When thousands of basketball fans, journalists and corporate sponsors land in Indianapolis next week for All-Star Weekend, organizers say they’ll be treated to a more elevated experience than they would have been in 2021, when the city was originally slated to host the event.
Known as NBA House, the 9,000-square-foot club at the northwest corner of Meridian and Georgia Streets will be fully taken over by the league for the NBA All-Star Weekend.
The approach from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. is similar to those taken for prior events such as the Indianapolis 500, the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship game and the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four.
In addition to overall record numbers, the airport saw nine of its 10 busiest days on record in 2023. The exception was Monday, Feb. 6, 2012—the day after Indianapolis hosted Super Bowl XLVI.
While the 5,763-student university has not yet finalized the details of its plan to accommodate demand for semi-independent and amenity-rich housing, it hopes to secure board of trustees approval by the end of the year.
The agreement between J.C. Hart Co. and residents of the Oxbow Estates and Spirit Lake condominiums cleared the way for the City-County Council to unanimously approve a rezoning of the former Willows Event Center property.
In addition to its foreclosure demand, Wilmington Trust has requested the appointment of a new receiver for the 685,000-square-foot, 36-story property.
The event, scheduled for Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at Bicentennial Unity Plaza, is free and open to the public, but only 5,000 tickets are being distributed.
Brokers are filling vacant retail spaces with corporate parties, personal events and an assortment of fan-focused pop-ups. They hope the crowds will want to return later for a fun night, a nice dinner or even office or residential space.
Each program is guaranteed to receive at least $100,000, with the organization represented by the winning team receiving an additional $240,000.
The Indianapolis area’s sixth-largest public company plans to move 200 employees from the company’s current west-side home to the new offices.
Construction on the multi-use trail began this week and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The NBA has contracted with 29 of downtown’s 35 lodging properties, with each committing at least 90% of their inventory at negotiated rates and minimum four-night stays, according to Visit Indy.
A couple whose custom menswear shop was looted during the 2020 downtown protests have doubled down on East Washington Street.
Fabio De la Cruz said if his vision is realized and partners participate as he expects, the total investment in the area could reach $700 million to $1 billion.
Fuson plans to depart as CEO on June 18, the same date he began working for the franchise 40 years ago as director of special events at Market Square Arena.
The publicly traded firm, which said in June that it would move its operations to the OpenLane Inc. building at 11299 N. Illinois St., sees potential for residential and retail development and different kinds of office uses.
The group opposes the Elements multifamily project planned by developers J.C. Hart Co. and Chase Development to redevelop the Willows Event center into a 192-unit apartment community and 16 condominiums fronting Spirit Lake, north of Broad Ripple.
Finding one’s way into Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Feb. 18 for the flagship event of NBA All-Star Weekend will cost a pretty penny, if any tickets can be found at all.
A 26-person contingent comprising state and city officials, not-for-profit leaders and business executives traveled to the tiny city-state Nov. 14-17 to study how the nation has developed land along its waterfront.
