Dozens of Gen Con gaming participants posted videos on social media Saturday of the water rushing in from overhead inside Exhibit Hall B.
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As Indiana officials work to secure a stadium deal for the Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis Colts are beginning to formulate goals for a future round of negotiations with the Capitol Improvement Board.
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A $9.1 million redevelopment of the street into mostly a park-like plaza was supposed to be done by now. But delays meant it wasn’t done for the Tip-Off Tailgate fan event.
For the second time in as many months, a state lawmaker is questioning the city’s chances of financing a potential Major League Soccer stadium.
Lucas Oil Stadium and Victory Field, both of which are operated by the board along with the Indiana Convention Center, are among those designated for $35.2 million in planned improvements approved as part of the agency’s overall budget on Friday.
The CIB, which oversees all of downtown’s convention and sports facilities, has issued a request for proposals seeking a construction manager for the project.
The Kansas City, Missouri-based Populous Design has planned Major League Soccer stadiums such as TQL Stadium in Cincinnati; Allianz Field in St. Paul Minnesota; GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee; and Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
The game capped off a day of meetings between Garber and Hogsett, his deputies and some state officials, a source familiar with his plans told IBJ.
All in, the cost of the redevelopment of Pan Am Plaza is expected to be about $780 million, with the convention center expansion cost covered through bonds backed by the city’s consolidated tax-increment financing district.
The local host committee of the WWE Royal Rumble detailed collaborations, public artwork, ancillary wrestling shows and other activities ahead of the main event at Lucas Oil Stadium.
In Marci Reddick’s second year as board president, the CIB was involved in major public-private partnerships such as the NBA All-Star Weekend and Taylor Swift’s three-night stop at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Some 200,000 people were expected to be downtown for three Taylor Swift shows, and tourism officials have used music performances, activities and Swift-related decor to encourage them to return to the city.
Mallon spoke with IBJ about what it’s been like to oversee the board at a time when so much is going on.
The CIB is buying the property as a strategic acquisition tied to the ongoing redevelopment of Pan Am Plaza.
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.
The retractable roof at Lucas Oil Stadium has been repaired after a system malfunction prevented it from opening for the Indianapolis Colts’ preseason opener Sunday.
Mickey Shuey AES Indiana, which owns a half-acre parking lot at 355 E. Pearl St., just east of Alabama Street, confirmed to IBJ that the company is “currently discussing its sale with a third party.”
Leaders of the Capital Improvement Board of Marion County, which operates of the stadium and Indiana Convention Center, want control of the parcel to guarantee adequate space for storing semis and staging events as the city’s sports and tourism industry grows.
The NFL Players Association last year called on six venues to change their playing surfaces, saying the turf in those stadiums resulted in “statistically higher in-game injury rates.”
The Capital Improvement Board on Friday approved a $180.4 million budget for 2024, up from about $155 million last year.
The appointment of longtime real estate attorney Marci Reddick follows the resignation of Melina Kennedy, who this month begins her job as CEO of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership.
The additional financial support will come from the Capital Improvement Board’s fund balance, which was bolstered in October with $50 million in revenue replacement funds through the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
