Stories tagged with "hotel tax"

Home crowd cheers grow quieter by indystar

The revved-up retro home of the Indiana Pacers is celebrating its 10th anniversary with accolades from throughout professional basketball, where it is hailed as a model of... – Nov 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

CIB lays off 9 at Conseco, convention center by Francesca Jarosz

Nine employees at the city’s convention center and football stadium were laid off Friday as part of ongoing cost-cutting measures by the struggling Capital Improvement... – Oct 10, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Keeping it pretty for less most recent comment by Dewvonx

Recession is indeed a challenge for us to become... – Sep 14, 2009 at 5:41 AM

Promoting Indy while pinching pennies by Bill Ruthhart

CIB warns it has no more money to give to convention bureau The massive edifice that is Lucas Oil Stadium. The fresh steel rising from the RCA Dome site that will form the expanded... – Sep 07, 2009 at 12:20 AM in Politics & Government

Convention gamers like to play and pay here by indystar

The recession didn’t stop Dean Browell from trekking all the way to Indianapolis last week to play games. He and three friends from Virginia had planned their trip to Gen Con... – Aug 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Russ Pulliam

Governor: No more bills to help CIB by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — State lawmakers from Indianapolis say a plan to help the city’s struggling sports agency is a temporary fix, but Gov. Mitch Daniels says he doesn’t want... – Jul 01, 2009 at 2:34 PM in Business

CIB gets OK to raise taxes on hotel stays by Bill Ruthhart

Sports board must still cut $22M as legislators deny 2 other tax hikes State lawmakers passed a plan Tuesday to bail out the Capital Improvement Board, though Mayor Greg... – Jul 01, 2009 at 1:35 PM in Politics & Government

Ballard loses round on plan to bail out CIB by Bill Ruthhart

State lawmakers’ draft allows 1 tax hike in ’09, leaves $12 million deficit State lawmakers late Monday ignored Mayor Greg Ballard’s calls for fewer spending cuts... – Jun 30, 2009 at 2:26 AM in Politics & Government

Ballard offers plan to cover CIB fund gap most recent comment by Alex B

Downtown casino, plain and simple. Give people... – Apr 13, 2009 at 9:14 PM

Down with Downtown casino by indystar

Indianapolis should politely tell House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Crawford no thanks for his proposal to bail out the Capital Improvement Board by opening a Downtown casino. Put... – Apr 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Indianapolis would survive increase in hotel tax, some say by Jeff Swiatek

If increase to help CIB takes effect, Indy’s room rates still would beat other convention cities’, CEO says Despite protests from some in the hotel business, a 1... – Apr 06, 2009 at 1:37 AM in Politics & Government

Arena landlord to cut arts, maintenance funds by Brendan Oshaughnessy

The Capital Improvement Board’s Finance Committee today recommended cutting grants to the arts and a maintenance fund as the agency that runs the city’s sports stadiums... – Mar 05, 2009 at 12:10 PM in News

Will you pay the CIB's $43M deficit? by Brendan Oshaughnessy

With its finances a wreck, the agency that runs the city’s sports venues and convention center is floating higher ticket prices, tax increases, concessions from the Colts and... – Feb 08, 2009 at 1:41 AM in Metro