IndyCar, other circuits show signs of motorsports recovery
Open-wheel series leads resurgence in sponsorship dollars flowing to racing circuits, venues and teams.
Open-wheel series leads resurgence in sponsorship dollars flowing to racing circuits, venues and teams.
Large conventions typically get the most attention, but it’s the smaller meetings that will be critical to ensuring the expanded Indiana Convention Center is adequately occupied.
Private investors are planning to develop a $6 million baseball and softball complex on about 70 acres off Interstate 69 in Anderson, officials are set to announce Tuesday afternoon.
Approval would let city issue $98 million in bonds to finance its portion of the $155 million North of South mixed-use project set to be built on 14 acres north of South Street between Delaware Street and Virginia Avenue.
Massachusetts-based Franklin Street Properties acquired the Monument Circle headquarters of insurance giant WellPoint Inc. late in 2010 for $42 million—a rich $196 per square foot—from an affiliate of locally based HDG Mansur.
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s decision whether to move about 2,500 office employees to a former Eli Lilly and Co. downtown campus could hinge on three critical factors—parking, incentives and lease terms for the space.
The nation's economy added 103,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent last month, its lowest level in 19 months. But the job growth fell short of expectations based on a strengthening economy.
With the $275 million Indiana Convention Center expansion built and set to open Jan. 20, one major question remains: Will enough conventions, trade shows and corporate meetings come here to make the big-dollar investment pay off?
Don Welsh, the departing leader of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association, is the embodiment of the risk and reward associated with bringing in outside talent to do important work on the city’s behalf.
Host committee chairman Mark Miles said he believes the city would get another Super Bowl even if an NFL labor stoppage canceled the game.
Don Welsh was seen as a revolutionary force as CEO of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. Now he may be one of its biggest competitors as he takes the top job in Chicago.
Don Welsh, the top executive at the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association since 2008, is leaving the city to take the job as CEO of the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, the ICVA announced Monday night.
The minor-league professional baseball team continues to pull in fans and sponsors as Hoosiers seek affordable family entertainment.
Dec. 31-Jan. 22
Theatre on the Square
Yes, most theater seasons kick off in September—and Theatre on the Square is no exception. But the winter/spring 2011 portion of the performance year at TOTS has its own flavor, with a string of high-profile contemporary work.
First up is Christopher Durang’s latest black comedy, which concerns a woman who wakes up in a hotel room to find she’s married to, well, let’s not give too much away. OK, I’ll give a little away: Guns, code names, fallen panties and (possibly) explosive devices are involved. Sounds like a twisted way to start the new year.
Still to come at TOTS: Tracey Letts’ “Superior Donuts,” “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” and more. Details here.
Starting in January, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day will turn 65, but many are facing a personal finance disaster just as they’re hoping to retire.
Construction on the walkway that will connect the downtown PNC Center with the Indianapolis Artsgarden should begin in March. Plans to pave the gravel parking lots on the former site of Market Square also received approval.
Much-hyped study won’t portend immediate investment, but will help steer development on and around airport through 2040.
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most.