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NBA All-Star extravaganza generated more than $400M in economic impact for Indy, study shows

June 27, 2024 | Mickey Shuey

The study conducted by Temple University’s Sports Industry Research Center determined the Feb. 14-18 event resulted in $290.7 million in direct and indirect spending, as well as more than $112.6 million in earned media value.

Hogsett gets OK from city commission on plan to fund soccer stadium

June 26, 2024 | Mickey Shuey

The approval of the taxing district now allows the Hogsett administration to request authorization from the State Budget Committee—a step required because the funding plan relies on up to $9.5 million per year in state taxes.

U.S. Olympic Swim Trials pool punches ticket for Fort Wayne

June 24, 2024 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Greater Indianapolis has 16 50-meter pools. Fort Wayne only has one, and it’s used by nine high schools.

UPDATE: Economic impact of WWE events in Indy projected at $350M

June 24, 2024 | Mickey Shuey

The deal is expected to run at least eight years and will include Royal Rumble in 2025, WrestleMania, which has taken place in Indianapolis only once before in 1992, and SummerSlam.

It’s a wrap: U.S. Olympics swim trials in Indy made big waves

June 24, 2024 | Associated Press

The crowds were large and raucous. The biggest stars largely lived up to their billing. Records fell. People got engaged. Expectations were blown out of the water. And plenty of promising young swimmers emerged over nine days in Lucas Oil Stadium.

Lilly Endowment gives city $15M grant to fund ‘Gateway’ design on new bridge

June 24, 2024 | IBJ Staff

The design includes 80-foot rings with programmable lighting that encircle the bridge, plazas that provide spaces for people to gather and view public art, and distinctive plantings and other horticultural features.

Photo Gallery: Final night of swim trials at Lucas Oil Stadium

June 23, 2024 | IBJ Staff and Mickey Shuey

The U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis set an indoor attendance record and saw 10 swimmers with ties to Indiana qualify for the Olympics in Paris. Here’s a look:

Shackell, Walsh siblings produce milestone performances at swim trials

June 23, 2024 | Associated Press

The Shackell siblings of Carmel and the Walsh sisters of Nashville cast aside any discussion of sibling rivalries at this week’s U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis.

Olympians to leave swim trials with art-adorned racing helmets

June 23, 2024 | Dave Lindquist

The project, featuring 13 Indiana artists, serves as an intersection of visual art, swimming and the city’s stature as home of the Indianapolis 500.

IBJ wins 8 national awards; Inside INdiana Business wins an Emmy

June 23, 2024 | IBJ Staff

IBJ’s AABP awards covered design, graphics, photography, podcasts and reporting published in 2023. IBJ designer Sarah Ellis won awards in three categories.

Dressel, Ledecky win again at U.S. Olympic swimming trials

June 22, 2024 | Associated Press

Meanwhile, Kate Douglass locked up her third individual event at the Olympics with another victory Saturday in Indianapolis.

Notre Dame swimmer Chris Guiliano qualifies for his third Olympics event at trials

June 21, 2024 | Associated Press

On Friday, Guiliano became the first American male to qualify in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events since Matt Biondi in 1988 and will also compete on multiple relay teams.

Swim trials attendance continues to break records, USA Swimming CEO says

June 21, 2024 | Mickey Shuey

The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis have already set two single-night indoor attendance records over the past week. Next is the overall event record set in Omaha in 2016.

Carmel hopes sound-system upgrades bring more acts to Palladium

June 21, 2024 | Daniel Bradley

The concert hall was built with sound in mind. And this month, the 1,600-seat Italian Rennaisance-style building is receiving the first major audio upgrade in its 13-year history.

Hamilton County hospital surge comes amid closings elsewhere

June 21, 2024 | John Russell

Community Health Network’s announcement this month that it plans to open a $335 million campus near U.S. 31 and 196th Street in Westfield marks the latest entry into the crowded Hamilton County hospital market.

Nate Feltman: Indy takes Olympic swim trials to next level

June 21, 2024 | Nate Feltman

Hats off to community leaders who continue to lean into sports as an avenue for attracting talent and growing the region’s economy.

Weight-loss-drug frenzy lures rich Indians to brave the gray market

June 21, 2024 | Bloomberg News

The race to score blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound is pushing one of the world’s largest population of people with obesity to creative lengths.

Indianapolis on deck to host major WWE events, including first WrestleMania since 1992