October 25, 2011
Formula One cars are scheduled to race through the streets of New Jersey in 2013, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said. The last
U.S. race was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2007.
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October 16, 2011
Associated PressDan Wheldon died Sunday after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300, becoming the first IndyCar driver to die after
an on-track crash since rookie Paul Dana was killed in practice on the morning of race day in 2006.
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October 12, 2011
Anthony SchoettleIndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard, who took over the race, expects up to 70,000 fans and a sell-out of 121 luxury suites for
season-ending event.
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October 4, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe National Basketball Association shelved the rest of its exhibition schedule Tuesday. The Indiana Pacers will lose eight
preseason games to the lockout, including at least three home games at Conseco Fieldhouse.
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September 24, 2011
Anthony SchoettleOfficials are taking steps to reverse a dramatic decline in interest in the event over the last decade.
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September 24, 2011
Marc D. AllanWould you believe 9,000 private airplanes landing in the Indianapolis area?
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September 23, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe cancellations will cost the Indiana Pacers three preseason games, including home games Oct. 11 vs. the defending NBA champion
Dallas Mavericks and Oct. 15 against the Orlando Magic.
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September 17, 2011
IBJ StaffThe 2012 host committee wants rival groups of up to 30 people to see who can make the biggest dent in water and carbon dioxide
use.
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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.
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September 9, 2011
Directors appointed Jeffrey G. Belskus president and CEO of the Terre Haute-based company effective Oct. 1. Hulman & Co. is
the family owned firm that oversees the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar Series, as well as Clabber Girl Baking Powder
and other holdings.
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August 29, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSpeedway officials expect an announcement within 30 days about whether the MotoGP race will be held in Indianapolis in 2012.
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August 26, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSunny, mild weather could provide a 15-percent increase to the economic impact of this weekend's MotoGP events. Motorsports
business experts said the city could see a $30 million impact.
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August 10, 2011
J.K. WallThe Bud Light name and logo will replace Hampton's all over the hotel, from the outside signage and canopies to the in-room
soap, shampoo and pens.
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August 9, 2011
Scott OlsonA proposal in front of a City-County Council committee would require ticket brokers to purchase an annual license to sell
tickets within one mile of an event venue.
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August 2, 2011
Scott OlsonThe massive space in Circle Centre mall vacated by high-end retailer Nordstrom could be used to host corporate events surrounding
the big game.
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July 25, 2011
Associated PressThe NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps have voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to the
end the 4½-month lockout.
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July 20, 2011
Scott OlsonIn exchange for donating $1 million to Center Grove schools so athletes don't have to pay a new participation fee, local auto
dealer Ray Skillman gets to post advertising signs on several athletic facilities, scoreboards and concession stands.
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July 11, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe approach of the 2012 Super Bowl has prompted some Indianapolis-area property owners to start looking for a chance to lease
their homes and condos for the big game.
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July 9, 2011
IBJ StaffItems ranging from T-shirts and sweat shirts to mugs and pennants are available exclusively through ColtsProShop.com, at the
Colts ProShop in Lucas Oil Stadium and at Circle Centre mall.
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June 25, 2011
IBJ StaffIndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard is considering taking the open-wheel series to the Road America road course in Elkhart Lake,
Wis., for 2012. That race could replace the Milwaukee race, which Bernard said faces a 50-percent chance of being eliminated.
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June 5, 2011
IBJ StaffIndianapolis outbid Chicago for the rights to host the Big Ten Conference football championship game through 2015 and also
landed the 2014 and 2016 title games in men's and women's basketball.
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May 27, 2011
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based Panther Racing, which has two drivers in this weekend's Indy 500, has been sued by a former employee, its
former landlord and even one of its former drivers, mostly over allegations of not paying its bills.
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May 21, 2011
Anthony SchoettleTennis advocates have identified three near-downtown parcels for a new Indianapolis Tennis Center and expect to make a sponsorship
announcement soon that could kick-start the development.
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May 13, 2011
Scott OlsonParticipants from seven Big Ten universities will be in Indianapolis this weekend to compete in the women's rowing championships—the
first time the event has been held at a neutral site.
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May 12, 2011
Scott OlsonProperty along the White River is set to be rezoned to provide for a cross-country track, while a not-for-profit is eying
a parcel farther north as one of three potential sites for a tennis center.
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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.