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Where are Indiana's billionaires in the Forbes 400?

Where are Indiana's billionaires in the Forbes 400?

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  • With a net assets of 10.7 billion US dollars, Cook is the richest person in Indiana.
  • With 5.1 billion US dollars, Simon is the second richest in Indiana and has the Indiana Pacers and fever.
  • Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, is also on the list of net dollars. Irsay died on May 21.

Forbes has released its annual list of 400 richest people in America, together with 5.4 trillion dollars – yes, at 5,400 billion – richer than a year ago.

How many Hoosiers have created the list?

Carl Cook

The 62-year-old Bloomington is the richest person in Indiana. His esteemed assets of 10.7 billion US dollars were produced in the business of medical equipment.

Cook took over CEO of the Cook Group in 2011 when his father died.

Forbes ranks him as 89th

Herbs Simon

The real estate mogul based in Indianapolis is the second richest inhabitant of Indiana and has bound the 256.Richest American.

Forbes lists Simon's 89-year-old net assets to $ 5.1 billion.

He and his late brother Melvin founded the Simon Property Group, shopping centers and outlet centers across the country in 1960, including nine locations in Indiana.

Simon also has 80% of Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever.

James Irsay

The third Hoosier billionaire is Jim Irsay, who inherited the Indianapolis Colts from his father Robert in 1997.

Irsay died on Wednesday, May 21, after being included in the Forbes ranking.

As a 65-year-old resident of Carmel, Forbes lists his net assets as $ 4.8 billion, making him 278th place in the ranking of the richest Americans.

He was appointed General Manager Colts in 1984 at the age of 24. After the death of his father, he became 100% owner of the team.

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