April 27, 2013
A side-by-side comparison of the tourism and convention industries in Indianapolis and San Diego.
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April 27, 2013
Anthony SchoettleGreater consistency is expected to pay tourism dividends.
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February 9, 2013
Anthony SchoettleA recent tax increase coupled with cut-rate competition from other cities has Indianapolis-area convention and meeting officials
fretting about losing a longtime cost advantage.
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February 9, 2013
Philadelphia offers strong historical draws and a plethora of downtown restaurants.
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January 9, 2013
Scott OlsonIndianapolis' hosting of the Super Bowl last February seems to be paying off for Visit Indy, which says the exposure the city
received from the game is translating into more visitor interest.
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January 8, 2013
Scott OlsonIndianapolis is poised to raise its tax on car rentals, drawing the ire of the auto-rental industry. Though local politicians
routinely say such taxes hurt only visitors, more than half of car rentals are actually local, industry figures show.
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December 6, 2012
A study released Thursday says the tourism industry in Indianapolis had an economic impact of nearly $4 billion in 2011, a
10-percent increase from the previous year.
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November 20, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Performance Racing Industry Show will return to Indianapolis for five years starting in 2013, bringing about 40,000 guests
and millions of dollars of visitor spending with it.
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November 10, 2012
Anthony SchoettleFocus groups in Chicago, Louisville and St. Louis reacted strongly to photos of local tourism offerings like the Central Canal
and the Artsgarden.
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November 10, 2012
A comparison of Indianapolis and New Orleans as tourism and convention cities.
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November 8, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based not-for-profit Music for All, which puts on the annual Bands of America competition, announced Thursday
that it plans to keep its headquarters and events in Indianapolis through 2023.
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October 20, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis’ dwindling number of nonstop flights—especially to the West Coast—threatens to stunt the city’s
convention business just as officials are marketing the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center and downtown’s hotel
market.
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September 4, 2012
Cory SchoutenAn affiliate of the Steak n Shake restaurant chain has agreed to pay $3.8 million to acquire downtown's Ober Building
from the Capital Improvement Board of Marion County. The restaurant chain likely will move its headquarters to the 1910 building.
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August 17, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is changing its name to Visit Indy and dramatically altering its logo to
appeal to leisure travelers as well as meeting and convention planners.
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August 16, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Gen Con Indy gaming convention and the MotoGP race are among several events the city is hosting that could produce an
economic impact of $150 million, according to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
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August 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe Capital Improvement Board wants to plug a $2 million funding hole that will open up next year for the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association with the expiration of a $5.9 million grant from the owner of the JW Marriott hotel downtown.
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August 4, 2012
Anthony SchoettleChicago tourism officials earlier this year unleashed a major advertising campaign that threatens to encroach on one of Indianapolis’
primary leisure travel segments. The Second City for the first time ever is marketing itself to other cities in the Midwest,
such as St. Louis and Cincinnati, that are key targets for Indianapolis.
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July 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleTravel writers' annual meeting is a coup, but pressure is on to score a good impression
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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.
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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.
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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.
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February 11, 2012
The Baltimore metro area, a larger market than the Indianapolis area, offers attractions and events related to its waterfront
location.
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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.
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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.
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January 13, 2012
The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association booked nearly 735,000 hotel room nights in 2011 for conventions and meetings.
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Lou, I had mouth watering just by reading your review. I recently was in this restaurant with family and friends and I can tell you THIS IS A REAL TASTE OF MEXICO. Forget about those restaurants that claim being "authentic Mexican food". Don Gusto P.J. has the most Authentic regional taste of Mexican food. My wife is from Mexico City and she can tell this was like home. It's a small place, but the greatness of Don Gusto P.J. is the real authentic taste of Mexican Food and the friendly service. By the way, this is a family owned and operated business. Great review, Lou!
With the way this lovely couple met, it's amazing their business failed. I mean, I'm young and easy going but I wouldn't trust her or him as far as I could throw them
You agreed to make a law to take peoples children out of there home for any little thing I feel like if there is no abuse no violence no neglect no molestation you shouldn't take children from their homes if there not in danger or harm people that do drugs shouldnt loose their kids because they have an addiction they should be helped in wich way they can taking children out of there homes is not the answer nor the solution 90% of time you make the situation worser than what it is do you think that it's fair to the children putting them through this who would even ever come up with this its unfair one of the presidents used marjuana did they take his children or freedom the law is crooked and its alot of dirty people taking advantage of it god isn't unfair to us so we shouldnt be unfair to others something needs to be done about now not later this world is corrupt and the people in it this is a disgrace to man kind I'm going to pray for justice
Getting to perform there again!