June 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe USA Cricket Association, a group that Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard hopes will bring high-level competition to a new
$6 million local sports park, staged zero national tournaments in 2012.
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May 10, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill that will provide a $100 million state loan to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for
planned improvements.
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May 9, 2013
IBJ StaffSchool and fairgrounds officials announced the five-year deal on Thursday. Playing in the 74-year-old landmark will more than
quintuple seating capacity for Jaguar games.
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April 22, 2013
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and
golf, among other sports.
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April 17, 2013
Associated PressHeightened security measures and an expanded police presence will greet visitors at this weekend's annual Little 500 bicycle
races in response to Monday's deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon.
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April 16, 2013
Anthony SchoettleColts officials say local demand remains high for suites, even as other NFL teams struggle, and that season-ticket renewals
are at 95 percent. The city will foot the $2 million bill for two new suites at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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April 16, 2013
Anthony SchoettleMayor Greg Ballard revealed in India Tuesday that Indianapolis hopes to host the inaugural United States Cricketing Championship
next year. The venue would be a little-discussed park on the east side undergoing a $6 million transformation.
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April 8, 2013
Mason King, Anthony SchoettleUp to $2 million of the costs for the suites project and other improvements will be paid by the Capital Improvement Board,
the city agency which owns and operates Lucas Oil Stadium.
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April 5, 2013
Scott OlsonBuilding owner Kite Realty Group Trust has agreed to renovate the aging facility's ice rinks to enable the hockey team to
play more games there next season.
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April 3, 2013
IBJ StaffIndiana World Skating Academy, a fixture in downtown Indianapolis since 1987, plans to suspend operations of its two indoor
ice rinks at Pan Am Plaza this month and begin looking for a new location, the not-for-profit announced Wednesday.
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March 23, 2013
Bill BennerThe list of lightning-rod issues is long and, unfortunately, growing.
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March 20, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAt a time when sports sponsorships in general and motorsports sponsorships in particular aren't easy to score, the 72-year-old
Speedrome has announced five such pacts in the last month.
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March 9, 2013
Bill BennerEven watching the game from home on ESPN, a casual observer might have thought Bankers Lie Fieldhouse was a neutral court.
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February 22, 2013
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis sports fans and collectors lined up Thursday to buy seats salvaged from Bush Stadium, snapping up more than 300
in the first day of the three-day sale — six times as many as organizer People for Urban Progress had expected for the
entire offering.
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February 14, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning unanimously passed a bill that would capture state tax money
generated at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and give it back to the track to improve the facility.
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February 9, 2013
IBJ StaffA state senator plans to introduce a bill creating an Indiana Motorsports Investment District that would capture state sales,
income and corporate taxes for future investment in the Speedway.
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February 2, 2013
Greg AndrewsThe 1985 NBA All-Star Game remains the only all-star game the league has held in Indianapolis—a curious omission given
the city’s propensity for landing big-time events.
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January 19, 2013
Anthony SchoettleLanding a North American Soccer League franchise might be the easiest part of Indianapolis developer Ersal Ozdemir’s
grand plan, which includes building a downtown soccer stadium and surrounding it with retail and residential space.
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January 16, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Colts are playing defense as city leaders move to hike a ticket tax on downtown events by 67 percent. The
team says raising the tax on tickets from 6 percent to 10 percent will harm its bottom line and that of local businesses that
rely on Colts fans.
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January 15, 2013
Anthony SchoettleKeystone Group President Ersal Ozdemir plans to launch a soccer franchise in 2014 and build a soccer-specific stadium by 2017.
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January 12, 2013
The city's professional baseball team has thrived financially since 2009, bucking the woes of the economy.
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December 18, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe two-year trial of the Crossroads Classic doubleheader basketball event has drawn capacity crowds to Indianapolis. But
there are still scheduling concerns to be worked out if the fledgling event is to become a long-term college basketball tradition.
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December 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is expected to seek a one-year extension of its current lease deal with Pacers
Sports & Entertainment, according to a former board member and current Indianapolis city-county councilor.
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December 7, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinEagle Creek Golf Club received a long-awaited face-lift this year under a contract that will rescue the city from most of
its expenses stemming from the previous operator’s loan default.
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November 21, 2012
IBJ StaffAn Indianapolis not-for-profit that recycled the fabric roof of the former RCA Dome into totes, wallets and other items has
found a new use for the seats once used at Bush Stadium.
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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!