Commodities fueled some of Indiana's largest private companies in '11
Oil, grain were particularly helpful for cooperatives. An improved economy also propelled manufacturers ahead.
View ArticleHerff Jones closing yearbook plant with 130 workers
Herff Jones Inc. of Indianapolis has decided to close a yearbook manufacturing plant that employs 130 people in Matthews, N.C., by the end of the year.
View ArticleCheerleading CEO to become chief at Herff Jones
The founder of a cheerleading-supply company will become the next CEO of Indianapolis-based Herff Jones Inc., one of the city's largest private companies.
View ArticleHerff Jones acquisition to form $1B company
Dallas-based BSN Sports will join the Herff Jones portfolio of companies and continue to operate as its own branded entity. Combined annual revenue is expected to top $1 billion.
View ArticleHerff Jones to close division with 110 local workers
Indianapolis-based Herff Jones said the move would result in the permanent closure of a facility at 4719 W. 62nd St., where 110 production, support and administrative employees work.
View ArticleMaker of class rings may fetch $1 billion
Herff Jones might be on the verge of a sale for as much as $1 billion. The 94-year-old maker of class rings and yearbooks, quietly renamed Varsity Brands Inc. in June, has hired the investment banking...
View ArticleReport: Herff Jones set to be sold for $1.5 billion
Class ring maker Herff Jones is set to be acquired by a private-equity group for about $1.5 billion, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the deal.
View ArticleLids co-founder leaving as part of sale of sports-uniform division
Scott Molander, who launched the chain as Hat World with a single store in Tippecanoe Mall in Lafayette in 1995, is joining the Tennessee-based company that's buying Lids' sports-uniform business.
View ArticleHerff Jones owner Varsity Brands sold to Bain Capital
Bain Capital has agreed to buy Varsity Brands, the owner of BSN Sports and Indianapolis-based Herff Jones, in a deal estimated at $2.5 billion.
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