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ICVA eyes funds from sale by CIB of downtown's Ober building
August 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe Capital Improvement Board wants to plug a $2 million funding hole that will open up next year for the Indianapolis Convention
& Visitors Association with the expiration of a $5.9 million grant from the owner of the JW Marriott hotel downtown.
MoreIndiana fair remembers stage collapse 1 year later
August 13, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair came to a standstill Monday night to honor the victims of a deadly stage collapse one year ago that
prompted sweeping overhauls of the fair's emergency plan and new regulations for temporary stages.
MoreFew regulations for Indianapolis food trucks to keep
August 11, 2012
Owners, restaurateurs are hoping to avoid new ordinances.
MoreSuper Bowl bid might spur new downtown hotel
August 11, 2012
Anthony SchoettleDowntown is short of the four- and five-star hotel rooms preferred by National Football League sponsors and partners for a
2018 Super Bowl host, but local tourism officials are hesitant to add more hotel space just to secure a second Super Bowl.
MoreTourism agency names ISO exec as interim director
August 10, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indiana Office of Tourism Development has named Mark Newman as interim executive director, replacing Amy Vaughan, who
had led the tourism agency since 2005.
MoreIndy Zoo gets $2M gift for planned orangutan center
August 9, 2012
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Zoo said Thursday it that it received a $2 million gift toward its planned orangutan center from the family
foundation of hotel developer Dean White.
MoreFair victim settlement shields Indiana from company
August 7, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last
year's state fair as a way to help those who weren't adequately compensated by its first settlement. But buried in
the legislation was a clause protecting the state from having to pay even more.
MoreState fair opens with attendance increase
August 7, 2012
Scott OlsonIndiana State Fair attendance is officially up so far this year thanks to a pair of opening-weekend concerts. Those concerts,
however, took place in downtown Indianapolis, so crowds at the state fairgrounds actually may be down a little.
MoreIndianapolis hotels see sharp increases in room revenue
August 7, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis hotel market is poised to record a 10.8-percent increase in revenue per available room in 2012, according
to projections from PKF Consulting. The city's hosting of the Super Bowl gave the market a huge, early lift.
MoreFair handles first thunderstorm under new procedures
August 5, 2012
Associated PressIndiana State Fair officials say they're happy with the first real test of their new, 425-page emergency plan implemented
after a stage collapse amid high winds killed seven people and injured dozens of others a year ago.
MoreChicago tourism push increases pressure on Indianapolis
August 4, 2012
Anthony SchoettleChicago tourism officials earlier this year unleashed a major advertising campaign that threatens to encroach on one of Indianapolis’
primary leisure travel segments. The Second City for the first time ever is marketing itself to other cities in the Midwest,
such as St. Louis and Cincinnati, that are key targets for Indianapolis.
MoreAnderson using Colts training camp in year-round tourism effort
August 2, 2012
Anthony SchoettleWith a new Indianapolis Colts coach and quarterback on the field, Anderson officials expect to see an increase in training
camp attendance this season that will help boost tourism in Madison County all year.
MoreGilchrist & Soames moves HQ, plans to add 40 workers
August 1, 2012
The maker of luxury soaps and other hotel toiletries has moved its headquarters from Indianapolis to a bigger facility in
Plainfield, where it plans to add 40 employees within six months.
MoreState fair exec shadowed by tragedy
July 27, 2012
Associated PressCindy Hoye's life has revolved around fairs since she was a child growing up just 10 minutes from the Indiana State Fairgrounds,
but for the past year, that lifelong love has been tainted by tragedy.
MoreOrlando dwarfs Indianapolis in tourism, conventions
July 21, 2012
The Indianapolis and Orlando metro areas both have roughly 2 million residents, but Orlando’s theme parks drive a huge
convention and tourism industry concentrated around a convention center miles from its downtown.
MoreHigh-stakes convention coming to Indianapolis
July 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleTravel writers' annual meeting is a coup, but pressure is on to score a good impression
MoreGen Con gaming for another attendance record
July 21, 2012
Scott OlsonAs crowds get bigger, businesses take more notice.
MoreMayor vetoes hotel-worker blacklisting proposal
July 19, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has vetoed a proposed ordinance aimed at hiring practices by local hotels, the mayor's
office announced Thursday afternoon.
MoreCity plans bid on 2018 Super Bowl
July 18, 2012
Scott OlsonOfficials are emboldened by the financial results of the city's first time hosting the NFL championship game in February,
which produced a direct economic impact of $176 million, according to a study commissioned by the Indianapolis Super Bowl
Host Committee.
MoreHotel worker 'blacklisting' ban approved by council
July 17, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis hotels could no longer ban contract workers from direct employment under an ordinance passed Monday night by
the City-County Council.
MoreShelbyville racino operator settles with ex-manager Cordish
July 9, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe operator of Indiana Grand Casino and Indiana Downs horseracing track in Shelbyville has reached a $3.5 million settlement
with the property’s former manager, The Cordish Co., that helps pave the way for its reorganization.
MoreIndiana county ready for fair after grandstands fire
June 25, 2012
Associated PressTemporary metal bleachers have been built along a track at the Shelby County Fairgrounds to replace the 133-year-old wooden
grandstands destroyed in an arson last month.
MoreAttorney general ties $6M for fair victims to private settlement
June 22, 2012
Associated PressTo get some of the additional $6 million the state is offering, victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse would agree
to clear Mid America Sound and J. Thomas Engineering of any wrongdoing. In return, they also would get a portion of $7.2 million
the companies are offering.
MoreSettlement talks heat up between Athenaeum, Rathskeller
June 20, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Athenaeum Foundation is considering an offer from the operator of the Rathskeller to pay a portion of the cover charges
he collects for concerts at the Biergarten. A lawsuit filed by the foundation seeks $1.4 million in previously collected cover
charges.
MoreCarmel performing arts center hiring CEO from Tennessee
June 11, 2012
Scott OlsonA spokesman for Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel on Monday afternoon confirmed that it has hired Tania Castroverde
Moskalenko, executive director of the Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Germantown, Tenn., near Memphis, to replace Steve
Libman.
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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.