February 2, 2013
Greg AndrewsThe 1985 NBA All-Star Game remains the only all-star game the league has held in Indianapolis—a curious omission given
the city’s propensity for landing big-time events.
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August 16, 2012
Scott Olson
The Indiana Pacers will open the season at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a new $16 million audio and video system,
the team announced Thursday afternoon.
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August 16, 2012
IBJ StaffImprovements to the home arena of the Indiana Pacers will include a new scoreboard and a renovation of the arena's television
studios, said a source with knowledge of the planned changes.
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May 26, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indiana Pacers’ playoff run and a decreased player payroll—along with $10 million from the city’s Capital
Improvement Board—have brought the team closer to breaking even this year, but not out of the red, sports business experts
say.
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April 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleSober times have made no-no's of many of the perks that once greased business relationships.
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March 10, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indiana Pacers are looking to become one of a handful of NBA teams to scrap their traditional static ticket pricing system
for one resembling the fluctuating model employed by airlines.
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December 30, 2011
Anthony SchoettlePacers Sports & Entertainment and local tennis officials are hopeful a tennis event featuring Pete Sampras and Todd Martin
at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be a springboard to much bigger tennis events, maybe even a Davis Cup match.
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December 22, 2011
Francesca JaroszIt will be difficult to rebrand the arena where the Indiana Pacers play, but team officials praised sponsor CNO Financial
for sticking with the $20 million naming-rights deal despite tough times.
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December 20, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Pacers have not announced a name change, but have a special announcement scheduled for Thursday.
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December 3, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSports business experts with knowledge of the new collective bargaining agreement expected to be ratified by NBA owners and
players this week think it will push the Indiana Pacers toward breaking even but won’t ensure the team’s long-term
profitability.
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September 23, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe cancellations will cost the Indiana Pacers three preseason games, including home games Oct. 11 vs. the defending NBA champion
Dallas Mavericks and Oct. 15 against the Orlando Magic.
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August 9, 2011
Scott OlsonA proposal in front of a City-County Council committee would require ticket brokers to purchase an annual license to sell
tickets within one mile of an event venue.
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May 14, 2011
IBJ StaffViewership for Pacers games on Fox Sports increased 35 percent this year over last, according to New York-based Nielsen Media
Research.
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March 14, 2011
Anthony SchoettleDowntown hotel rooms were sold out three straight nights as attendance at the Big Ten men's basketball tournament hit
its highest mark since 2006.
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March 7, 2011
Scott OlsonThe contract between Indianapolis and the Big Ten expires in 2012, and officials from the conference's 11 universities are
beginning the process to select a future host for the men's and women's basketball tournaments.
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February 17, 2011
Scott OlsonLegislation that would allow Hoosiers with gun permits to carry their weapons into municipal properties could affect Lucas
Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center.
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December 18, 2010
IBJ StaffAttendance has improved since the team's league-worst mark in 2007-2008, but cracking the 15,000-per-game mark is a struggle.
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December 18, 2010
Anthony SchoettleCNO Financial Group appears to have backed away from plans to change the name of the Indiana Pacers home it sponsors, Conseco
Fieldhouse, even though the company no longer uses the Conseco name.
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December 13, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Capital Improvement Board, through the first nine months of the year, was running $12.3 million ahead of budget, by posting
$6.5 million more revenue than planned while cutting $5.8 million in expenses.
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September 14, 2010
Scott OlsonThe new "video ribbon," which could cost up to $1.6 million, will be paid for with funds from the Capital Improvement Board.
It will be installed around the entire upper fascia of the arena between the second and third levels.
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September 4, 2010
Bill BennerMy introduction to the raw reality of boxing left me with admiration for the physical skills necessary to be a fighter and
the sheer toughness it takes to get into the ring. However, at the same time, being young and naïve, I was shaken by
the brutality of the enterprise.
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August 27, 2010
Scott OlsonCapital Improvement Board president says initial $10 million payment to the Indiana Pacers is not only reason for the larger
budget. Rather, she insisted it's largely due to $5 million in renovations slated for Conseco Fieldhouse and other CIB-operated
facilities.
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July 24, 2010
The IBJ and others keep repeating that, should the Pacers leave, the city would be stuck with paying $14 [million]-$18
million a year in fieldhouse operating costs. Are you all assuming the facility will sit vacant? Come on.
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July 16, 2010
Mason KingThe three-year agreement is designed to help the franchise shoulder the costs of operating Conseco Fieldhouse. One dissenting
voice called the team and city back to the negotiating table for a longer-term deal.
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July 16, 2010
Anthony SchoettleState officials decided to reduce the interest rate on a $9 million loan to the city's Capital Improvement Board by 1
percentage point. The news couldn't come at a better time for the agency, which is trying to find money to assist the
Indiana Pacers.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.