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Tourism & Hospitality
Peace gardens slated for downtown
January 14, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Cultural Trail being built through the heart of downtown will include sculptural gardens dedicated to Martin
Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln, an extension of the $2 million Glick Peace Walk.
MoreICVA executives sharing leadership duties
January 11, 2011
Scott OlsonThree hospitality industry executives are holding down the fort as the ICVA board searches for a new leader to replace outgoing
CEO Don Welsh. Directors are on no timetable to name a replacement.
MoreBill would lift ban on booze at Indiana State Fair
January 11, 2011
Associated PressRepublican Rep. Robert Cherry of Greenfield says alcohol sales could provide needed revenue to the State Fair and allow the
event to showcase Indiana wine and beer.
MoreTop museum honor goes to Conner Prairie
January 8, 2011
IBJ StaffThe living-history attraction is the second Indianapolis institution to win the prestigious National Medal for Museum Service.
MoreConvention Center expansion is high-stakes gamble
January 8, 2011
Anthony SchoettleWith the $275 million Indiana Convention Center expansion built and set to open Jan. 20, one major question remains: Will
enough conventions, trade shows and corporate meetings come here to make the big-dollar investment pay off?
MoreSuper Bowl organizers not concerned about lockout
January 5, 2011
Associated PressHost committee chairman Mark Miles said he believes the city would get another Super Bowl even if an NFL labor stoppage canceled
the game.
MoreUPDATE: Convention leaders prepare for business without Welsh
January 4, 2011
Anthony SchoettleDon Welsh was seen as a revolutionary force as CEO of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. Now he may be one
of its biggest competitors as he takes the top job in Chicago.
MoreICVA chief leaving Indianapolis for Chicago
January 3, 2011
IBJ StaffDon Welsh, the top executive at the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association since 2008, is leaving the city to take
the job as CEO of the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, the ICVA announced Monday night.
MoreLocal hotel bookings fell in 2010, projected to rise in 2011
January 3, 2011
Anthony SchoettleWeak economy blamed for 5-percent decline. With Indiana Convention Center expansion set to be complete this month, booking
should be on the rise.
MoreICVA nearing hotel room-reservation target for 2010
December 27, 2010
Scott OlsonAs of mid-December, the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association had hit about 93 percent of its 2010 goal of booking
650,000 room nights for future conventions. The group is stepping up its efforts to meet the demands of the new JW Marriott
hotel and convention center expansion.
MoreCIB seeking bids for stadium, convention security
December 23, 2010
Request for proposals calls for providing 24-hour security at both Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center, as
well as providing armed guards for special events. The CIB plans to award contracts in mid-March.
MoreCIB OKs $2.6M in carpet upgrades for convention center
December 14, 2010
Scott OlsonCapital Improvement Board plans to spend about $2.6 million to replace 370,000 square feet of carpeting in the older portion
of the Indiana Convention Center to match the carpet in the new addition.
MoreNew commission could run state museum
December 14, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinInterim leader is hoping that a more streamlined governance will help the struggling, state-supported museum be more successful
in raising private donations and keeping CEOs.
MoreLender seeking to foreclose on northwest-side hotel
December 9, 2010
Scott OlsonColfin NW Funding LLC claims in a court filing that it is owed $6.4 million by the borrower that operates the Courtyard By
Marriott Hotel Northwest under Indianapolis-based Schahet Hotels Inc.
MoreIMOCA settles in at Murphy Arts, calls off move
December 7, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, which faltered in the summer of 2009, is on stable footing at its year-old location
in Fountain Square—so much so that it won't move closer to downtown, as it had planned.
MoreCity Market tenant agrees to move to alternate space
December 7, 2010
Scott OlsonUnder a settlement, the Indianapolis City Market dropped its attempts to evict the Grecian Garden after the restaurant said
it would relocate to accommodate a renovation.
MoreUPDATE: City Market has tentative deal with longtime tenant
December 2, 2010
Scott OlsonCity Market operators have reached a tentative deal to settle a dispute with Grecian Garden's owners after alleging the eatery
was late on its rent payments for several months. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
MoreUSA, Indianapolis lose out on 2022 World Cup
December 2, 2010
Associated PressQatar was selected as host of the 2022 World Cup, beating out a bid by the United States to bring soccer's showcase back
to America for the first time since 1994.
MoreConner Prairie to open interactive Civil War exhibit
December 1, 2010
J.K. WallConner Prairie Interactive History Park will open a Civil War exhibit in June, hoping for a similar bump in membership and
ticket sales as it got from its Balloon Voyage rides the past two years.
MoreBENNER: Louisville scores a point in Indy catch-up game
November 20, 2010
Bill BennerForty years ago, Indianapolis and Louisville were both known as one-event towns. But Indy moved on while Louisville stayed
put.
MoreUnions target Indianapolis hotels
November 13, 2010
Anthony SchoettleUnite Here has high hopes, but the industry fears its cost advantage would erode.
MoreKENNEDY: Let's find ways to sustain visitor business
November 13, 2010
Melina KennedyOur city’s economic prosperity has been bolstered for many years by our strong convention and visitor business. We need
to do what we can as a city to propel this important driver of our economy.
MoreQuick Hits: Indianapolis dwarfs Milwaukee in convention, tourism business
November 13, 2010
Indianapolis and Milwaukee are about the same size, with 1.7 million and 1.6 million people in their respective metro areas,
but Indianapolis' convention trade is better developed.
MoreDealer Expo returning to Indianapolis through 2016
November 8, 2010
IBJ StaffMassive powersports trade show Dealer Expo has committed to keep its annual event in Indianapolis through at least 2016—extending
its stay by five years.
MoreCity's Conrad hotel investment starts to pay off for taxpayers
November 6, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe city put up $25 million for the hotel, restaurant and condo development at the corner of Washington and Illinois streets,
including $3.75 million in exchange for the economic equivalent of an 8-percent stake.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.