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Tourism & Hospitality
Ski-lodge-themed facility planned for Union Station
November 19, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe NFL is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a posh 15,000-square-foot hospitality area inside Union Station’s
Grand Hall for this year’s Super Bowl. The facility will be a perk for the league's best corporate partners, former
players and coaches, and other high-rollers.
MoreSuburban-hotel mayhem whipsaws entrepreneur
November 19, 2011
Greg AndrewsTwo of Sanjay Patel's hotels landed in bankruptcy in November. Four others filed for Chapter 11 protection last year.
MoreFormer Colt opening downtown event venue
November 18, 2011
Anthony SchoettleFormer Indianapolis Colt Gary Padjen is turning a vacant 18,000-square-foot building near Lucas Oil Stadium into a venue he
is hopeful will host everything from Super Bowl and other corporate parties to concerts and mixed martial arts bouts.
MoreDowntown's Nestle Inn under new ownership
November 18, 2011
Anthony SchoettleNearly 12 years after opening Nestle Inn Bed & Breakfast, Steve and Barb Tegarden decided to sell the business at 637 N. East
St. to marketing and hospitality veteran Leesa Smith and her husband.
MoreOktoberfest organizers face bill for unpaid fairgrounds rent
November 18, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinBoard members of the German-American Klub of Indianapolis could be personally on the hook for more than $20,000 in unpaid
rent at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
MoreAgency endorses big cut to state horse racing’s $58M subsidy
November 16, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indiana Inspector General recommends in a report that the annual subsidy paid to the state's horse racing community be
reduced by more than half, to $28 million.
MoreQuick Hits: San Antonio convention trade is stronger than Indianapolis'
November 12, 2011
With 2.1 million people, the San Antonio metro area is 23 percent larger than the Indianapolis area, yet its tourism and convention
business is significantly bigger.
MoreState Fair moves 2012 concerts to Conseco Fieldhouse
November 10, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair is moving next year's big concerts to a downtown Indianapolis arena in the wake of August's
deadly outdoor stage collapse.
MoreIndyCar, NASCAR stars to face off in Indy
November 5, 2011
IBJ StaffThe go-kart race at Conseco Fieldhouse is part of the third annual International Motorsports Industry Show at the Indiana
Convention Center.
MorePhotographer sues French Lick resort over angels paintings
October 28, 2011
J.K. WallPamela Mougin, a onetime Indianapolis photographer who now runs a studio in Colorado, filed suit this month against French
Lick Resort & Casino for copyright infringement.
MoreTerre Haute airport looks for Super Bowl business
October 27, 2011
Associated PressTerre Haute International Airport officials distributed brochures and advertisements about the facility and its hangars during
a business aircraft convention this month in Las Vegas.
MoreVerizon Wireless Center getting new name
October 26, 2011
IBJ StaffOutdoor amphitheater Verizon Wireless Center in Noblesville will be renamed Klipsch Music Center under a new sponsorship agreement
between speaker manufacturer Klipsch Group Inc. and venue owner Live Nation Entertainment.
MoreChanges to state fair unlikely in 2012 legislative session
October 23, 2011
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers look ready to wait at least a year before changing any laws in response to the stage collapse that killed
seven at this summer's Indiana State Fair. And that's if they change anything at all.
MoreCarmel mayor's next goal: Build posh, $32M hotel
October 22, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe principal developer of Carmel's City Center, Pedcor Cos., is working with city officials on plans for a four-star boutique
hotel that likely would cost at least $32 million to build and may require an additional city subsidy.
MoreIMA losing chief right before big fundraising effort
October 21, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinMaxwell Anderson is leaving his post as CEO at the Indianapolis Museum of Art just as the institution is preparing to launch
a capital campaign it hopes will make up for financial pain inflicted by the recession.
MoreArt museum CEO Anderson headed to Dallas
October 20, 2011
Greg AndrewsAchievements during Max Anderson's tenure included opening the 100 Acres art-and-nature park as well acquiring the Miller
House and Garden in Columbus. However, he also had to grapple with fiscal challenges that led to more than $7 million
in budget cuts.
MoreIndiana casino expanding to fend off competition
October 19, 2011
Associated PressLeaders of a southeastern Indiana casino are banking on a new $49 million convention center and hotel complex to help it compete
with a casino being built in nearby Cincinnati.
MoreKiwanis chooses Indianapolis for 100th convention
October 19, 2011
The Indianapolis-based organization will hold its annual convention in the city in 2015, marking its 100th anniversary. About
10,000 members are expected to attend.
MoreFair stage-collapse reports may not arrive until April
October 18, 2011
Associated PressA pair of high-level investigations into the fatal Indiana State Fair stage collapse may not be released in time to help prepare
for next year's fair.
MoreState fair profitable, but collapse will be costly in the end
October 13, 2011
Associated PressDespite the Aug. 13 stage collapse killing 7 concertgoers, the Indiana State Fair turned a modest profit of $389,000 this
year. But about $500,000 in potential revenue was lost in the aftermath of the tragedy, and two investigations will cost about
$1 million by the end of the year.
MoreCIB contributes $500,000 toward tourism effort
October 11, 2011
Scott OlsonThe gift will enable the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association to continue an annual marketing campaign aimed
at attracting Midwestern visitors to the city.
MoreCity lands major expo with $19M economic impact
October 11, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe National Safety Council’s Annual Congress & Expo will come to Indianapolis for the first time in September 2019.
It's expected to draw 14,000 delegates, likely making it one of the five biggest conventions the city hosts that year.
MoreUPDATE: CIB backs grant for Big Ten football championship
October 10, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe $125,000 in funds from the city’s Capital Improvement Board will help the Indiana Sports Corp. put on the Big Ten
Football Championship game in December and basketball tournament in March.
MoreAnderson racino emerges from bankruptcy
October 4, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe parent company of Anderson racetrack and casino Hoosier Park has officially emerged from bankruptcy. The original shareholders
of Centaur Inc., about 80 individual Indiana investors, lost their entire investment in the company.
MoreMayor has monumental plan for Georgia Street, delays name change
September 30, 2011
Scott OlsonIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard temporarily calls off plans to rename the historic street to instead focus on a project that
would line it with 30 monuments saluting famous Hoosiers.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.