Governor doing business on Super Bowl trip
Daniels’ schedule includes some economic development meetings and a meeting with members of the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host
Committee.
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Brees’ ties to Purdue cause division among state’s fans
Most of Indiana is expected to wear Colts blue on Super Bowl Sunday, but loyalties are split near the Purdue campus in West
Lafayette.
Super Bowl legacy project taking shape on east side
A revitalization project that helped Indianapolis land the 2012 Super Bowl is beginning to take
shape. Organizers hope to build and rehab about 300 housing units, including the Jefferson Apartments "homeownership
incubator."
PARENT: Why I’m rooting for the Saints in the land of Blue
The Indianapolis Colts may be the home team, but this Hoosier sits squarely in the New Orleans Saints’ corner.
Thoughts on the Tebow ad
From the perspective of return on investment, the Super Bowl ad might be considered a failure.
Super Bowl scarf-knitting, green programs unveiled for 2012
The 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled two unique programs bent on culling the state for a diverse volunteer base. But
one well-known local black activist said the effort isn’t good enough.
Unsung Manning sibling a player in investment field
Cooper Manning, brother of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli, is a big success in his own right as a broker of energy stocks.
But you’ll rarely hear him mention the sibling connection to his clients, or that he’s buddies with Drew Brees.
A tale of two quarterbacks: Sizing up Manning and Brees
From their career paths to their paychecks, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and New Orleans Saints signal
caller Drew Brees are miles
apart in many ways. But there also are some intriguing parallels between the men who led their teams to Super Bowl XLIV.
KATTERJOHN: Stupid Bowl not so stupid anymore
In recent years, my two brothers have been fond of referring to the Super Bowl as The Stupid Bowl. Disgusted by the
crass commercialism that has overtaken professional sports, they view The Stupid Bowl as the zenith of hype.
Ambassadair travel club scores on Colts’ success
The Indianapolis Colts’ second trip to the Super Bowl in Miami is scoring business for the locally based Ambassadair
travel club.
NFL conference title games draw most viewers since 1980s
The Indianapolis Colts’ win over the New York Jets on CBS drew 46.9 million viewers, the most for an American Football Conference
title game since Patriots-Dolphins in 1986.
Colts give local economy a kick
Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl run giving downtown hotels, restaurants and retailers a multi-million-dollar boost.
Uncertainty over 2012 Super Bowl puts hotels in a bind
At issue is a dispute pitting NFL players against owners, and owners against one another over how league
revenue should be divided. If it isn’t resolved, the 2011 season could be shortened, delayed or canceled.
Critics: NCAA’s reselling of suites out of sync with scalping ban
Lucas Oil Stadium suite holders are upset that the NCAA is taking their luxury boxes for the men’s basketball Final Four
in April and reselling them on the secondary—or scalpers—market.
2012 may not be Indy’s only Super Bowl
Though NFL executives have concerns about the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis, Allison Melangton, CEO of the local organizing
committee, thinks perfect execution of the game and all that surrounds it will take the Circle City to a new level.
Allison Melangton
Allison Melangton brings more than 25 years of sports and events management experience to her role overseeing plans for the
2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
Super Bowl Committee adds vice president of event operations
The 2012 host committee recently hired South Bend native and Indiana University graduate Michelle Raines,
who previously served in senior management roles for four Republican national conventions.
Corporate donors standing by $25M Super Bowl pledges
Most of the companies that agreed to help underwrite the 2012 Super Bowl are standing by their commitments even as the recession
wreaks havoc on their businesses. Of $25 million pledged by more than 80 companies before last year’s bid process, only about
$1 million is at risk, said host committee head Mark Miles.
Indy scores 2012 Super Bowl
In May, Indianapolis narrowly won the right to host the 2012 Super Bowl, beating out Phoenix and Houston at the National Football
League owners’ meeting in Atlanta.
Sports veteran picked to plan Indianapolis Super Bowl
The woman chosen as CEO of the city’s Super Bowl host committee isn’t exactly a household name, but those who hired her think
she’ll make Indianapolis the best host city ever.