March 6, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA full season of televised games will give franchise a platform to promote attendance at Victory Field.
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February 27, 2010
IBJ StaffConcession-stand items for $1 started drawing crowds a few years ago to what had been a slow night at Victory Field.
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December 5, 2009
Anthony SchoettleTeam profits declined from $1.23 million in 2008 to $459,603 this year. Despite
that, the team’s board voted unanimously to pay a dividend.
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December 5, 2009
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis was up against Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans to host baseball's Winter
Meetings, which
will draw more than 200 media members from the nation’s top 30 markets.
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October 17, 2009
Anthony SchoettleTen years ago, the Indiana Pacers sold out their 69 Conseco Fieldhouse suites and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
barely touched a phone to sell its 120 luxury boxes. But entertaining at luxury suites is out of vogue
now, thanks to the recession and companies keeping a closer eye on spending.
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September 19, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Tribe attracted 549,552 fans (8,202 per game) to Victory Field this season—its third-best average
since 2001.
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August 17, 2009
Anthony SchoettleMax Schumacher, now in his 52nd year with the Indians, runs a tight ship. His attention to detail and strategic thinking have
served the city's minor league baseball team well.
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August 17, 2009
Anthony SchoettleMax Schumacher is healthy, feels good and wants to continue working for the Indianapolis Indians full time. But
with his 77th birthday approaching in October, Schumacher, chairman and president of the team, needs a succession plan.
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August 10, 2009
Scott OlsonMembers of the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board this afternoon passed a $63 million budget for 2010 that hinges on the
City-County Council’s approval of a hike in the local hotel tax.
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March 30, 2009
Anthony SchoettleDespite the bad economy, the Indianapolis Indians' franchise could make a record amount of money in 2009.
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February 16, 2009
Anthony SchoettleSome local officials wrestling with the Capital Improvement Board's $37 million deficit think part of the profit made by the
Indianapolis Indians could be used to narrow that deficit, but Indian officials balk at that idea because they say they've
already paid more than their share.
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February 2, 2009
Despite year-over-year revenue gains and robust earnings, the economic downturn has finally caught up with the Indianapolis
Indians.
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December 22, 2008
The Indianapolis Indians made $1.23 million this year on $8.7 million in revenue, according to the publicly traded company's
most recent financial disclosure.
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November 26, 2007
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis Indians are rewarding stockholders in the franchise following a season in which revenue and profit grew,
thanks to significant increases in ticket, concession and merchandise sales. The higher profit fueled a 75-percent dividend
increase this year and an increase of more than $6,500 in the franchise's standing offer to repurchase shares.
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September 17, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerIndianapolis has initiated the redevelopment process for Bush Stadium, its shuttered sports landmark. The Metropolitan Development
Commission has hired a pair of local firms for $25,000 to appraise historic Bush Stadium--a first step toward reuse or, more
likely, at least partial demolition.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.