Conventions Inc.: How Visit Indy spends, makes money
Visit Indy is a big not-for-profit, bringing in and spending $13.6 million last year in its quest to promote Indianapolis' convention and tourism industry.
Meeting and Event Planning Guide
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Meeting & Event Planning Guide: Interactive Edition
Our annual Meeting & Event Planning Guide includes in-depth coverage of the region’s convention and tourism industry, as well as 16 lists and directories.
Business lunch spots to savor
There’s no shortage of places to have a great lunch in central Indiana. But where do you go to close the big deal? IBJ asked locals where they like to go when it’s all on the line.
Expand the Indiana Convention Center again?
The Indianapolis gathering place is ready for its fifth addition, say the city’s top convention promoters.
Not your typical corporate retreat spots
You know the drill—find a place where a contingent from your organization can fall back and talk about something important. (Or unimportant.)
When will corporate travel come back?
An industry coalition is launching an attack on the ‘AIG effect’ in the hope of restoring a lucrative niche.
Long way to go to fill expanded Indiana Convention Center
Eighteen months after the expansion opened, indicators of success are mixed.
Crafting Indianapolis’ convention biz took guts
Ex-Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association chief Bill McGowan weighs the pay-off.
Dream teams for tourism industry
Youth sports events reap millions for Indianapolis and its neighbors.
Meeting Facilities – Indianapolis Area
A directory of meeting facilities in the Indianapolis area.
Major Private Conventions and Trade Shows for 2013
A directory of major conventions and trade shows in the Indianapolis area in 2013.
Indianapolis area hotels and motels
A directory of hotels and motels in the Indianapolis area.
Lucas Oil Stadium meeting revenue expectations
Roughly four years after it opened its doors in late 2008, Lucas Oil Stadium appears to have crossed the threshold of dollars that its creators anticipated from hosting events beyond the scope of the Indianapolis Colts.
Event-planning vet Maribeth Smith has impressive resume
Maribeth Smith’s introduction to the world of event planning sure was a doozy—coordinating the city’s first significant Final Four in 1991. In the 20 years since, Smith has planned some of Indianapolis’ biggest soirees, highlighted this year by several events surrounding the Super Bowl, which helped cement her status as one of the city’s leading meeting planners.