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Indy 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.
MoreNew convention chief impressed with Indianapolis' vision
March 24, 2011
Chris O'MalleyAn executive headhunter had been dogging Leonard Hoops for years about various career opportunities around the country. He
always dismissed the leads—until recently, when he was told about the CEO vacancy at the Indianapolis Convention and
Visitors Association.
MoreDealer Expo trade show kicks off expanded Convention Center
February 18, 2011
Scott OlsonThe massive powersports convention is one of the biggest annual events hosted by the city and is the first to use the expanded
Indiana Convention Center since a $275 addition was completed.
MoreGAHL: Corporate travel will follow Super Bowl in Indianapolis
February 12, 2011
Chris GahlCity has a strategy to pitch Indianapolis to honchos.
MoreDenver, Indianapolis are close match on major tourism measures
February 12, 2011
The recently expanded Indiana Convention Center gives Indianapolis more space than Denver, but Denver has more hotel rooms
and a larger budget.
MoreNFL lockout could prove costly to Indy economy
February 5, 2011
Associated PressThe worst case scenario — no season — would mean the city of Indianapolis sustaining the most expensive hit in
league history.
MoreNFL labor situation a hot topic in Dallas
February 3, 2011
Anthony SchoettleA lockout is predicted by many, but whether labor strife ultimately affects the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis remains to
be seen.
MoreCity refocuses on targets, ramps up goals for tourism
January 21, 2011
Scott OlsonTourism honchos outline aggressive goals for 2011, including increasing hotel room nights for conventions from 650,000 to
725,000, and targeting leisure travelers from Chicago and the United Kingdom.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!