Local hotel revenue growth beats national average
Through November, downtown Indianapolis hotels saw their revenue increase 8 percent over the same period a year ago, far ahead of the national average of 4.9 percent.
Through November, downtown Indianapolis hotels saw their revenue increase 8 percent over the same period a year ago, far ahead of the national average of 4.9 percent.
Off the air, the former IU player is casual, mostly easygoing and affable. But on his radio show on WFNI-AM, he’s a cyclone, often tearing into anything in his way.
While considering whether to put their headband in the ring for hosting the NBA All-Star Game, officials with the Indiana Pacers likely are weighing the significant costs that the home team must shoulder.
NCAA officials on Friday are meeting in Indianapolis with some of the brightest minds in the world of college sports analytics to discuss potential changes to the often controversial process.
“Flagrant Foul” will be the only live, local morning sports talk show in central Indiana.
But the dealership’s ubiquitous commercials won’t be going anywhere.
WHMB-TV Channel 40 this week launched an all-sports channel, and station officials say they’re confident they can succeed where WRTV-TV’s Hometown Sports Network failed.
Officials are taking a page from the playbook of the 500 Festival Mini Marathon in hopes of preserving the Monumental’s momentum.
The deal includes in-stadium signage, radio broadcast ads and live in-game mentions, as well as sponsorship of the pre-game injury report.
Less than a year after being displaced as a weekday morning anchor, Bruce Kopp has rejected a new contract and decided to move on.
A decade ago, WFYI’s on-air personalities mostly read local stories from other sources. With its four additions, WFYI will have 15 staffers dedicated to gathering, reporting and disseminating local stories statewide and beyond.
In the last two weeks of the year, Visit Indy signed deals to bring 41 conventions to Indianapolis in the next five years. Those deals helped push the group close to a new annual record for advance bookings of hotel rooms.
Over the past two years, the IU vs. Notre Dame game has been a big hit at Victory Field. But the Irish pulled out this year, leaving a hole in the lineup.
The number of hotel rooms Visit Indy booked into future years took a tumble in 2016 to the lowest level since 2013. But local tourism and hotel officials aren’t overly concerned.
Blue Ticket to Health is modeled after a program Anthem launched with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. But Anthem officials said the program will be much bigger in central Indiana.
WTTV-TV Channel 4 officials are hopeful a new anchorman can lead the station out of the morning ratings cellar.
IU Athletic Director Fred Glass would have good reason to be conflicted about the Hoosiers’ participation in the all-Indiana hoops double-header, which is no doubt a boon for downtown Indianapolis and Butler.
Tourism officials project that 40 percent of those attending the new fan-friendly event will come from outside Indiana. The attraction could score $2 million for downtown hotels and restaurants.
PhysiMax’s analysis should provide a sense of how likely Paul George’s explosive moves to the basket and Myles Turner’s shot-blocking feats are to cause injury.
WTTV-TV Channel 4 is getting a much-needed sports veteran to bolster its staff. The station has struggled with ratings for its local news since becoming the local CBS affiliate in January 2015.