May 1, 2013
Indiana Sports Corp. CEO Allison Melangton is challenging local sports industry leaders to "think boldly" and help
Indianapolis become an international sports mecca.
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April 30, 2013
Within three weeks, Indianapolis should know whom it faces in its bid to host the 2018 Super Bowl. The bidding for the next
three Super Bowls is bound to be competitive. And a little ugly.
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February 1, 2013
As many as eight cities are lining up for a shot at hosting the 2018 Super Bowl. Indianapolis officials should expect some
team owners to line up against them and some of their opponents to fight dirty to win this lucrative prize.
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January 25, 2013
The NFL is mandating a Super Bowl Village-like experience for all host cities starting this year in New Orleans. League officials
think they have a better way to brand the concept. But do they?
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January 23, 2013
Though Allison Melangton has been tagged to lead the effort to bring the Super Bowl back to Indianapolis in 2018, she has
no plans to take a page—or even a paragraph—from the 2012 bid.
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January 9, 2013
The Indiana Sports Corp. is making a bold bid to host the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials inside the cavernous Lucas Oil
Stadium. And that's just the beginning of the ambitious plans the organization's new CEO is drawing up.
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November 21, 2012
Building trust between the IndyCar paddock and front office is fine. But that bridge will lead to nowhere unless new Hulman
& Co. CEO Mark Miles and IndyCar Series and IMS boss Jeff Belskus can build an audience for the sport.
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October 25, 2012
Indiana Sports Corp. CEO Allison Melangton made a list of 40 top women in sports business published this month. She's
the only one on the list working for a local sports commission.
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October 4, 2012
The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship and Super Bowl XLVI, both held at Lucas Oil Stadium, were recognized as ‘Event
of the Year’ in their respective categories at the SportsTravel Awards held Oct. 4 in Detroit.
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August 10, 2012
NFL monitoring wireless offerings at Lucas Oil Stadium as one of five test sites before signing a leaguewide telecommunications
deal. Colts new app and in-stadium content could be big tests.
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July 19, 2012
League sources say a stadium with capacity below 75,000 will have difficulty landing a future Super Bowl. Even after expansion,
Lucas Oil Stadium is 3,000 to 5,000 short.
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May 2, 2012
Colts owner isn't demanding a downtown hotel, nor is he trying to twist arms to get his way. He, like a lot of people
here, wants another Super Bowl and is relaying the best information he has to make sure the city has the best shot at getting
it.
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May 1, 2012
It's true, you don't build a church for Easter Sunday. Here's another truth; Indianapolis isn't getting a
second Super Bowl unless another big, posh downtown hotel is built. So what's the city to do?
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February 6, 2012
There's a thought that Indianapolis could win another Super Bowl bid as early as 2018 or 2019. But should Indianapolis
pursue the big game again after the way this week turned out?
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February 3, 2012
In 2007, Jim Irsay's generosity put major heat on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. In 2008, Irsay's willingness to forsake
his own financial interests helped Indianapolis land the Super Bowl.
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February 1, 2012
Here at the JW Marriott there are 108 radio stations—with all their equipment and two to five on-air personalities
each—crammed into one ballroom. There are more than 200 radio shows broadcast from that one room each day with guests
ranging from Joe Namath to Adam Sandler.
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January 31, 2012
Without taking a snap this year, Peyton Manning is more marketable than one Super Bowl quarterback and nearly as popular as
another.
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January 30, 2012
Despite doubts from the NFL and national media about Indy's ability to host a big-time Super Bowl, the city so far is
blowing away expectations.
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January 24, 2012
CNBC's Darren Rovell said something on a national television and radio show this morning that might surprise even the
most ardent Indianapolis loyalists.
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January 9, 2012
A Giants-Patriots Super Bowl match-up could bring big money to Indianapolis. If he has two more miracles in him, Broncos quarterback
Tim Tebow would send TV ratings off the charts.
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December 12, 2011
If the Denver Broncos somehow make it to the Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium Feb. 5, TV viewership for the event will likely
be a record high. Throw in undefeated Green Bay as the opponent, and Indianapolis will be the epicenter of a global media
frenzy.
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September 26, 2011
Sports business experts estimate that if the two teams with the biggest, wealthiest and most rabid fan bases meet in the Super
Bowl or Big Ten Championship, it could boost the economic impact by 30 percent.
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August 23, 2011
Often scoffed at Super Bowl economic impact numbers are no exaggeration.
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August 18, 2011
Mayor Jerry Sanders likes Indianapolis' blue print of connecting Lucas Oil Stadium to the Indiana Convention Center. Others
in San Diego dislike the idea of following Indianapolis' and Indiana's taxpayer-fueled stadium financing plan.
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August 2, 2011
The NFL is in talks with Versus to bring a package of early season Thursday night games to the cable station, possibly as
early as 2012. That move would seriously legitimize Versus’ attempts to rival ESPN.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.