United Kingdom-based IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking to build a 113-room Atwell Suites hotel in Fishers, but hurdles remain as the project goes through the city’s review process.
History: Old Hickory’s origins date to the late 19th century, when Billy Richardson began selling hickory chairs and rockers on Saturdays in Martinsville’s town square. Old Hickory Furniture Co. was founded in 1892 and incorporated in 1899. The Richardson family owned Old Hickory until the 1960s, when it was purchased by hotel chain Ramada, which […]
An interstate that runs uninterrupted from Indianapolis to Evansville opens new opportunities, particularly in Morgan and Johnson counties, where large tracts of land along the route remain undeveloped.
Phil Ray also weighs in on the new taxing district the city is considering for beautification and public safety efforts downtown, plus the city-funded construction of an 800-room hotel that would become the JW Marriott’s biggest competitor.
Unlike beer and wine producers, which are allowed to self-distribute, distillers were previously required to go through a distributor in order to sell to bars, restaurants and liquor stores throughout Indiana.
The taxing district is expected to generate about $4.65 million a year for downtown-focused efforts in Indianapolis, along with funding the operating costs of the low-barrier homeless shelter planned on the southeast side of downtown.
As Visit Indy’s event and communication manager, Taylor Melangton creates and coordinates stakeholder events such as the ROSE Awards, State of Tourism, Hotel Symposium and many of Visit Indy’s year-round customer activations and trade shows.
In mid-June, senior WNBA staff told Pacers Sports & Entertainment that the chosen location for the 2025 All-Star Game was in flux, creating an opening for Indianapolis.
Most of us who participated in the Daniels administration never planned to work for the state of Indiana. But the opportunity to work for someone who ran for office for the right reasons, would always do the right thing and had the wherewithal to bring about important change proved too tempting to turn down.
More than half of the expected developments within the district the city has designated as a professional sports development area, or PSDA, have yet to break ground.
Now that the battle to impose a new fee on some downtown property owners appears to have finally succeeded, it is time to give more attention to precisely how the revenue should be spent.
Olivia West developed an entrepreneurial mindset as a 4-H champion in La Porte and honed her talent for working crowds on a makeshift stage in her family’s barn. Now she’s hosting Fever and Pacers games—and that’s just her side job.
Initial plans for the project include 151 apartments, a 125-room hotel, 63,000 square feet of office space, 15,000 square feet of retail space, 508 parking spaces and a public plaza.
Indianapolis-based TWG Development has overhauled its design for the skyscraping tower planned at 222 N. Alabama St., immediately north of Old City Hall and considered the bulk of the $264 million redevelopment project for the west side of that block.
Baker, who has played key roles at at several Indianapolis restaurants, most recently served as president of HAIV Hospitality and previously oversaw The AMP food hall at 16 Tech.
Several people expressed hope that a common goal of maintaining and improving downtown will tamp down any partisan differences between the board’s city- and state-appointed members.
Plans now call for the residence hall to be redeveloped into a 105-room hotel that will operate under Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s upscale Curio Collection flag.
Third-party organizations are planning about a dozen other events, from smaller conferences to happy hours, to capitalize on the momentum they expect Rally to generate.
A large portion of the board’s new expenses are tied to major ongoing projects, including the hotel and convention center expansion project at Pan Am Plaza, as well as efforts to secure an MLS expansion club.
