The convention association set out to book 725,000 hotel room nights this year for future meetings but so far is trending below the goal. An aggressive drive last year exhausted many of its prospects, new ICVA CEO Leonard Hoops said.
It's not yet clear who submitted the winning bid for the 188-room hotel, which is near Interstate 465 and Pendleton Pike.
Indiana Black Expo is working to overcome last summer’s shootings and a recent staff mutiny, but observers say the root of the problem is declining interest among African-American adults in its signature event.
The hotel on the northwest side of Indianapolis will become the Caribbean Cove Hotel & Water Park on June 13 after more than 30 years as a Holiday Inn.
Mirroring the popular Devour Downtown event, Chowdown Midtown features 34 restaurants in the Broad Ripple area offering specific menu options for the set price of $30. The event runs through June 16.
Indianapolis outbid Chicago for the rights to host the Big Ten Conference football championship game through 2015 and also landed the 2014 and 2016 title games in men’s and women’s basketball.
Although slated for demolition, the City Market’s west wing is now generating interest from the Local Initiatives Support Corp. and local chapters of the American Institute of Architects, who want to move there as part of an effort to support neighborhood development.
The hotel on the east side of Indianapolis near Interstate 465 and Pendleton Pike will go up for online auction on Tuesday with a minimum starting bid of $300,000.
The Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is accepting proposals to improve Wi-Fi service at both Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center. The systems are expected to be operational in time for the Super Bowl in February.
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc. has hired its first executive director, Karen Haley, who was also the first director of the city’s Office of Sustainability.
Directors of the historic building have notified the pizza restaurant that it needs to have its equipment removed by the end of the day on Friday after the two sides could not agree on a new lease.
The architectural firm is set to be awarded a $120,000 contract to complete the work after the original designer of the renovations, Woollen Molzen and Partners Inc., disbanded last month.
Indiana Live laid off about 30 members of its 800-person staff this week as the race track and casino’s owners sort through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Participants from seven Big Ten universities will be in Indianapolis this weekend to compete in the women’s rowing championships—the first time the event has been held at a neutral site.
The Capital Improvement Board saw revenue of $22.5 million in the first three months of the year, a jump of 28 percent compared with the same three months in 2010. More taxes generated by hotel stays and restaurant visits helped drive the increase.
State officials say a bronze sculpture atop the Indianapolis Soldiers and Sailors Monument will be removed for repairs on Saturday.
Leonard Hoops is the third CEO of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association in three years—not ideal in an industry where it often takes three to five years to consummate a deal and as long as a decade to plan and build infrastructure
Minneapolis and St. Paul together offer a larger convention market than Indianapolis.
Amusement park's Adventure Point, set to open June 4, will give patrons the chance to climb 30 feet on a rock climbing wall, try the ropes course or take a zip line over the edge at Lake Shafer.
Enzo Pizza is refusing to vacate its space in the historic structure and is suing to stop construction to convert the east wing, where it’s located, into a bicycle hub.
