Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Indianapolis-based F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. Inc. has been chosen to build a street-level enclosed connector linking the Indiana Convention Center to Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Stadium & Convention Building Authority announced this afternoon. Wilhelm, which bid $11.8 million for the project, submitted the lowest bid of six companies […]
Indianapolis-based F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. Inc. has been chosen to build a street-level enclosed connector linking the Indiana Convention Center to Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Stadium & Convention Building Authority announced yesterday afternoon. Wilhelm, which bid $11.8 million for the project, submitted the lowest bid of six companies vying for the work, said Lori […]
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Indianapolis has built a tidy book of business in the convention trade. Confabs ranging from the National FFA to Gen Con generated nearly 22 million visitors and $3.5 billion in spending in 2006 alone, according to D.K. Shifflet & Associates and Global Insight. With a new airport terminal and Lucas Oil Stadium up and running, […]
Indianapolis already hosts three of the top 200 conventions in the country. But additional meeting space coming online late next year could help the city double the number.
Hawaii hotels offering bizarre deals With tourism in the dumps, Hawaii hotels are offering unprecedented discounts, freebies and other incentives in hopes of drawing tourists to the islands and survive the economic slump. The wide range of perks include free nights, rental cars, upgraded rooms, 2-for-1 activities, daily breakfast, round of golf, free parking, spa […]
Some industry insiders worry that, while Indianapolis is busy chasing bigger conventions, adjoining counties may raid the cupboard made plentiful by investments within Marion County, particularly downtown.
Guidebook beats smartphones in smackdown Slow download speeds, small screens hinder phones Conde Nast Traveler magazine sent three reporters to Moscow, one armed with an iPhone, one with a BlackBerry Bold, and one with an old-fashioned guidebook, to see whether the gadgets or the book were more helpful in completing a series of typical tourist […]
In this Quick Hits look at a competing convention city, Cincinnati boasts more convention space, but Indianapolis draws more guests.
U.S. construction spending rose 0.8 percent in April, defying economists’ forecasts for a decline. The unexpected gain – the most since August – marked the second straight month that builders boosted spending on construction projects around the country, the Commerce Department reported today. Economists were bracing for a 1.2-percent drop in construction spending for April. […]
The city’s Capital Improvement Board will merge into a new agency, and hotel, rental car and sports-admission taxes would rise under a proposal announced this morning to bail out the financially troubled organization. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented a proposal they say will raise the funds necessary to cover the […]
The city’s Capital Improvement Board will merge into a new agency, and hotel, rental car and sports-admission taxes would rise under a proposal announced this morning to bail out the financially troubled organization. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented a proposal they say will raise the funds necessary to cover the […]
Overtures Gov. Mitch Daniels has extended to the General Assembly should be sufficient to end squabbling over the budget. Legislators ought to take the offer, pass a budget, and leave the Statehouse before they throw any more sand in the gears. Public schools would get a 2-percent increase in funding and higher education would receive […]
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Overtures Gov. Mitch Daniels has extended to the General Assembly should be sufficient to end squabbling over the budget.
Legislators ought to take the offer, pass a budget, and leave the Statehouse before they throw any more sand in the gears.
The Westfield City Council is expecting a big turnout at public hearing tonight to discuss a proposed smoking ban. The ordinance would eliminate smoking in public places and businesses, including restaurants, bars and eight out of every 10 hotel rooms. Violators would pay fines between $50 and $500. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at […]
The city’s Capital Improvement Board will meet today for the first time since Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented their plan to rescue the financially troubled entity. Last Thursday, the two proposed raising hotel, rental car and sports-admission taxes, and merging the CIB into a new agency, to raise the funds […]
Capital Improvement Board President Bob Grand today declined to predict the future for the cash-strapped sports facilities agency, but said he backs a proposal that would merge the CIB into a new organization. “I’m 100 percent in support of their solution,” he said, referring to the plan presented last Thursday by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels […]
