Mickey Shuey

Indianapolis Zoo buys two nearby parcels but has ‘no plans’ for expansion

The Indianapolis Zoo has acquired two small properties west of the facility’s existing 64-acre footprint and earmarked them for possible future use.... Read More

Indianapolis among prospects for NHL expansion team, according to report

Indianapolis is among several U.S. cities where parties have expressed interest in launching an expansion team in the National Hockey League, a news website for the sport reported Friday.... Read More

Hotel and concert hall project in Indy scores up to $33M in state funding

A $320 million redevelopment project adjacent to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis is expected to receive more than $30 million in tax credits from the state’s economic development arm.... Read More

Butler launches sports, entertainment institute focused on local events

A new Butler University program announced Wednesday is expected to create opportunities for the school’s business and communication students to gain hands-on experience working in central Indiana’s burgeoning entertainment industry.... Read More

Pacers generate big impact with NBA Playoffs run

Despite a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers' unbelievable playoff run has ignited a business boom that could add up to nearly $20 million for the central Indiana economy.... Read More

Longtime Purdue exec who helped launch university’s Indy expansion to retire

Purdue University’s campus extension in Indianapolis will have a new leader next year following the retirement of Chief Operating Officer Dan Hasler.... Read More

Purdue trustees approve 50-year plan to transform downtown Indy presence

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday signaled support for a 50-year master plan for the school’s downtown Indianapolis campus that proposes more than a dozen buildings across 28 acres at West and Michigan streets.... Read More

Pure Development co-founder starts new company following dissolution order

One of the co-owners of a legally entangled Indianapolis development firm that has been ordered to cease operations has partnered with two of the company’s employees to start a new business.... Read More

Attracting swim trials back to Indy meant moving another convention, officials say

Local sports tourism officials on Tuesday formally announced the return of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to Indianapolis, but getting the event back at Lucas Oil Stadium in June 2028 wasn’t without its challenges.... Read More

Jim Bopp, Sage Steele picked by Braun to join IU’s board of trustees

The appointments, effective immediately, came shortly after Braun announced the removal of two other members, Vivian Winston and Jill Maurer Burnett, through a single-sentence notice they received earlier Monday. ... Read More