February 26, 2011
IBJ StaffFlorida-based DHL Express signed a multi-year deal with the IndyCar team owned by Michael Andretti.
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February 19, 2011
IBJ StaffThe local motorsports marketing firm employs about 90 in its Zionsville office.
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February 10, 2011
Scott OlsonCarmel-based team is building a 12,000-square-foot addition at its headquarters that will house a state-of-the-art machine
shop outfitted with high-tech milling machines manufactured by Indianapolis-based Hurco Cos.
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January 31, 2011
Scott OlsonFlorida-based CV Sports Marketing Inc. alleges in a lawsuit that the IRL and Indianapolis Motor Speedway could owe millions
of dollars in fees relating to its role in landing Izod as a title sponsor.
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January 22, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOpen-wheel series leads resurgence in sponsorship dollars flowing to racing circuits, venues and teams.
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January 15, 2011
IBJ StaffThe office in Santa Monica is meant to make inroads into the media and entertainment industries.
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January 7, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe California-based National Hot Rod Association said Thursday that it is moving its technical department headquarters to
Indianapolis to be closer to many of its race teams headquartered here.
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January 5, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOpen-wheel race series signs three-year sponsorship pact with Dallas-based Global Corporate Alliance.
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December 16, 2010
Izod IndyCar Series team owner will invest $3.3 million and create up to 30 jobs. Ganassi plans to begin hiring employees
immediately to prepare for the start of the 2011 season.
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December 4, 2010
Anthony SchoettleIzod officials said that in 2010, Izod brand awareness increased 10 percentage points, brand familiarity rose 16 percent among
25- to 35-year-old men, and digital impressions increased 20 percent over 2009.
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November 27, 2010
Anthony SchoettleBill Simpson, one of the biggest names in motorsports safety, is getting involved in the crusade to make a better football
helmet and reduce the number of concussions in the National Football League.
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November 10, 2010
Anthony SchoettleHeavy investments in research and development, testing and marketing will be needed for the Detroit-based automaker to keep
up with Honda.
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November 6, 2010
Anthony SchoettleIMS hires former Goldsmith aid Doug Boles to drum up interest, ticket sales in tough environment for motor racing.
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November 6, 2010
IBJ StaffOld Vision Racing HQ gives Schmidt team room to expand.
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October 30, 2010
IBJ StaffThe awards were determined by votes of fans at IRL events throughout the season and on indycar.com.
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October 7, 2010
Associated PressSpeedway officials announced a classic car show would kick off the events for the 100th anniversary of the first race.
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September 30, 2010
Anthony SchoettleFresh off signing deal with Brazilian coffee maker, Indy Racing League executive promises much bigger sponsorship announcement
within two weeks.
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September 14, 2010
IBJ StaffThe award-winning filmmaker behind such giant-screen gems as “The Ultimate Wave” and “Super Speedway”
is developing an IMAX 3D movie focused on the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the evolution of motorsports.
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August 29, 2010
Associated PressA total of 136,184 spectators attended the three days of action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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August 29, 2010
Associated PressThe death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider at Indianapolis Motor Speedway cast a shadow over Sunday's races at the historic
track and prompted mourning competitors to defend the development system for the dangerous circuit.
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August 28, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThe National Hot Rod Association has had to go into fuel conservation mode during the recent economic downturn, but the California-based
drag racing series seems to have come through the recession in better shape than many of its motorsports brethren.
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August 27, 2010
Associated PressShortly after this year's first Indianapolis MotoGP practice started Friday, Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Jeff Belskus
said the
two sides had agreed to a one-year contract extension that will bring the event back for a fourth year in 2011.
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August 26, 2010
Scott OlsonNational Biofuels Distribution LLC, a subsidiary of Carmel-based Telamon Corp., signs two distribution contracts to expand
its distribution reach. The company began marketing its ethanol-based racing fuel, Ignite, about a year ago.
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August 14, 2010
Anthony SchoettleMZD Advertising is stepping outside the realm of traditional agency work to grow its revenue stream. In the process, it’s
attempting to bring a new form of auto racing to Indianapolis.
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July 31, 2010
Anthony SchoettleMotorsports insiders think the Brickyard 400’s declining fortunes will hasten the Hulman-George family’s decision
on the future of the Indy Racing League, which the NASCAR race has helped subsidize.
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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.