[1] It is the state's largest independent real estate firm[2] with 45 sales offices in Indiana and Kentucky (as of 2010).
In the early years, Tucker, Sr. operated the business as a sole proprietorship, working in commercial and industrial real estate.
[6][7] Fred "Bud" Tucker was instrumental in pushing for development in downtown Indianapolis in the 1960s and 70's.
In 1967, he persuaded local investors to finance a Hilton hotel near Monument Circle for $3.5 million.
Ayres were also part of an investor group that sought to develop the Lincoln Hotel block.
The $45-million project consisted of three towers (one each for office space, a hotel, and an apartment complex), an open-air plaza, and a convention center.
Their current arena, the State Fairgrounds Coliseum, had fallen into disrepair [citation needed].
Tucker and the Indiana National Bank paid the remaining two-thirds of the $32-million price tag.
Tucker, Jewett led a three-month "Save the Pacers" campaign that culminated in a telethon that sought to increase the number of season tickets sold.
[12] In the 1980s, the company continued with major development projects, including the Canterbury Hotel.
In 1998, he facilitated the merger of the company's Commercial Real Estate Services Division to Turley Martin, an allied commercial real estate firm (through Colliers International) headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and sold his interest in the Tucker Company to his partners to become EVP of Turley Martin Tucker.
[16][17] By the year 2000, the Residential Real Estate Services Division had more than 500 sales associates in 13 offices in the Indianapolis area.