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Georgia Street redevelopment looking old already
May 5, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe newly spruced-up stretch of Georgia Street between the Indiana Convention Center and Bankers Life Fieldhouse is looking
older than its age. Stone pavers are dislodged and stained. The wooden boardwalk is badly discolored. Bollards are askance
after taking hits from errant vehicles.
MoreOverlapping downtown events give hotels a boost
April 16, 2012
Scott OlsonThe annual Fire Department Instructors Conference attracts nearly 30,000 visitors to downtown. But with Race for the Cure
on Saturday, demand for hotel rooms is even stronger, particularly toward the end of the week.
MoreSuper Bowl puts city on short list for auto dealers convention
February 14, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAfter winning national praise as the host of Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis has a shot at four major conventions planned for
next year and beyond.
MoreQuick Hits: Indianapolis offers more convention space, but as many people visit Baltimore
February 11, 2012
The Baltimore metro area, a larger market than the Indianapolis area, offers attractions and events related to its waterfront
location.
MoreLanding another Super Bowl might not be such a long shot after all
February 4, 2012
Anthony Schoettle, Cory SchoutenTalk of bringing another Super Bowl to Indianapolis began soon after week-long festivities kicked off for the 2012 game, but
city leaders will have to find a way to generate more revenue for the NFL and its 32 team owners for Indianapolis to muscle
its way into a regular Super Bowl rotation.
MoreIndy airport helping city make strong first impressions
January 30, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis International Airport Authority and Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee know impressions begin when people
arrive in the city and continue to be formed when they depart.
MoreCity boosts 2011 convention sales 13 percent
January 13, 2012
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association booked nearly 735,000 hotel room nights in 2011 for conventions and meetings.
MoreIndy tourism officials launch Super Bowl ad campaign
January 5, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association has launched a 25-day, $100,000 ad campaign to lure visitors to the city
in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. The campaign targets the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville markets.
MoreChicago mimicking Indy sports strategy
December 31, 2011
Anthony SchoettleTourism leaders in Chicago are launching an initiative some observers think is a direct shot at Indianapolis. In October,
the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau formed its own sports commission and fed it $300,000 in startup cash.
MoreCity tourism generated $3.6B in 2010, study says
December 14, 2011
An Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association study shows the amount of tourism dollars last year increased by $120 million
from 2009. The city also attracted more visitors in 2010.
MoreGen Con commits to city for five more years
December 7, 2011
Scott OlsonThe annual Gen Con convention, which had a previous commitment to Indianapolis through 2015, is extending its agreement through
2020. The latest Gen Con event drew a record 36,733 visitors.
MoreQuick Hits: San Antonio convention trade is stronger than Indianapolis'
November 12, 2011
With 2.1 million people, the San Antonio metro area is 23 percent larger than the Indianapolis area, yet its tourism and convention
business is significantly bigger.
MoreKiwanis chooses Indianapolis for 100th convention
October 19, 2011
The Indianapolis-based organization will hold its annual convention in the city in 2015, marking its 100th anniversary. About
10,000 members are expected to attend.
MoreCIB contributes $500,000 toward tourism effort
October 11, 2011
Scott OlsonThe gift will enable the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association to continue an annual marketing campaign aimed
at attracting Midwestern visitors to the city.
MorePrime business events making a comeback in Indianapolis
September 24, 2011
Tawn ParentRoom rates are on the rise after a three-year lull.
MoreClass in Hoosier hospitality launched for Super Bowl
September 10, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe class is being launched Oct. 3 with the goal of getting tens of thousands of front-line hospitality workers—from
hoteliers, caterers and restaurant servers to cab drivers and airport employees—prepared for the barrage of Super Bowl
visitors coming in February.
MoreGen Con convention betting on attendance surge
August 4, 2011
Scott OlsonOrganizers of the four-day gaming conference think this year's event will draw 35,000 visitors to Indianapolis, thanks in
large part to a bigger convention center.
MoreNew Indianapolis tourism chief calls for bigger marketing budget
July 23, 2011
Anthony SchoettleIn an interview with Indianapolis Business Journal reporter Anthony Schoettle, Leonard Hoops, the incoming CEO of
the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association, says Indianapolis warrants its own brand.
MoreTech district could boost Indianapolis' convention business
July 23, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association plans to attract more life sciences conferences.
MoreICVA expects to fall short of 2011 room-night goal
June 14, 2011
Scott OlsonThe convention association set out to book 725,000 hotel room nights this year for future meetings but so far is trending
below the goal. An aggressive drive last year exhausted many of its prospects, new ICVA CEO Leonard Hoops said.
MoreBetter Wi-Fi sought for stadium, convention center
June 1, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is accepting proposals to improve Wi-Fi service at both Lucas Oil Stadium and
the Indiana Convention Center. The systems are expected to be operational in time for the Super Bowl in February.
MoreCIB reports quarterly revenue increase
May 10, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Capital Improvement Board saw revenue of $22.5 million in the first three months of the year, a jump of 28 percent compared
with the same three months in 2010. More taxes generated by hotel stays and restaurant visits helped drive the increase.
MoreCan Indianapolis recover convention chief stability?
April 23, 2011
Anthony SchoettleLeonard Hoops is the third CEO of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association in three years—not ideal in an
industry where it often takes three to five years to consummate a deal and as long as a decade to plan and build infrastructure
MoreGun bill advances without exemption for Indy venues
April 12, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Capital Improvement Board, which runs the Indiana Convention Center and the city’s professional sports venues, had
hoped to get an exemption to Senate Bill 292, which pre-empts local governments from creating their own rules about where
people can carry guns.
MoreUPDATE: City lures new convention chief
March 24, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association has hired Leonard Hoops, executive vice president for the San Francisco
Travel Association, to replace Don Welsh as its new president and CEO.
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we love that we were right in our predictions for the outcome of Tony's boondoggle. We aren't negative, we are positive that the league that never has will continue to blow chunks and stink up the place
I was initially excited to learn that this wasn't rubber-stamped, but if all that is required is to add some shrubs and some "window dressing" over the first floor of the garage, then I'd call it a waste of everyone's time. It should be noted that the Hearing Examiner is a DMD employee who reports to the same administrator as the DMD staff planner who recommended approval of the garage and whose report said that the requirement for ground-floor retail had been "satisfied". Better luck with appealing the inevitable approval at the MDC, where the commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, City Council, and County Commissioners, thus, presumably not all obligated to facilitate the administration's plans.
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About the same.
New airport, new Lucas Oil Stadium, expanded convention center, $30,000,000 Pacer gift, Stupid City Way Project, Broad Ripple Parking Garage $ Giveaway, Money blown on lethal bike lanes. The list is endless..
We have complete morons in City Government with grafter buddies sitting in the wings also stealing parking meter revenue. Go to www.adavceindiana.com and read about Chicago Parking Meter Corruption.
It's all theft of taxpayer resources and complete lack of financial stewardship and devoid of integrity.
I would just like for basic city services please.