Indianapolis, IN
National Bank of Indianapolis co-founder Morrie Maurer dies at 72 – Indianapolis Business Journal
Morrie Maurer, the co-founder and former longtime CEO of The National Bank of Indianapolis, has died at age 72.
Mark Bruin, the bank’s current CEO, confirmed to IBJ that Maurer died over the weekend. Other details were not publicly available as of Wednesday morning.
Maurer co-founded the bank with his cousin, Mickey Maurer, in 1993. At the time, a change in banking laws had sparked a wave of consolidations in the industry. The cousins saw an opportunity to launch a locally focused bank that would emphasize customer service and could fill an emerging void in the market. (Mickey Maurer is a shareholder of IBJ Media, which owns and publishes IBJ.)
Morrie Maurer went on to lead the bank as CEO for the next 25 years, until retiring from that role in January 2019. He remained an active member of the bank’s board of directors until his death.
Under his leadership, The National Bank of Indianapolis grew into the largest locally-owned bank headquartered in Indianapolis. It ranks among the 10 largest banks operating in central Indiana.
Bruin said Maurer created a culture of loyalty and customer service at the bank that endures today. “Morrie’s fingerprints are over [just] about everything we do.”
As examples, Bruin said the bank tracks its employee and client retention as key metrics, and employees receive gift cards and hand-signed notes every five years on the anniversary of their hirings.
“He just had a real heart for people, and in recognizing them and making them feel part of the organization,” Bruin said of Maurer.
Maurer was also devoted to his wife and three children, Bruin said.
Maurer also served as chairman of the investment committee of Indiana Landmarks, on the board of trustees of Butler University, and on the boards of the Indy Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Indiana State Board of Depositories.
Before co-founding The National Bank of Indianapolis, Maurer worked for Indiana National Bank from 1975 to 1992.
In 2019 the Indiana Bankers Association recognized Maurer with a Leader in Banking Excellence award, which is the organization’s highest honor.
Today, The National Bank of Indianapolis has 13 locations, all of them in the Indianapolis metro area, and more than 300 employees. The bank had $2.87 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, according to its most recently filed call report with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
Morrie Maurer’s father and mother, Sidney and Eleanor, ran the famous Atlas Supermarket at the corner of 54th Street and College Avenue. Atlas, which closed in 2002 after 55 years in business, was renowned for its customer service.
Mickey Maurer told IBJ in 2018 that his cousin learned the value of customer relations from his family’s grocery experience, and used those lessons as a banker. “Personal service is one of his important marks,” he said.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is under a heat advisory with temperatures in the 90s throughout the week.
Many cooling centers will open throughout the state for those that need to find relief from the heat. Hoosiers looking to find cooling centers in their area can contact Indiana 211. To learn more, call 211 or (866) 211-9966.
Avaliable cooling centers can also be found by clicking here.
Marion County
For those living in Indianapolis, Indy Parks has several cooling centers across the city.
Those Cooling Centers are:
- Broad Ripple Park Family Center
- Brookside Park Family Center
- Christian Park Family Center
- Frederick Douglass Park Family Center
- Garfield Park Burrello Family Center
- Krannert Park Family Center
- Grassy Creek Environmental Education Center
- Pride Park Family Center
- Rhodius Park Family Center
- Riverside Park Family Center
- Stanley Strader Park Family Center
- Washington Park Family Center
- Windsor Park Family Center
- Watkins Park Family Center
- Thatcher Park Family Center
For addresses and hours of operations of these cooling centers, click here.
Beech Grove will also have two cooling Centers for residents starting Monday, June 29. Those hours and locations are:
- Beech Grove Senior Center, 602 Main St
- 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
- Hornet Park Community Center, 5245 Hornet Ave
- 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
Other Central Indiana Cooling Centers
For addresses and hour of operations of cooling centers below, click here.
Marion
- St. Martin Community Center
- Grant County Family YMCA
- Grant County Rescue Mission
Kokomo
- The Kokomo Rescue Mission
- The Excel Center in Kokomo
Peru
- Community Resource Center
- Miami County Courthouse
- Miami County Health Department
- Miami County YMCA
- Peru City Hall
- Peru Public Library
- Peru Schools Administration Building
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — The National Weather Service out of Indianapolis has issued a Heat Advisory for all of Central Indiana and a High Heat Warning for parts of northern Indiana. The Advisory and Warning will go into effect at 12 PM on Monday and will run through 8 PM Thursday.
WRTV
A Heat Advisory means that temperatures in the 90s with dew points in the 70s, will lead to Heat Index values reaching 106. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Stay cool:
Drink plenty of fluids, check up on relatives and neighbors, and stay in an air-conditioned room when possible. If outside for extended periods of time, make sure to take frequent breaks in the shade as much as you can.
TODAY
Patchy fog early gives way to a partly sunny, warmer, and much less active day. Highs reach the mid to upper 80s, with a light south breeze around 5 mph. After the unsettled Saturday, this looks like a far more usable day for outdoor plans, with most of central Indiana staying dry from start to finish.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear early, then becoming partly to mostly cloudy toward daybreak. Lows hold in the low 70s, with a light south southeast breeze around 5 mph. Humidity stays elevated overnight, but quiet weather continues and there are no meaningful travel concerns.
TOMORROW
Mostly sunny and hot with highs pushing into the low 90s. A south southwest breeze around 5 to 10 mph keeps the air moving, but the bigger story is the heat and humidity building in. Heat index values around or above 100 are possible during the afternoon, so outdoor plans will need extra water and more breaks.
TOMORROW NIGHT
Mostly clear and warm, with lows around the mid 70s and a light south southwest breeze. There will be very little cooling after sunset, and the muggy feel hangs on through the night. Dry weather remains in place.
TUESDAY
Sunny and even hotter, with highs in the low to mid 90s and a light southwest breeze around 5 mph. This is another day where heat becomes the main impact, and it will not take long to feel it during the afternoon. Outdoor work and summer activities will need to be paced carefully.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Clear and warm again, with lows in the mid 70s and a light southwest wind. The air remains sticky overnight, and there is still no meaningful rain signal for Indianapolis.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot, with highs in the low to mid 90s. Wind stays light, becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Heat remains the main concern, and another uncomfortable summer afternoon is expected across central Indiana.
7 DAY FORECAST
After Saturday’s leftover storm chances fade away, the pattern flips quickly toward heat and humidity. Sunday looks quieter and warmer, then Monday through at least Wednesday trend hot with highs in the 90s and heat index values over 100 possible at times. Rain chances stay very low through midweek, with the next better opportunity for showers and storms showing up later Thursday into Friday. Overall, the bigger concern after tonight becomes summer heat rather than repeated storm chances.
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