The vote was a crucial step in advancing the development of an 814-room Signia by Hilton hotel on Pan Am Plaza. The measure allows the city to take out up to $625 million in municipal bonds for the project.
Marketing guru, public speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, who is Indianapolis this week for his VeeCon convention, is bullish on NFTs.
The May 18-20 event will feature more than 175 speakers and panelists, incluing actors Neil Patrick Harris, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Alba, as well as rapper Busta Rhymes and music producer Timbaland.
But Mayor Joe Hogsett, a Democrat seeking a third term, says the plan will ensure Indianapolis’ hospitality industry remains nationally competitive by making room for larger events.
Several prominent conservatives took the stage during a leadership forum at the National Rifle Association Annual Meetings in Indianapolis.
Former President Donald Trump tells the National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis that he once again will be its “loyal friend and fearless champion” with members’ support in 2024.
Groups as diverse as religious denominations, state lawmakers, humanities not-for-profits and others are now gearing up to make sure hundreds, even thousands, of members have productive and gratifying visits to Indianapolis over the next several months.
Donald Trump, Mike Pence and other prominent Republicans are set to take part in the National Rifle Association annual event starting Friday at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.
The new event, called Rally, will take place at the Indiana Convention Center and feature a $5 million pitch competition, more than 200 speakers, and opportunities for entrepreneurs to demonstrate their innovations and meet individually with potential investors.
The conference—originally planned for 2020, but moved because of the pandemic—will include opportunities for local writers, musicians, philosophers and others to connect with industry professionals.
Founder Gary Vaynerchuk describes the conference as an opportunity for attendees to explore the topics of business, marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation, ideas, creativity and competition.
If downtown’s pandemic recovery had a report card, its tourism grade would be a B. And that’s not a subjective assessment. It’s based on newly released 2022 convention and tourism data.
Leonard Hoops has served as president and CEO of Visit Indy since 2011 and leads a team of 55-plus industry professionals who are charged with growing central Indiana’s nearly $6 billion convention, tourism and event business.
The National Conference of African American Librarians has decided not to hold its annual convention in Indianapolis this year after one of its leaders was passed over for the job of CEO at the Indianapolis Public Library.
One of Indianapolis’ largest annual trade shows is working to generate more money for its political action committee and pushing for legislation aimed at curbing environmental restrictions on converting street-legal vehicles to competitive race cars.
The pop culture-focused convention, which attracted about 40,000 people each year to the Indiana Convention Center prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, will host its new Louisville event June 16-18 at the Kentucky Exhibition Center.
In this week’s episode, reporter IBJ’s Mickey Shuey tries to gauge the potential impact on Indianapolis of having a tougher competitor for some of the city’s bread-and-butter business.
Officials in Nashville say they plan to pursue some of the events that take place in Indianapolis now that the city is planning to build a $2.1 billion, 60,000-seat enclosed stadium.
Indianapolis has been given another chance at hosting one of the major events it lost out on in the early days of the pandemic.
Co-founder Carl Doninger hopes to strengthen the pop culture convention’s branding while looking at additional markets for more events.
