Former President Bill Clinton described Melvin Simon as one of the most remarkable people he's ever met as he gave a eulogy Friday during the funeral for the billionaire shopping mall developer and Indiana Pacers co-owner. Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, basketball stars Larry Bird ...

Building suburban indoor malls that drew generations of American shoppers was Melvin Simon's specialty. He was among the first to jump on the trend in the 1960s, starting a company that eventually made him a billionaire and became the largest in the business. Simon, who led what ...

Melvin Simon, co-owner of the National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers and one of the largest US shopping mall firms, has died aged 82. Together with younger brother Herb, Simon operated an Indianapolis-based group which managed and developed more than 250 properties in 37 states and backed the Pacers, an elite-level team in a state known for loving basketball ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Melvin Simon, who founded the company that became the largest U.S. mall owner, died Wednesday, Simon Property Group Inc said in a statement. Simon, 82, was chairman emeritus of the company and also an owner of the Indiana Pacers basketball team. Together with his brothers Herbert and Fred, Melvin Simon founded Melvin Simon & Associates in 1960 ...