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You know the drill—find a place where a contingent from your organization can fall back and talk about something important. (Or unimportant.)
But you’ve been to the popular retreats.
IBJ interviewed experts including meeting planner Crystal Grave; Visit Indy Vice President Chris Gahl; Hendricks County tourism spokesman Josh Duke; and Kate Burkhardt, Duke’s counterpart in Hamilton County, to find locations off the beaten track.
Some are swanky, while others are homespun and still others offer modern sophistication.•
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