Joe Ricketts

• Joe Ricketts Faces Ugly Charges

OMAHA, Neb. - Two Nebraska women are suing the founder of online brokerage TD Ameritrade, an owner of the Chicago Cubs, claiming he fired them from his Omaha-based charity after they accused its chief operating officer of sexual harassment. Patricia Davis and Patricia Duncan filed a federal lawsuit against Joe Ricketts and the Opportunity Education Foundation, which provides educational opportunities to children in developing nations. Ricketts' family owns the major league baseball team.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 23, 2011

• Unwieldy Car Slows Down Points Leader

BLOOMINGTON - While Fairbury American Legion Speedway regulars Scott Bull, Daren Friedman, Joe Harlan and Aaron Ricketts were battling during last Saturday's UMP Summer Nationals late model feature event at their home track, current Fairbury points leader Eric Smith of Bloomington could do nothing more than helplessly watch his lead in the standings dwindle. An ill-handling race car sidelined Smith from the main event and allowed Bull to shave 33 points off of his lead as action at Fairbury resumes this Saturday night.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• August 31, 2010

• Mlb Unanimously Approves Cubs Sale

CHICAGO - Major League baseball owners on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of the Chicago Cubs from the bankrupt Tribune Co. to the family of online brokerage billionaire and longtime fan Joe Ricketts. The vote was made during a conference call. Tom Ricketts, who has headed the sale for his family, could take day-to-day control of the Cubs by the end of the month.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• October 07, 2009

• The Chicago Stock Exchange Presents Its Lifetime Achievement Award to Joe Ricketts, Ameritrade Chairman and Founder.

Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2000 The Chicago Stock Exchange's (CHX) Board of Directors today will present its Lifetime Ach...

• Business Wire
• December 13, 2000

• Ending Spending Goes 'On the Trail' with Presidential Candidates

AD CAMPAIGN TO ROLL OUT IN EARLY PRIMARY STATES WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ending Spending announced today the launch of its "On The Trail" video blog series in which each candidate for president was asked to answer the same direct questions about the future of the economy and their plans to reduce our nation's debt.

... Spending was founded in 2010 by Joe Ricketts, the founder of Ameritrade. SOURCE Ending Spending...

• U.S. Newswire
• December 15, 2011

• Smears ; Prepare for Barrage

As this election year advances, America may suffer the worst deluge of slanted, distorted, half-true, political "attack spots" the nation has ever endured. The barrage is likely to increase because conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the notorious 2010 Citizens United case that corporations have "free speech," just like people, so they can pour millions into campaign ads by hatchet committees. These big-money TV smears are designed to make candidates seem repulsive to voters. How bad will it get in 2012? Here's an example of the strategy:

...They asked GOP billionaire Joe Ricketts, who grew rich from online stock trading, to bankr...

• Charleston Gazette
• May 30, 2012

• Judge Oks Purchase of Cubs by Ricketts

WILMINGTON, Del. - The sale of the Chicago Cubs moved closer Tuesday as a bankruptcy court judge said the team can go to the family of billionaire Joe Ricketts in an $845 million deal. The judge had already cleared Tribune Co. to sell the team and Wrigley Field. But he gave his approval again Tuesday because the Cubs filed separately for Chapter 11 protection on Monday.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• October 14, 2009

• Sports Briefs

Ricketts secures cash for Cubs OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts will sell 34 million of its shares in the online brokerage back to the company to help finance the family's bid to buy the Chicago Cubs.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• March 10, 2009

• Judge Backs Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Family

WILMINGTON, Del. | The sale of the Chicago Cubs moved closer Tuesday as a bankruptcy judge said the team can go to the family of billionaire Joe Ricketts in a $845 million deal. The judge had already cleared Tribune Co. to sell the team and Wrigley Field. But he gave his approval again Tuesday because the Cubs filed separately for Chapter 11 protection on Monday. That step was taken to ensure that the team can't be hit with claims by Tribune creditors.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• October 14, 2009

• Report: Tribune, Ricketts Reach Cubs Sale Deal

CHICAGO - The Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for about $900 million, the Associated Press reported Monday. The agreement was reached over the weekend and a document outlining the deal - called a term sheet - was sent to Major League Baseball for review, AP reported.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• July 07, 2009