September 24, 2011
IBJ StaffAs Heartland’s branding agency, the agency will lead efforts to increase awareness of Heartland events, as well as its
overall mission.
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September 23, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAttendance at this year's festival, which ran Sept. 12-17 in Broad Ripple, was 5,050, up 20 percent over last year, promoter
Al Hall said.
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September 14, 2011
Associated PressAn emergency response plan drafted 10 months before the Indiana State Fair's deadly stage collapse details how staff should
handle evacuations, but it doesn't spell out the precise scenarios that would trigger an evacuation, newly released documents
indicate.
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September 13, 2011
Associated PressThe band that was preparing to perform at the Indiana State Fair before a fatal stage collapse has been named as a defendant
in a potential lawsuit in a notice sent to the state attorney general.
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September 7, 2011
Scott OlsonA State Fair Remembrance Fund now containing more than $800,000 likely will be distributed before the state pays out a maximum
$5 million in damages allowed by law, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
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September 5, 2011
Associated PressOfficials of the company that has taken over a long-running classic car auction in northeastern Indiana say they believe it
has bounced back from the financial and legal troubles of its former owner.
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September 3, 2011
IBJ StaffThirty-eight percent of visitors to last month’s theater festival had never attended the event before.
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August 29, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSpeedway officials expect an announcement within 30 days about whether the MotoGP race will be held in Indianapolis in 2012.
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August 27, 2011
IBJ StaffEvent at White River State Park wants to create ongoing source of support to connect Indiana farmers with grocery stores,
restaurants and consumers.
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August 23, 2011
Scott OlsonThe lawsuit brought by the Indianapolis law firm of Cohen & Malad hopes to include anyone who suffered injuries from a falling
stage at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 13.
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August 23, 2011
Associated PressMeagan Toothman, 24, was confirmed as the seventh person to die from the Aug. 13 stage collapse, according to a statement
from the Marion County coroner's office released Monday night by the Indiana State Police.
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August 22, 2011
IBJ StaffThe 2011 Indiana State Fair drew 872,312 visitors, down 8 percent from the 952,020 that attended in 2010, the fair announced
Monday, citing preliminary figures.
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August 19, 2011
Associated PressTwo of what are expected to be many lawsuits were filed Friday on behalf of people injured when wind toppled a stage at the
Indiana State Fair.
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August 19, 2011
The grant from the city's parking meter fund will be used to rebuild a nearby alleyway, repair sidewalks and install access
curbs at the organization's theater building on Saint Clair Street.
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August 18, 2011
Associated PressIndiana has hired an outside firm to help with its investigation into a fatal stage collapse at the state fair after questions
were raised about the state's ability to conduct an objective probe itself.
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August 17, 2011
Scott OlsonAttendance through Tuesday was down 7 percent compared to the same time last year following the collapse of a concert stage
on Saturday that killed five people. The loss of four shows will be a blow to revenue projections.
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August 17, 2011
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Colts announced Tuesday they had agreed to a five-year deal that will keep training camp at the Division
III school northeast of Indianapolis through 2016.
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August 16, 2011
Associated PressAn emergency plan outlining what to do if severe weather threatens the Indiana State Fair takes up a single page and does
not mention the potential for evacuations.
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August 16, 2011
A state appellate court upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to block the Old National Centre naming
rights deal.
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August 15, 2011
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told hundreds of people who gathered Monday for a service to remember five people killed when a
stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair that the tragedy has broken the hearts of the state's residents.
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August 12, 2011
IBJ StaffGen Con Indy, one of the city’s largest annual conventions, drew a record 36,733 unique visitors to this year's
event, organizers announced Thursday.
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August 11, 2011
IBJ StaffIndiana Black Expo has fired three executives who signed letter in May complaining about the leadership of CEO Tanya Bell,
TV reports say.
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August 10, 2011
J.K. WallThe Bud Light name and logo will replace Hampton's all over the hotel, from the outside signage and canopies to the in-room
soap, shampoo and pens.
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August 6, 2011
Ann FinchIndiana State Fair Commission Executive Director Cynthia Hoye has parlayed a lifelong love affair with 4-H and fairs into
a career of supporting agriculture and extension programs and finding ways to make a good fair better.
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August 5, 2011
Scott OlsonDanny Huston, a native Hoosier, bought rides provider North American Midway Entertainment and moved it from Mississippi to
Indiana. And in a bid to help increase ticket sales, he's introducing automated machines built by Standard Change-Makers in
Indianapolis.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.