CIB budget could face rough ride in council
Some City-County Council members are skeptical of the Capital Improvement Board’s spending plan for 2011 that includes $10 million for the privately operated Indiana Pacers.
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Smart gets his first shot as NBA head coach
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BENNER: Conseco hosts what could be bloody good show
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CIB’s 2011 budget slated to grow by $10 million
Capital Improvement Board president says initial $10 million payment to the Indiana Pacers is not only reason for the larger
budget. Rather, she insisted it’s largely due to $5 million in renovations slated for Conseco Fieldhouse and other CIB-operated
facilities.
Indiana Pacers, Fever sign deal with Steak n Shake
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Financial records show Pirates win while losing
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to team financial documents, years that were part of a streak of futility that has now reached 18 straight losing seasons.
Colts see record crowds at training camp in Anderson
Anderson University officials said 85,300 fans turned out at the 18-day camp, almost four times the number that attended camp
last year in Terre Haute.
New NCAA boss wants to change NBA draft rules
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officials
about adopting a pro-eligibility policy that would keep players in school through their junior years.
Colts camp draws record crowd by wide margin
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in Terre Haute.
Indianapolis making contingency plan for Super Bowl
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Super Bowl.
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and attendance.
CIB saves $1M after state agrees to lower loan rate
State officials decided to reduce the interest rate on a $9 million loan to the city's Capital Improvement Board by 1
percentage point. The news couldn't come at a better time for the agency, which is trying to find money to assist the
Indiana Pacers.
CIB deal won’t fix all of Pacers’ woes
The $33.5 million the Capital Improvement Board is providing the Indiana Pacers is merely a Band-Aid that will do little to
solve serious short-term and long-term issues facing the team.
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