Business View Magazine March 2023

196 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 make it clear that Indy was back in business. “We worked with the arts community, and we put on art performances and safely made the streets come alive again, something that people hadn’t seen for 18 months. That was really the success of it, it felt like a big event again, and it felt normal, and it felt great,” he adds. The availability of venues to accommodate these large events is another advantage, and Indianapolis is home to several state-of-the-art facilities. Talty acknowledges, “That’s what the secret has been for Indianapolis, is the close connective campus that we have for our sports strategy in downtown. The hotels, the convention center, the stadium, and the basketball arena are all really close, they are all walkable. “Today we have Lucas Oil Stadium, we’ve hosted lots of Final Fours there and lots of other events. Gainbridge Fieldhouse is on the other end of the street connected to the convention center. That has been home to the World Swimming Championships, World Gymnastics,