Indianapolis Business Journal

Some of the city’s biggest hoteliers are opposed to development of two Hiltons with more than 1,400 rooms on Pan Am Plaza, saying it would create a glut of lodging in the market. Greg Andrews reports that city officials say they are still committed to working toward a deal with the developer. Also in this week’s issue, Hayleigh Colombo reports that Champion drag racer Larry Dixon of Avon has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the National Hot Rod Association, alleging the California-based organization—which owns Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg—wrongfully suspended and blacklisted him in 2017. And John Russell explains how Eli Lilly and Co. is donating part of its sprawling campus downtown to the city for use as a public park.