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, 07:11 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, 07:05 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 11, 2022, 07:05 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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March 01, 2022, 07:22 AM
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New data from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, reveals that the worst of the pandemic’s economic impact might be in the rearview mirror for middle market...
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May 03, 2021, 07:10 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 09, 2019, 07:11 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 26, 2019, 07:15 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 25, 2019, 07:20 AM
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A study from Chubb and The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) finds that although manufacturing is experiencing growth, there are many interconnected challenges leading to new risks. The research also suggests that manufacturers may not be...
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November 29, 2018, 07:10 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, 07:22 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 22, 2018, 07:18 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 26, 2018, 07:15 AM
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Middle market companies continued to hire during the last year and the strong employment growth is expected to continue over the next 12 months, according to the Q3 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle...
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October 26, 2017, 07:21 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 today by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), in conjunction with the...
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August 31, 2017, 07:08 AM
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Overall performance in the middle market continues to remain strong and optimistic, with most middle market leaders stating that performance has improved with very few reporting worsening conditions, according to the Q2 2017 Middle Market Indicator...
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July 28, 2017, 07:10 AM
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Confidence in the U.S. economy among middle market companies has reached a new high in early 2017, according to the Q1 2017 Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). With nine in 10 middle market...
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April 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 27, 2017, 07:11 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 16, 2016, 07:03 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 19, 2016, 07:14 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 18, 2016, 07:24 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, 07:10 AM
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Grant Thornton LLP has been named a sponsor of the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), the nation’s leading research institution dedicated to helping medium-sized companies prosper by providing insights and analyses that drive growth, jobs...
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March 28, 2016, 07:00 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, 07:05 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, 07:15 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, 07:08 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 31, 2015, 07:17 AM
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Small and mid-size businesses are the backbone of the American economy, and access to capital is the fuel that lets them thrive. A unique survey, co-authored by the Milken Institute's Center for Financial Markets (CFM) and the National Center for the...
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May 15, 2015, 06:43 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, 07:00 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, 07:00 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, 06:00 AM
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According to the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), the U.S. middle market saw a 5% increase in revenue growth compared to the S&P 500’s 1% revenue increase last year – demonstrating the mid-market’s position as a key engine of growth for...
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April 25, 2014, 06:15 AM
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Mid-sized firms are on track to add more than 1.25 million jobs in 2013, which would account for 7 out of every 10 new jobs created this year. In addition, the nearly 200,000 companies representing the U.S. middle market grew revenue at 5.5% over the...
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October 31, 2013, 06:59 AM
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According to the Q3 2013 Middle Market Indicator from the National Center for the Middle Market, U.S. middle market companies extended their string of solid revenue and employment gains during the third quarter of 2013 and anticipate those trends...
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October 25, 2013, 07:02 AM
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The nation's 33,000 middle market manufacturing companies are increasingly leveraging advanced manufacturing techniques to generate increased revenue and productivity growth. A new report released by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM)...
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July 18, 2013, 06:57 AM
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The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) 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 Indicator....
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January 24, 2013, 07:42 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, 07:39 AM
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The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) today announced that the middle market, a leading indicator of America's future competitiveness, grew at a rate of 8.4% in the past year, but expects future revenue growth will slow according to...
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April 26, 2012, 07:30 AM
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