a long-time central Indiana banking executive, served on the boards of several companies and not-for-profits.
Small-business lender expands in central Indiana
Anderson-based Flagship Enterprise Center, which makes business loans at levels far below most banks, recently earned approval to operate in 24 counties, up from 10.
Municipal finance pioneer retires after 33 years
Colette Irwin-Knott, the first female partner at Umbaugh, has retired after 33 years at the municipal financial advisory firm.
Applications for unemployment aid fall to 7-week low
The number of people seeking jobless benefits has been at historically low levels for 14 of the past 15 weeks. That indicates companies are retaining workers and expecting economic growth to continue.
Fed promises ‘patient’ approach to a rate increase
The Federal Reserve is edging closer to raising interest rates from record lows but Chairwoman Janet Yellen said she foresees no rate increase during the first quarter of 2015.
Lilly bumps up dividend for first time since 2009
Shares of Eli Lilly and Co. were on the rise Tuesday morning, a day after the drugmaker announced its first dividend increase in more than five years.