February 11, 2013
IBJ StaffNearby businesses hope upgrades to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from a proposed state taxing district would pave the way
for additional offerings at the venue, including night racing.
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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 7, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThe Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association asked a federal judge to throw out a Pennsylvania lawsuit
challenging penalties imposed on Pennsylvania State University over the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse case.
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February 5, 2013
Anthony SchoettlePregame emergency plans help MainGate Inc. go into scramble mode and keep Super Bowl merchandise shops at the Superdome open
even while the lights were out.
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February 4, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAttendance this year for the Super Bowl-related NFL Experience and downtown village in New Orleans fell far short of what
was achieved in Indianapolis last year.
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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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February 2, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe NBA is on the verge of allowing advertising on player jerseys, a potential source of revenue long resisted by major U.S.
sports leagues. The question now is how much money the move will generate for small-market teams like the Indiana Pacers.
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February 1, 2013
Anthony SchoettleAsking prices for tickets on the secondary market for Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans are dramatically lower than
they were last year when the game was in Indianapolis.
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January 31, 2013
Organizers of the team say they've received deposits for 1,500 season tickets just two weeks after local developer Ersal Ozdemir
unveiled his plans to launch the minor league squad.
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January 30, 2013
Scott OlsonIndiana Farm Bureau Insurance will unveil two new ads during game-day coverage Sunday as part of its successful "Stop Knocking
on Wood" marketing effort.
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January 28, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson has been named Sporting News' NFL Executive of the Year, the
publication announced Monday.
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January 28, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThinking that brothers Jim and John Harbaugh might go head to head in this year's Super Bowl, Roy Fox last year filed applications
to register “Harbowl” and “Harbaugh Bowl” as U.S. trademarks.
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January 27, 2013
Associated PressFor the first time in history, the Indiana High School Athletic Association's bylaws on recruitment are no longer being
applied to high school students alone. With the passing of Bylaw 20-2, potential student-athletes as young as 10 could lose
their high school eligibility if recruitment is found.
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January 25, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis City-County Council is poised to approve a huge increase in ticket taxes on professional sports, and one
council member wants to make sure those voting on the hike disclose the freebies they get for Pacers and Colts games.
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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 19, 2013
Twice named Indiana’s Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, Boyle also
has been recognized as the top talk show host in Indianapolis by Indianapolis Monthly magazine.
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January 19, 2013
The companies, newly appointed to handle merchandise sale for the mega-event, are bringing in talent from across the country
to staff the game in New Orleans.
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January 17, 2013
Associated PressThe Arizona Cardinals have filled the NFL’s final head coaching vacancy by hiring Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator
Bruce Arians. The 60-year-old longtime assistant went 9-3 as Colts interim head coach while Chuck Pagano was undergoing treatment
for leukemia last season.
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January 17, 2013
Associated PressThe NCAA said Thursday it has no immediate plans to spend the $12 million already paid to it as part of the sanctions against
Penn State University over its handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
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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
Anthony SchoettleA long-vacant drive-in theater just east of Fountain Square soon could be home to the nation’s largest rugby facility.
The Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation has raised $1.2 million for the ambitious project and is seeking another $500,000 to break
ground this spring.
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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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January 10, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway will make millions of dollars in updates to settle a Department of Justice investigation that
found more than 360 violations of federal disability law.
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January 8, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressFrank Vogel is in his third season as head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Entering Tuesday's home game with Miami, he has
an 82-56 overall record.
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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.