New data released in the 2023 Mid-Year Middle Market Indicator (MMI), from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), reveals that against the backdrop of a challenging economy, middle market companies are thriving with nearly three...
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September 13, 2023, 07:32 AM
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New data released from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), reveals a rebound in middle market economic confidence from mid-year 2022, but confidence has yet to return to the historical levels experienced in 2021. More than...
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January 30, 2023, 06:00 AM
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Fifth Third Private Bank, a division of Fifth Third Bank announced the release of its collaborative research with the National Center for the Middle Market, housed at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business. The research provides...
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August 31, 2022, 07:00 AM
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New data released from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, reveals that middle market firms are continuing to report sustained growth despite ongoing...
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August 10, 2022, 07:33 AM
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Year-end 2021 data from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, reveals that middle market firms' optimistic economic outlook and continued recovery from the pandemic...
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February 28, 2022, 06:00 AM
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Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, announced results from its second-quarter Middle Market Indicator (MMI) report, within which there is a special segment on the...
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August 26, 2020, 08:50 AM
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The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) released its 3Q Middle Market Indicator (MMI) today with data showing a decrease in growth rate for middle market companies. At 5.8 percent, it fell nearly three points from the Q2 report.The...
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October 28, 2019, 08:55 AM
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Together with the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), which is housed at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Chubb has published a summary of findings from the Middle Market Indicator (MMI) report. The latest poll was...
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August 06, 2019, 08:50 AM
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In the first quarter of 2019, middle market companies reported a rise in revenue and employment growth, but their expectations for future growth have dipped. That's according to the latest data from The National Center for the Middle Market, which...
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April 25, 2019, 08:55 AM
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The optimism that spawned a long period of economic expansion in the middle market seems to have become more uncertain as revenue and employment growth rates reported a slowdown since last quarter with confidence also sliding downward, most notably...
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January 24, 2019, 07:18 AM
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Growth in the middle market remains strong, but cracks are beginning to appear in the optimism that’s been driving this unprecedented growth streak. Data from the 2Q 2018 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle...
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July 27, 2018, 07:38 AM
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The business climate for manufacturing in the U.S. has markedly improved over the past few years, driving both revenue and employment growth for middle market manufacturers. But the industry is also experiencing a period of transformation that is...
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June 19, 2018, 08:01 AM
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Middle market companies have been firing on all cylinders in the first quarter of 2018. Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of middle market businesses reported improved company performance compared to one year ago—a new high—and a record-setting...
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April 26, 2018, 08:01 AM
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The overall performance of middle market companies has steadily improved for years. As a result, nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of middle market firms surveyed for the Q4 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the...
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January 25, 2018, 07:20 AM
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Middle market companies are experiencing some of their highest confidence levels as tracked over the past five years, according to the Q3 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). At 88 percent...
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October 26, 2017, 07:50 AM
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Nearly four out of 10 middle market executives say a lack of talent constrains their companies’ ability to grow, according to "Help Wanted," a report released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), in conjunction with the Brookings...
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August 31, 2017, 07:13 AM
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With distress in the brick & mortar sector leading to hundreds of store closures since the start of the year, retail firms operating in the middle market have managed to dodge the worst of the crisis, posting gains in both sales and employment in the...
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July 27, 2017, 07:20 AM
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U.S. middle market companies reported an average revenue growth of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, capping off a strong year of overall growth, according to the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). Combined with steady job gains...
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January 26, 2017, 07:56 AM
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According to a recent study by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), more than half of U.S. middle market companies lack an up-to-date strategy to combat the cyber risks they face, with 30 percent having no action plan whatsoever. To help...
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December 15, 2016, 07:28 AM
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The most important international markets and opportunities for U.S. middle market companies lie within the Americas, according to a new report from the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). This finding, detailed in the NCMM's "Winning in the...
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September 16, 2016, 08:16 AM
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U.S. middle market companies recorded 7.2 percent average revenue growth in the second quarter of 2016, building upon already strong growth figures from Q1, according to the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). Combined with solid jobs gains...
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July 28, 2016, 07:41 AM
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New data from the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) suggests more than one-quarter of U.S. middle-market companies will decrease business investments in the United Kingdom following the results of the "Brexit" referendum. About the same...
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July 15, 2016, 07:42 AM
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Middle-market companies reported year-over-year revenue growth of 6.3 percent in the first quarter of 2016. Revenue growth registers ahead of the previous quarter's numbers, but is down from the 7.4 percent growth observed one year ago, according to...
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April 28, 2016, 07:27 AM
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The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) has announced SunTrust Banks, Inc. as its new primary sponsor. The multi-year agreement will enable the NCMM to continue providing insights and analyses that drive growth, jobs and competitiveness in...
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March 16, 2016, 07:28 AM
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Following a quarter of strong revenue growth, U.S. middle-market companies reported stable growth to close 2015, even as rate of increase in employment flattened and confidence in the economy fell. These findings headline the National Center for the...
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January 28, 2016, 07:55 AM
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U.S. middle-market companies continue to report strong revenue growth and confidence in the domestic economy, even as their level of comfort in the global economy and attitude toward investing in their business diminishes amid slowdowns in...
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October 29, 2015, 07:36 AM
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The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) and Cherry Bekaert LLP, a growth-oriented CPA firm, announced today findings from its ”Organizing for Innovation in the Middle Market” study. The research, which examined perspectives on innovation...
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October 14, 2015, 07:46 AM
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For the second quarter in a row, middle-market executives say that middle-market corporate growth continues to moderate, suggesting that the business cycle remains steady following a period of robust growth in 2014.Some 66 percent of middle-market...
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July 30, 2015, 07:53 AM
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Following a year of consistently accelerating revenue and employment growth for middle market firms, growth appears to be slowing and stabilizing in the first quarter of 2015, according to the National Center for the Middle Market’s Q1 2015 Middle...
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April 23, 2015, 07:40 AM
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Business leaders representing the nation’s nearly 200,000 mid-sized firms are bullish about the U.S. economy, fueled by consistently strong revenue growth. In fact, middle market companies grew revenue over the past 12 months at 6.6 percent, nearly...
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July 24, 2014, 07:44 AM
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Merger, acquisition and leveraged buyout activity levels will continue to rise in the U.S. mid-market, according to a new survey of middle market dealmakers by GE Antares Capital, the leading lender for private equity-backed middle market...
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May 09, 2014, 07:34 AM
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A recent article on CFO.com reports middle-market companies expect revenue and employment growth to slow over the next year. The article cites a new survey by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM).The 1,000 C-suite executives responding to...
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November 11, 2013, 07:19 AM
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The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) today announced that the U.S. middle market added an estimated $650 billion in new revenue and more than 1 million jobs in 2012 based on findings in the NCMM’s 2012 fourth-quarter Middle Market...
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January 23, 2013, 08:00 AM
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Ninety-six percent of 1,000 middle market business leaders questioned in a recent survey say they have strong preferences for the outcome of the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations. The survey, released by the National Center for the Middle Market, was...
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December 24, 2012, 07:19 AM
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