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Women's Final Four crowds smallest since 1990s
April 6, 2011
IBJ StaffTuesday night's NCAA women's basketball championship game at Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis was a near-sellout,
but it was the smallest crowd to see the title game since 1997.
MoreUPDATE: City lures new convention chief
March 24, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association has hired Leonard Hoops, executive vice president for the San Francisco
Travel Association, to replace Don Welsh as its new president and CEO.
MoreNew convention chief impressed with Indianapolis' vision
March 24, 2011
Chris O'MalleyAn executive headhunter had been dogging Leonard Hoops for years about various career opportunities around the country. He
always dismissed the leads—until recently, when he was told about the CEO vacancy at the Indianapolis Convention and
Visitors Association.
MoreBig Ten tournament attendance, economic impact up
March 14, 2011
Anthony SchoettleDowntown hotel rooms were sold out three straight nights as attendance at the Big Ten men's basketball tournament hit
its highest mark since 2006.
MoreSuper Bowl Host Committee lays out winter weather plans
March 11, 2011
Anthony SchoettleJim Schellinger, chairman and CEO of CSO Architects, has been appointed to handle weather preparedness for the Super Bowl
to be hosted in Indianapolis in February.
MoreCompetition seeks ideas for Monument Circle
March 9, 2011
A competition that could influence the future look and use of Monument Circle was unveiled Wednesday morning by a partnership
that includes the city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana.
MoreDealer Expo trade show kicks off expanded Convention Center
February 18, 2011
Scott OlsonThe massive powersports convention is one of the biggest annual events hosted by the city and is the first to use the expanded
Indiana Convention Center since a $275 addition was completed.
MoreGAHL: Corporate travel will follow Super Bowl in Indianapolis
February 12, 2011
Chris GahlCity has a strategy to pitch Indianapolis to honchos.
MoreDallas lessons should strengthen Super Bowl in Indy
February 7, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThere’s a lot Indianapolis can learn from the folks in Dallas about hosting a Super Bowl. One of the biggest lessons:
Plans are important, but they’re not everything.
MoreWill city be ready for Super Bowl blitz?
February 5, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe compact nature of downtown Indianapolis—long seen as a major draw for conventions and other events—is creating
challenges for organizers of next year’s Super Bowl.
MoreNFL labor situation a hot topic in Dallas
February 3, 2011
Anthony SchoettleA lockout is predicted by many, but whether labor strife ultimately affects the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis remains to
be seen.
MoreBill would make Indiana schools start after Labor Day
January 19, 2011
Associated PressRepublican Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel said it makes sense to start school after Labor Day because families would have more
summer vacation time together.
MoreSmaller meetings key to convention center expansion
January 19, 2011
Scott OlsonLarge conventions typically get the most attention, but it's the smaller meetings that will be critical to ensuring the expanded
Indiana Convention Center is adequately occupied.
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.
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.
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.
MoreEiteljorg, Indianapolis Symphony pull in new visitors
December 30, 2010
IBJ StaffExhibit, grant power audience development initiatives.
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 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.
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.
MoreHendricks 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.”
MoreCorporations champion FFA’s mission
October 20, 2010
Scott OlsonThe organization's annual convention, which runs Wednesday through Saturday, attracted 375 exhibitors, an impressive number
considering the tepid economy.
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.
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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.