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By DeAnna Wrenn Associated Press April 21, 2005 INDIANAPOLIS — A partnership between Bloomington-based CFC Inc. and a real estate developer was the only group to meet Wednesday’s deadline for applications for an Orange County casino license dropped by Donald Trump’s company. The partnership between CFC, a Cook Group Inc. affiliate, and Lauth Property Group…Read More →

By Brian Werth Herald-Times Business Editor June 25, 2004 Dozens of workers put the finishing touches Thursday afternoon on the four-story, $15 million, 59-unit luxury apartment complex called The Kirkwood, on the western edge of Bloomington’s downtown business district. Most of the individual units have stately names, including Monarch, Ambassador, Regency and Presidential and feature…Read More →

By Brian Werth Herald-Times Business Editor Febuary 13, 2004 Jim Murphy, president of the real estate development firm CFC Inc., took over as president of the Bloomington Downtown Commission at an awards ceremony Thursday evening. Celebrating the commission’s 20th year in operation, the group handed out more than a dozen awards at a banquet in…Read More →

By Hannah Schroder, Indiana Daily Student December 2, 2003 With the flick of a switch, downtown Bloomington became illuminated by over 278,000 lights Friday at the 18th annual Canopy of Lights, the kickoff to holiday events in the downtown area. From now until New Years, over 25 miles of lighting — when all the strings…Read More →

The Canopy of Lights event, which will be tonight on the Monroe County Courthouse square, is always one of the feel-good occasions on the community’s calendar. And the glow from the evening continues through the holidays as the sparkling white lights shine through the season. Citizens owe a debt of gratitude to CFC, Inc., which…Read More →

The Herald-Times September 10, 2003 Last Saturday’s 30-year anniversary celebration of CFC, Inc., was a reminder of how far downtown Bloomington has come in the last three decades and the dynamics that pushed the revitalization. It was a matter of vision and commitment. CFC and its early leaders had a lot to do with it….Read More →

By Brian Werth, Hoosier Times September 7, 2003 The Kirkwood: The former Mace grocery store was razed and construction of a new residential housing project is currently taking place, with occupancy scheduled for June 2004. Courtesy Photo. Back in 1973, a group of Bloomington area business executives formed a property development and management company that…Read More →

By Brian Werth, Herald-Times Business Editor May 14, 2003 Construction started Tuesday for The Kirkwood, a $12 million, 59-unit luxury apartment complex to be built over the next 13 months at the corner of West Kirkwood Avenue and Madison Street on the west edge of downtown Bloomington. The developer is CFC Inc., the real estate…Read More →

Jim Murphy, president of CFC Inc. of Bloomington, a property development and management company, recently completed and passed the Approved Real Estate Broker course and the state certification test. Murphy now is a certified Indiana real estate broker.

By Bethany Swaby Hearld-Times Staff Writer May 29, 2002 Jim Murphy can still recall the eye-opening experience of being a young boy walking along Kirkwood Avenue. Sidewalks full of diverse people, a dazzling array of restaurants and shops, nearby Indiana University — all were things that so impressed the Greene County youngster that he vowed…Read More →