A hulking retail property pocked with vacancies sends a terrible message about Indianapolis’ vitality to the throngs of conventioneers who walk its corridors.
Serial restaurateur Mike Cunningham’s stable of eateries has swelled to 24,and he’s taking over the closed Old Point Tavern on Massachusetts Avenue and Cerulean at The Alexander hotel in CityWay.
City officials are considering an ordinance to crack down on hotels and motels they say are a magnet for crime, pose a danger to area residents, and drain city police and fire resources.
The 35-year-old annual outlook, held in recent years at Old National Centre, this year will be conducted online instead, in what the firm says is an attempt to reach more people.
The pay gains suggest that employers are increasingly competing for a limited pool of workers. Raises stemming from minimum wage increases in 18 states also likely boosted pay last month.
With a legal degree and a record of combat service in the Marines, Travis E. Barnes followed his bliss to launch Hotel Tango Whiskey, the first artisan distillery in Indianapolis since Prohibition.
City officials say they hope to act quickly with Simon Property Group Inc. to determine the highest and best use for the Carson’s space at Circle Centre after the department store closes this spring.
The planned street, bridge and sewer upgrades for the first phase of the 103-acre redevelopment—considered a prime option for Amazon's HQ2 project—would be covered by a combination of city funds and tax-increment financing.
Gander Mountain has morphed into Gander Outdoors under a new owner, with a grand opening for its 86th Street store on Saturday. Recent Indy-area exits include two Broad Ripple eateries and a Cancun Mexican Restaurant location.
The luxury units would accompany 120,000 square feet of retail and two hotels slated to be built on 17 acres in The Yard along 116th Street east of Interstate 69.
Indianapolis officials say they’re up for the challenge of hosting the eighth annual College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2022, even as they’re planning six other big sporting events that take place within a 13-month stretch.
In 57 of its 58 years, Indianapolis-based Markey’s Rental & Staging has experienced year-over-year revenue increases. Only the Great Recession, in 2009, derailed Markey’s amazing streak.
Coming off its first sellout of attendee badges in its 50-year history, officials for the massive gaming convention expect ticket sales for this summer’s event to close well before the doors open.
Pacers officials, along with the host committee, traveled to Los Angeles last week to watch the game and to learn about staging the festivities in preparation for the event’s return to Indianapolis in 2021.
Called the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience, the 7.5-acre expansion boasts 12 outdoor and three indoor exhibits that include activities from a variety of sports, giving families more reason to visit during the warmer months.
Shaking things up at a time its growth has been slowin, the lodging-sharing service is dispatching inspectors to rate thousands of the properties it lists in an effort to reassure travelers they’re booking nice places to stay.
