Greenwood firm buys building near Lucas Oil Stadium
The Alderson Commercial Group of Greenwood bought the building at 425 W. South St. late last year and plans to move into it in April. It last housed the Super Bowl Host Committee.
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REWIND: IBJ’s top 10 business stories of 2012
The state's labor landscape changed, and the housing market improved. Indianapolis basked in the glow of a flawless Super Bowl, and big-name CEOs were shown the door. IBJ's reporters and editors recall the year's biggest stories.
Rewind: IBJ.com’s 10 most popular videos of 2012
Zipping from the Super Bowl Village to a federal fraud trial, IBJ counts down its most-watched online videos in a year of triumph and retribution.
Host committee CEO Melangton ponders next play
Allison Melangton and her Super Bowl Host Committee staff helped turn a one-day football game into a 10-day celebration that attracted 1.1 million people downtown and millions in visitor spending. But with the game over, Melangton, doesn’t know where her own career path will lead.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Debriefing with Super Bowl chief
Host Committee CEO Allison Melangton opens up about the last three years. Why is she called "The Binder Whisperer"? How did she react to pushback against "super scarves"? When did she need to get tough with the NFL?
GLADDEN: Build the Indianapolis brand with the very best service
The innovation that led to the execution of Super Bowl XLVI was truly remarkable. On so many dimensions (crowd sizes in Super Bowl Village, scarves, the Legacy project, volunteers, murals and Super Service to name a few), Indianapolis demonstrated that it is a first-class city. It demonstrated once again, and on a level never before seen, that Indianapolis is a best practice for those studying hallmark event execution.
After the Super Bowl, what’s next for Indianapolis sports?
Barely a week has passed since Indianapolis hosted America’s most popular sporting event, and already the Indiana Sports Corp. is retooling its playbook.
Stadium operations run smoothly in first Super Bowl
Lucas Oil Stadium was the first NFL venue designed and built specifically to host the Super Bowl, and early reviews from its big test on Sunday were encouraging.
Landing another Super Bowl might not be such a long shot after all
Talk of bringing another Super Bowl to Indianapolis began soon after week-long festivities kicked off for the 2012 game, but city leaders will have to find a way to generate more revenue for the NFL and its 32 team owners for Indianapolis to muscle its way into a regular Super Bowl rotation.
Retailer Lids strives for Super Bowl dominance
Lids Sports Group is emerging as an early Super Bowl winner among local businesses after betting big that souvenir sales would shine.
Indy’s Super effort bowling over NFL and national media
Despite doubts from the NFL and national media about Indy's ability to host a big-time Super Bowl, the city so far is blowing away expectations.
VIDEO: Quick trip down the zipline
IBJ gets an advance preview of Super Bowl Village's zipline experience, which will lose money for the host committee over 10 days in the name of ramping up overall buzz.
City leaders determined to use global spotlight to build cachet
City leaders are working feverishly to maximize Indianapolis’ week in the Super Bowl spotlight, hoping to brand the Circle City in the minds of convention and leisure travelers as a place to return and spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade.
$28M didn’t get Super Bowl donors many perks
Indianapolis Super Bowl organizers raised $28 million from 131 mostly corporate donors to put on the NFL’s showcase event by simply asking—and promising almost nothing in return.
Throng of volunteers involved in staging Super Bowl
The city’s biggest event of the year will be run almost entirely by an army of volunteers. Some 8,000 volunteers are helping to execute the preparations for the Super Bowl, which is expected to draw 150,000 visitors.
Far-flung areas court Super Bowl spending
Downtown will be the focal point of Super Bowl XLVI, but communities from Zionsville to Columbus are aggressively pursuing some of the money visitors are expected to shower on the region.
Indiana expands probe into Indy manhole blasts
Indiana utility regulators are expanding a third-party review of Indianapolis manhole explosions to include the latest two blasts.
TAFT: The mayor as crucial recruiter-in-chief
Indianapolis could become a core of unskilled, low-wage earners in a region of knowledge workers.
Super Bowl organizers promoting conservation
The 2012 host committee wants rival groups of up to 30 people to see who can make the biggest dent in water and carbon dioxide use.
MORRIS: Super Bowl inspires collaboration
In anticipation of what I’m sure will be an awesome event, I thought this would be a good time to talk about some unique collaboration that is taking place in the city leading up to the big game.