November 7, 2009
Anthony SchoettleLucas Oil Stadium suite holders are upset that the NCAA is taking their luxury boxes for the men’s basketball Final
Four
in April and reselling them on the secondary—or scalpers—market.
More
October 24, 2009
Anthony SchoettleDramatic decreases in sponsorship and ticket revenue this year and the recent resignation of the Circle City Classic’s
new executive director have some questioning if the event can survive. Now Classic leaders are considering a bevy of bold
changes.
More
February 9, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerState lawmakers formed the Capital Improvement Board in 1965 to oversee construction of the city's convention center.
More
January 26, 2009
The salvage operation surrounding the old RCA Dome's fabric roof has taken on a life of its own. Portions of the 13-acres
of Teflon-coated dome material saved when the stadium was demolished is going to a variety of uses, including Dome Bags,
a line of purses and wallets.
More
January 7, 2008
Anthony SchoettleIn a meeting that had more X's and O's than Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy's game-day war room, FedEx District Sales
Manager Doug Knowles and his lieutenants decided which clients and prospective clients would be invited to the FedEx suite
which game, which FedEx employees would accompany them, and what ancillary activities would be planned.
More
October 29, 2007
Cory SchoutenA legal fight is brewing over a 2.3-acre parking lot sandwiched between the RCA Dome and Lucas Oil Stadium. The state is seeking
to acquire the property through eminent domain and is fighting an appraisal that puts its value at $7 million. The owners,
meanwhile, contend the land is worth about twice as much.
More
Maybe they should have sold the naming rights to the new airport terminal, instead of giving it away for nothing to honor some obscure politician.
Rolls Royce Terminal sounds nice, and $10 million a year licensing fee sounds pretty good right now.
The old airport terminal was a complete dump that was a patchwork of "fixes" over the decades with a confusing and frustrating maze of roads leading to it.
The new airport terminal is well worth it.
It is the first and last impression anyone coming from any real distance remembers of our community.
It is an essential service that is used everyday, unlike the $750 million football stadium.
Nothing like putting on the Ritz.
Flipsides Pretzel Crackers
The new airport was a waste of money and it was a "legacy" project for Bart Peterson. BAA, the former airport operator, did a complete study showing that if the airport spent $275 million on the old terminal, the airport would be better positioned for the future, financially. Bart Peterson and Melina Kennedy felt differently and with the help of Patrick Dooley, then airport director, they set out in spending the money to build the new terminal. No taxpayer money is used to operate the airport, but we all pay for the new and old airport facilities through higher fees.