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EDITORIAL: Dreaming big about soccer

The idea of becoming a major-league soccer city is great, although it’s way too early—and Ersal Ozdemir’s plan way too sketchy—to pass judgment yet on whether Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration and CIB should support any city financial involvement in making it a reality.

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Indy still in Super Bowl hunt?

The city has only hosted the Super Bowl once—in 2012—and failed in a second bid. (IBJ file photo) Opinions vary on the likelihood of Indianapolis’ ever hosting another Super Bowl. The city hosted the 2012 Super Bowl and earned rave reviews from the NFL, the league’s corporate partners, participating teams and myriad visitors to the […]

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Convention impact grows

Indianapolis continues to see consistent year-over-year growth in its convention business, which is reflected in the growth of the 10 biggest conventions the city hosts. In 2017, Visit Indy projects the city’s 10 biggest conventions will have a $380 million economic impact, a 6 percent increase from last year. Since 2014, the economic impact from […]

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MD Logistics plans 50-job expansion in Plainfield

The third-party logistics provider said it will invest $3.7 million to upgrade a 173,000-square-foot facility—creating additional pharmaceutical-grade storage capicity that will allow it to service a new contract.

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Indy Eleven to make bid for Major League Soccer expansion

Jumping from the North American Soccer League—the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States—to the top league would require the Indy Eleven to pay a franchise expansion fee of at least $150 million and would involve construction of a downtown stadium.

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Sportswriter Benner named hall-of-famer

Longtime Indianapolis sports journalist Bill Benner is among six Hoosiers to be inducted this year into the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame.

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