Gen Con Indy convention scores record attendance
Gen Con Indy, one of the city’s largest annual conventions, drew a record 36,733 unique visitors to this year's event, organizers announced Thursday.
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Gen Con convention betting on attendance surge
Organizers of the four-day gaming conference think this year’s event will draw 35,000 visitors to Indianapolis, thanks in large part to a bigger convention center.
Holiday World plans world’s longest water coaster
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Indiana State Fair to promote soybean industry
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Former Nordstrom space could find Super Bowl use
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Holiday World set to announce plans for $9 million ride
A southern Indiana amusement park will mark its 65th anniversary by unveiling plans for a $9 million ride that will be the most expensive in the park's history.
Indiana tourism effort honors famed course designer Dye
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Black Expo sees attendance rise at Summer Celebration
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Plans progress for once-doomed City Market west wing
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Indianapolis outpaces Atlanta pound-for-pound on tourism
With 1.8 million people, the Indianapolis area is only one-third the size of Atlanta, yet the area holds its own in conventions and tourism. Indianapolis, for example, has about half the convention space of Atlanta.