The Illinois Lottery is not a model Indiana should follow in seeking a private manager to boost revenue, according to Illinois’ own lottery chief. Hoosier Lottery officials say they’ve taken steps to avoid the problems Illinois had with its privatization contract, but several key elements of the process mirror Illinois’.
Local agency will work with ISO on overall brand strategy, including print and digital marketing.
Direct-to-consumer marketing of star drivers could be just what the series needs to boost interest, TV ratings.
Improvements to the home arena of the Indiana Pacers will include a new scoreboard and a renovation of the arena's television studios, said a source with knowledge of the planned changes.
The publications, Country Sampler and Smart Retailer, together generated $1 million in operating income during the 12-month period ended May 31, according to a public filing. The transaction is expected to close by Sept. 30.
MainGate has developed the LucasOilGear.com website to sell apparel and novelties, including T-shirts and outerwear featuring the Lucas Oil Stadium, Lucas Oil and Lucas Oil Racing Series brands.
Dennis Ryerson, who stepped down as editor June 1, said he was not pressured to leave after arrival of his successor, but acknowledged there was some “tension.”
It’s out with sporting events and in with fashion shows as firms try to make female clients feel more welcome.
A business model that provides mostly free digital content can’t continue in the long term.
Popular meteorologist Angela Buchman has left WISH-TV Channel 8 as expected and is likely to be off the air for a year until she joins competitor WTHR-TV Channel 13, according to several local broadcast television sources.
Local real estate pros say finding a reuse for the Indianapolis Star's HQ will be tricky. The newspaper is selling its labyrinth of buildings at 307 N. Pennsylvania St., which have multiple floor levels, narrow hallways and a basement built to house printing presses.
Sherry Seiwert, former executive director of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, begins Aug. 6 as president of Indianapolis Downtown Inc., the group that charges itself with developing, maintaining and promoting the heart of the city.
Chicago tourism officials earlier this year unleashed a major advertising campaign that threatens to encroach on one of Indianapolis’ primary leisure travel segments. The Second City for the first time ever is marketing itself to other cities in the Midwest, such as St. Louis and Cincinnati, that are key targets for Indianapolis.
Emmis Communications Corp. told a U.S. judge it will delay a scheduled Aug. 14 shareholder vote that could wipe out $34 million in unpaid preferred stockholder dividends until after she rules on a bid to block the balloting.
Investors asked U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis for an order blocking a special meeting at which Emmis shareholders will be asked to approve bylaw changes wiping out more than $34 million in accrued and unpaid preferred stock dividends.
The Indianapolis Star plans to sell its headquarters building at 307 N. Pennsylvania St. and seek modern office space elsewhere downtown, the newspaper said Friday afternoon.
Angie's List Inc. saw revenue jump 74 percent in the second quarter, but the Indianapolis-based contractor-ratings service continued to see growing losses as the result of higher marketing expenses. The company’s stock fell more than 10 percent Thursday.
After more than 10 years of providing free online content, the Indianapolis Star is laying the foundation for a pay-per-view system that would cost online-only readers about $13 a month, industry sources said.
The $791 million Hoosier Lottery threw open bidding July 11 for a 10-year contract on marketing, sales and distribution services. The lottery wants to be among the fastest-growing in the country, and it’s looking to the gambling industry to help it reach that goal.
London-based Pearson Plc has purchased Bloomington-based self publisher Author Solutions Inc., which has about 400 employees, most of whom are in Indiana, and had revenue in 2011 of $100 million.
