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Hendricks County launches tourism campaign
October 27, 2010
Andrea Muirragui DavisSix months into a $750,000 plan to increase Hendricks County’s profile as a tourist destination, officials say group
travel has doubled and hotel occupancy is up almost 3 percentage points—before an end-of-the-year push to get travelers
to “Spend the Holidays in Hendricks County.”
MoreCrowne Plaza walkway to add to city's connectivity
September 30, 2010
Anthony SchoettleOfficials for Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown said a $400,000 enclosed connector linking the hotel to the convention center will
be done in February.
MoreIndy Super Bowl organizers moving ahead with plans
September 23, 2010
Associated PressLocal organizers expect the 2012 Super Bowl to be played as scheduled, despite growing concerns that an NFL work stoppage
could force postponement or cancellation of the game.
MoreGen Con Indy expects to draw 28,000 gaming fans
August 4, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressGen Con Indy runs Thursday through Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center. It's in its 42nd year.
MoreQuick hits: Indianapolis and Kansas City are close match in tourism
July 31, 2010
Indianapolis and Kansas City, a metro area with feet in both Missouri and Kansas, are not only similar demographically, but
the cities' convention and tourism trades have some measures in common, like number of annual visitors.
MoreCity inks long-term deal with motorsports show
July 21, 2010
Scott OlsonAn agreement with the International Motorsports Industry Show will keep it in the city indefinitely. Attendance for the three-day
December convention is expected to top 20,000.
MoreBenner leaving convention group for Horizon League
June 8, 2010
IBJ StaffWell-known local sports columnist Bill Benner is leaving his job at the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association to
become senior associate commissioner for external affairs for the Horizon League.
MoreCheer competition inks three-year extension with city
May 13, 2010
Jamfest Cheer Super Nationals will be held in Indianapolis through 2015. The competition is one of the city's largest annual
gatherings, attracting about 20,000 cheerleaders and spectators.
MoreCity visitors group launches $1.3M ad campaign
May 12, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association is spending $1.3 million to promote the city to eight Midwestern markets,
in
hopes of attracting more travelers.
MoreState tourism cuts alter marketing methods
May 7, 2010
Scott OlsonIn light of a shrinking budget, the state has dropped traditional advertising campaigns to promote tourism and is embracing
social media outlets to promote Indiana's attractions.
MoreHendricks County scales back hospitality plan
April 17, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe convention bureau has shelved its plan to attract a full-service hotel and instead will boost spending on tourism marketing.
MoreMZD lands tourism account for Hendricks County
April 17, 2010
IBJ StaffSeventeen agencies submitted proposals for the account.
MoreIndianapolis to host conference for occupational therapists
March 27, 2010
IBJ StaffAttracting the meeting is a coup for Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association officials who are trying to pull in
more health-related events.
MoreConvention center tours part of larger tourism strategy
March 1, 2010
Scott OlsonExecutives of Gen Con, one of the city's largest conventions, visited Indianapolis last week to get their first glance
of the construction of the Indiana Convention Center expansion. Local tourism officials are using such tours to market the
larger space.
MoreQuick hits: Comparing tourism in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio
February 13, 2010
A side-by-side look at infrastructure and visitor numbers.
MoreFirst hotel in downtown Marriott complex to open doors
February 2, 2010
Scott OlsonThe Fairfield Inn & Suites on West Washington Street downtown will open Wednesday. The hotel is the first of four comprising
the 1,600-room Marriott Place project to welcome guests.
MoreICVA hotel-room bookings ahead of schedule
January 19, 2010
Scott OlsonGroups that committed in 2009 to hold meetings in Indianapolis in future years booked a total of nearly 688,000 hotel-room
nights, a number that exceeded ICVA's goal by 5 percent.
MoreUncertainty over 2012 Super Bowl puts hotels in a bind
January 16, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAt issue is a dispute pitting NFL players against owners, and owners against one another over how league
revenue should be divided. If it isn't resolved, the 2011 season could be shortened, delayed or canceled.
MoreBig companies seek chance to bid on CIB privatization
January 8, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerIndianapolis receives a dozen responses to its proposal to privatize management of Lucas Oil Stadium,
the Indiana Convention Center and, perhaps, Conseco Fieldhouse.
MoreRacing industry trade shows won't conflict in 2010
December 19, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Performance Racing Industry Show has set its 2010 dates for Dec. 9-11. That means the International Motorsports Industry
Show held in Indianapolis will have Dec. 1-3 to itself.
MoreFledgling motorsports show growing faster than expected
December 12, 2009
Anthony SchoettleThe show held in Indianapolis Dec. 3-4 is picking up speed much faster than event organizers and local
convention and tourism officials expected. But the nation’s biggest motorsports trade show, Performance
Racing Industry Show, is considering competing with the local show head-on in 2010.
MoreMotorsports industry show to stay here through 2015
December 5, 2009
IBJ StaffThe inaugural show opened Dec. 2 at the Indiana Convention Center, and is expected to draw more than
10,000 attendees.
MoreBaseball meetings let leaders tout Indianapolis to influential audience
December 5, 2009
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis was up against Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and New Orleans to host baseball's Winter
Meetings, which
will draw more than 200 media members from the nation’s top 30 markets.
MoreICVA: Ad campaign helps draw more visitors to region
November 12, 2009
Scott OlsonA summer advertising campaign launched by the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association helped produce more visitors
and dollars for central Indiana, even though the organization spent less this year marketing the region.
MoreMembers of City-County Council form task force to study CIB financial problems
November 7, 2009
IBJ StaffA new task force formed this month is charged with recommending solutions to the financial problems of the Indianapolis
Capital Improvement Board and its related convention and tourism issues.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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