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Leader program builds following: Center for Leadership Excellence set to welcome third class of execs

November 19, 2007

Ten times a year, for 24 hours, a select group of executives leaves the comforts of career to embark on an experience meant to mold the participants into better leaders. They gather on Thursday evenings for dinner, bunk overnight at a hotel, and spend the following day listening to the likes of Dennis Perkins, author of “Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition.” Or, they may travel to Saint Meinrad in southern Indiana…

SoDo proposal faces stiff odds

November 19, 2007

If Circle Centre mall were built today, it would cost $420 million. Throw in another $60 million, and you’ve got the price
of Legends District-SoDo, a proposed mixed-use development on the south edge of downtown.

Concert venue slated for downtown project

November 13, 2007

A huge mixed-use project proposed for just south of downtown would feature a 3,400-seat theater designed to attract 150 concerts, plays and events per year. Lead developer Ryan Zickler says the venue could draw 250,000 new visitors to downtown per year. His development team is finalizing plans for the overall $480-million project, which also calls […]

Catching up: Simon honored

November 12, 2007

The Simon Property Group Headquarters took top honors at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s A Monumental Affair awards last week. The 30-year-old contest honors the city’s best architecture, development and construction. Last year’s top…

Ballard’s sketchy agenda fuels unease

November 12, 2007

The afternoon after Greg Ballard’s shocking victory at the polls, the mood was sober at Marion County Republican headquarters.
Jubilation had given way to reality. Although mayor-elect Ballard described himself “as tired as a guy could get,” he has
no time for a break. And what the former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel will do is largely a mystery.

Corporate meeting rooms become high-tech wonders: High-definition videoconferencing a growing option

November 12, 2007

Corporate PowerPoint presentations are becoming so passÃ©. Just as consumers are craving high-definition television sets for their living rooms, corporations and hotels are taking the next step and integrating the technology into their boardrooms and meeting space. Besides videoconferencing in high definition, other high-tech gadgetry now available for both the business and hospitality sectors includes digital signage displaying messages for employees or guests, and digital room scheduling alerting when meeting rooms are in use. While some companies are upgrading to…

Ballard to review city’s art spending: Arts leaders concerned gains made during Peterson’s tenure will be lost

November 12, 2007

Mayor-elect Greg Ballard said he’s got nothing against spending city money on the arts, but his administration nevertheless will evaluate whether devoting $2.5 million to it each year is the best use of that money. “It’s OK to fund [the arts] as long as people are relatively safe in the city,” Ballard said. Though acknowledging Indianapolis’ “vibrant arts community,” Ballard said it’s mostly privately funded. “I’m not saying I’m going to cut all of the arts [funding],” he said. “We’ll…

Expanded center luring new conventions: City visitor’s association lining up groups, events for new stadium, bigger center

November 12, 2007

Work on the Indiana Convention Center expansion is at least six months away, but numerous organizations already have reserved their space in anticipation of the larger venue. Construction on the $275 million project is expected to begin next summer and last until 2010. After completion, the center will have 747,370 square feet of tradeshow space, about 253,000 more than it has now, in addition to 183,000 square feet available at the new Lucas Oil Stadium. The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors…

Billboards enter digital era

November 12, 2007

Remote-controlled digital billboards are revolutionizing the outdoor advertising industry nationwide, but a city prohibition
against the medium is preventing a rollout here.

High-rise in works near canal

November 12, 2007

A strong demand for student housing downtown is driving a $40 million plan for a high-rise apartment tower a couple of blocks
east of the Central Canal. The developer, a partnership of Fishers-based Paramount Realty Group and Indianapolis-based Alboher
Development Co. Inc., hopes to build the 16-story Paramount Tower on a OneAmerica parking lot.

EXCLUSIVE: $480M downtown project in works

November 9, 2007

A development team is finalizing plans for a $480 million mixed-use project that calls for condos, as many as three hotels, a theater and 175,000 square feet of retail space just south of downtown. The project, Legends District-SODO, could be one of the largest private developments in the city’s history. It would sprawl over 11 […]

A downtown transformation

November 9, 2007

A development team is finalizing plans for a $480 million mixed-use project that calls for condos, as many as three hotels, a theater and 175,000 square feet…

Fast-growing WDG built on years of industry experience: Veteran of Kite, Lauth branches out on his own

November 5, 2007

For Mike Wyman, a devastating fire that gutted the family home during his teen-age years laid the foundation for a rewarding career in construction. The 41-year-old Wyman climbed from carpenter to become a leader of projects at two of the city’s largest commercial developers before launching his own company in 2005. WDG Construction & Development Services Inc. on East Washington Street downtown has since grown into a firm that expects to top $30 million in revenue next year-double this year’s…

Gambles paying off for Centaur CEO

November 5, 2007

Through persistence and sheer pluck, Rod Ratcliff has become a player in the gambling industry–one many businesses try to
break into, most without success. On Oct. 30, his Indianapolis-based company, Centaur Inc., closed a $1 billion financing
deal that will fund gambling projects in three states.

SPORTS: Calm on display just days before the big game

November 5, 2007

On the morning of Oct. 30, just five days before the NFL’s Game of the Century, Regular-Season Variety, I imagine-but don’t know for certain-that New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick was hunkered down in some office bunker at the Patriots training complex, bags under his eyes, hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head, scowl on his face. Certainly, he was poring over game films of the Indianapolis Colts, searching for clues that would help his team continue on its scorched-earth mission…

Angie’s List CEO wanted shot at WellPoint’s Zagat deal

October 29, 2007

WellPoint Inc. and Angie’s List are both racing to launch doctor-rating services early next year. But Angie’s List is already
sour over Well-Point’s decision to partner with New York-based Zagat Survey LLC for its doctor-rating service, apparently
without talking to Angie’s List.

Developer lures Whole Foods across street into Venu project

October 29, 2007

The developer of a $750 million mixed-use project called Venu has acquired a 13-acre site across the street from where another
developer had planned to build condos and a Whole Foods Market.

Indianapolis might push for college world series

October 23, 2007

Indianapolis is being mentioned as a possible site for the 2011 College World Series, which appears to be in play. In a recently released list of future NCAA championship events, the 2011 baseball series is listed with no host site beside it. Omaha has a deal to host the event through 2010. “If the event […]

WellPoint enlists Zagat to rate doctors

October 22, 2007

After making a reputation rating highbrow restaurants in New York, the Zagat Survey now will help WellPoint Inc.’s health insurance customers rate their doctors. In January, WellPoint and Zagat will launch an online survey tool that will allow patients to share their physician experiences with other WellPoint customers. The tool will allow consumers to review […]

Local corporations maintain FFA convention funding: Main goal: getting attention of future leaders

October 22, 2007

Indianapolis-area companies are ponying up $1.15 million to help put on this month’s National FFA convention, an event expected to draw more than 55,000 members and their chaperones to the city. They’re backing the bigbudget affair largely because of the access it gives them to future leaders-from tomorrow’s policymakers to those who could someday work at these local firms. And the city is putting on quite a show to get the attention of the roughly 46,000 12-to 21-year-old members and…

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Amy Isbell-Williams

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Leader program builds following: Center for Leadership Excellence set to welcome third class of execs

SoDo proposal faces stiff odds

Concert venue slated for downtown project

Catching up: Simon honored

Ballard’s sketchy agenda fuels unease

Corporate meeting rooms become high-tech wonders: High-definition videoconferencing a growing option

Ballard to review city’s art spending: Arts leaders concerned gains made during Peterson’s tenure will be lost

Expanded center luring new conventions: City visitor’s association lining up groups, events for new stadium, bigger center

Billboards enter digital era

High-rise in works near canal

EXCLUSIVE: $480M downtown project in works

A downtown transformation

Fast-growing WDG built on years of industry experience: Veteran of Kite, Lauth branches out on his own

Gambles paying off for Centaur CEO

SPORTS: Calm on display just days before the big game

Angie’s List CEO wanted shot at WellPoint’s Zagat deal

Developer lures Whole Foods across street into Venu project

Indianapolis might push for college world series

WellPoint enlists Zagat to rate doctors

Local corporations maintain FFA convention funding: Main goal: getting attention of future leaders