Lucas Oil Stadium

When Andy Mallon began his role as Executive Director of the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) in 2019, he knew it would be a challenge and was ready for it. What he didn’t know was that the pandemic would soon come calling and bring with it the challenge of finding ways for events to safely take place and in many cases, rescheduling those events that could not. Thanks to his leadership and the hard work of his team and colleagues in the industry, the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium and other CIB facilities fared much better than others around the US. What’s even more remarkable is that under Andy’s leadership, the City was able to find some wins. For example, the Indiana Convention Center will host the Sweets and Snacks Expo for multiple years and Lucas Oil Stadium hosted the entire NCAA March Madness in 2021, just to name a few. The CIB and its facilities have since bounced back with business looking stronger than ever. Business is back to pre-pandemic levels and the Signia by Hilton Indianapolis hotel and Indiana Convention Center expansion are under construction and expected to be completed in 2026. The calendars of the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium are both packed with impressive arrays of events and very few dark days. The renovation of Gainbridge Fieldhouse and its addition of the Bicentennial Unity Plaza draw rave reviews. The way CIB facilities survived the pandemic and have bounced back doing better than ever required a leader whose influence went far beyond his immediate team. We are thankful for Andy’s leadership and congratulate him on receiving the well-earned Indianapolis Business Journal Indiana 250 Most Influential Leaders recognition!

Lucas Oil Stadium is on pace to host seven concert nights this year, including a three-night run of the juggernaut Taylor Swift Eras tour. Compare that with a preceding ten years combined of ten concert nights. Also in 2024, the Stadium successfully hosted the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming and the NBA All-Star Saturday night and Celebrity Game. Then looking forward, we’re gearing up for Big Ten Football Media Days, Indianapolis Colts football season, the Big Ten Football Championship game, and three WWE events beginning in February of 2025. This kind of schedule, packed with these kinds of monumental events, doesn’t happen unless there’s an influential leader with a large cache of well-earned trust and respect at the helm. In his seven-year tenure as stadium director, Eric Neuburger has built a solid reputation as the guy with the team that can successfully host the biggest, coolest events that help fuel our hospitality and tourism economy. We congratulate Eric on being recognized as one of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s 250 Most Influential Leaders - we are thankful for his leadership!

The Capital Improvement Board (CIB) mourns the loss of one of Indianapolis's most revered and dedicated leaders, Jim Morris. During his time working with former Mayor Richard Lugar, Jim helped breathe life and purpose into the CIB and Indiana Convention Center, which opened while Morris served as Mayor Lugar’s Chief of Staff. All of the CIB’s venues, including Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Convention Center, Gainbridge Fieldhouse and Victory Field, are in some sense monuments to Morris’ impact on Indianapolis and the vibrant tourism and hospitality industry he helped bring to life. They’re all on the Indy map thanks to seeds he planted and the way he nurtured the work he started. Morris was an integral leader in the development of Market Square Arena, the forerunner of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and the Hoosier Dome, the forerunner to Lucas Oil Stadium. He helped establish the Indiana Sports Corp., which brings the biggest, best and brightest sports events to CIB buildings. Additionally, Jim was a “lifetime member” and two-time board president of Visit Indy and is credited with leading early efforts to make Indianapolis a top-tier convention city. Jim Morris was a consistent and vocal champion of the CIB and its role in the last 50 years of the City's and State’s successes. “Jim saw greatness in Indianapolis and in all the people with whom he worked over the past six decades to make it great,” said CIB Executive Director Andy Mallon. “He supported all of us and wanted us all to know each other and work together to be better friends and build a better city and state. We now inherit Jim’s legacy of kind, humble, and ambitious collaboration to show our visitors and the world how wonderful Indianapolis and its people are.” “The impact of Jim’s passing on the City of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana is impossible to quantify,” added CIB Board President Marci Reddick. “His wise, thoughtful, and inclusive leadership will be missed. No single person can fill the void that Jim left behind. It will take many people working together for the good of Indianapolis and Indiana, to continue Jim’s work and honor his legacy.”

The upcoming USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials is a great showcase of Lucas Oil Stadium's versatility and world-class amenities, and TheStadiumBusiness' article is a great window into how we're working with USA Swimming, the Indiana Sports Corp and many other partners to make this year's trials a successful event for the fans and the athletes. Offering increased seating capacity, ample space for athlete resources and an unrivaled downtown Indianapolis layout for the ultimate fan experience, Lucas Oil Stadium's work to host events like the Trials is gold-medal worthy. We can't wait for the world to see it! https://lnkd.in/g8aquxwJ

Congratulations to Capital Improvement Board Member Maggie Lewis on her well-earned recognition as the Boys and Girls Clubs Indiana Area Council 2024 Outstanding CEO of the Year!

💌 Hey Indy, we recently received a "love letter" that the writer asked us to share with you. It's perfect timing with NBA All-Star 2024 and SO many other big events coming up: "... I run the souvenir store at Circle Centre ... I’m on your email list for events each month. I wanted to take a minute to let you know how often I hear visitors tell me how clean, friendly & so much to see & do in our city. I had a young man here yesterday for work, he’s from Argentina. He came back this morning just to thank me & said he loved our city & would be back. Please pass this email to others who might like hearing YOU GUYS & others in the city are doing a fantastic job. Visitors are impressed & they notice our city." Way to share the love Indy! 💙 👏 ❤️

Since 2011, the Big Ten Football Championship game has been played in Indy and every year we look forward to the players and fans taking over our downtown! Indy is bidding to host the Championship game in future years because we've got the best town, the best team, and the best facilities in Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center, and because we ALWAYS go #B1GInIndy! #LucasOilStadium

Here's a great opportunity to be a part of the team at Lucas Oil Stadium: we're hiring for our Ticket Office Manager position! https://bit.ly/3ECXTMm

A big thank you to JJ Stankevitz for making the case for why Lucas Oil Stadium deserves your vote for best NFL stadium in USA TODAY's poll. His article is a great reminder of what an iconic Indianapolis landmark it is, AND there's a link for voting (bonus: you can vote every day!). https://bit.ly/3rQcj8K