The pitch contest, which comes with the potential for up to $1 million in rewards for each of the winners, returns this week as part of Elevate Ventures’ annual Rally innovation conference.
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The Live Policy Summit is scheduled Oct. 15-16, when music industry leaders will discuss topics such as event ticketing and sound ordinances.
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Gen Con is once again a sold-out event with more than 70,000 attendees expected for a four-day run that begins Thursday and ends Sunday. And all vendor spots are occupied.
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More than 550 vendors are set to showcase their products at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America, but experts told IBJ the conference goes far beyond the walls of the Indiana Convention Center.
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The announcement was made during the kickoff event for the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo, which is expected to bring more than 71,000 FFA members, advisers, alumni and supporters to Indianapolis from across the country.
Combined, the two medical conventions are expected to generate almost $16 million in economic impact and bring nearly 14,000 attendees downtown.
Construction is about 50% completed, and nearly $503 million in contracts have been awarded.
The three-day conference that starts Tuesday evening will feature more than two dozen presentations, panels and breakout sessions, with executives from World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Google, the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts and video game company Riot Games among those scheduled to speak.
A program of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, the event is an annual convening of business and investment leaders from around the world.
More than $1 billion in hotels and associated projects is under construction or set to begin in the next 12 months. Another several hundred million dollars’ worth of investment is under consideration or in the planning stages.
Historians have extended an expired certificate of appropriateness for the long-delayed redevelopment of the historic office building just south of Monument Circle.
Ahead of its annual State of Tourism event, Visit Indy detailed the city’s record-breaking 2024 and announced new additions to the convention roster expected to bring thousands more visitors to the Circle City.
McGowan led the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association from 1984 to 2002 and was instrumental in the city’s efforts to land the 1987 Pan American Games, the 1980 and 1991 Final Fours and the Indianapolis Colts.
Indianapolis is the 13th Tom’s Watch Bar location. The 10,000-square-foot restaurant features 135 screens as well as a full food and drink menu.
Lawmakers, regional partners and sector leaders are expected to attend the two-day Midwest Defense Innovation Summit on Oct. 16-17 at the Indiana Convention Center.
Insignum AgTech and Grannus Therapeutics were among the five winners announced Wednesday.
State Rep. Bob Behning said Indiana is headed in that direction and the goal is to steer students toward hands-on, skills-focused training.
Government, industry and academic leaders are convening in Indianapolis early this week for the eighth Microelectronics Integrity Meeting.
The event is expected to draw as many as 60,000 visitors to the Indiana Convention Center from Wednesday through Sunday—attendees that vendors hope to turn into customers.
Our guest this week is Ken Ogorek of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, who discusses the revival and purpose of the Eucharistic Congress after an 83-year absence.
The event will be the church’s first national gathering in more than 80 years, marking one of the most significant religious events the city has ever hosted.
The first semiconductor-focused conference of its kind in the Midwest will convene industry leaders and public officials in Indianapolis in 2025, the governor announced Tuesday.
Indianapolis has hosted the organization’s national convention four previous times, most recently in 2019.
On Wednesday, church representatives are expected to debate whether to amend their constitution to ban churches with any women pastors—from lead to associate roles. The measure received preliminary approval last year.
