Indianapolis, Indiana
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Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County. According to the 2000 Census, its population is 791,926, making it Indiana's most populous city and the 12th largest city in the U.S. The U.S. Census July 1, 2004 estimate for the Consolidated City of Indianapolis is 794,160 and a metropolitan area population of 1,595,377. The larger combined statistical area (an agglomeration called the Nine-County Region) has a population approaching 2 million residents (1,939,349). Indianapolis is the third largest city in the midwest after Chicago and Detroit and is one of only three major cities in the midwest which had a growth rate above 5%. As of 2004, Marion County's population is 863,596, and in 2006, the city was voted tenth of two hundred Best U.S. Metropolitan Areas for Business and Careers by Forbes Magazine.
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The local economy
Indianapolis entered a period of great prosperity at the beginning of the 20th century, and during this time the city witnessed great economic, social, and cultural progress. Much of this was due to the discovery of a large natural gas deposit in central Indiana in the 1890s. The state government offered a free supply of natural gas to factories that were built there. This led to a sharp increase in industries such as glass and automobile manufacturing. However, the natural gas deposits were depleted by 1915, and this contributed to an abrupt end of the golden era.
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Recent Indianapolis business news
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- Source Marketing Direct Attends Worldwide Watched Super Bowl
- Hector Montalvo of Source Marketing Direct, raised in Boston, will be there to support his home team not only due to his passion for the sport itself, but also because of the success seen attributed to the sporting mentality the Patriots follow.
- Josh Cote Travels to USA to Attend the Super Bowl XLVI
- American Football fan and supporter of New England Patriots Josh Cote plans to travel to Indianapolis, USA to attend the 46th Super Bowl which takes place on February 5th, 2012.
- Lawmaker asks: Why has Indiana spent thousands on lobbying for...
- WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to know why Indiana spent taxpayer money lobbying in favor of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.
- Live on the ground in downtown Indy: be careful out there
- It is CROWDED in the closed-off downtown area where bands are playing. And the crowds will get a lot bigger the next three nights.
- Osi explains 'honest mistake'
- Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora arrives for today's mandatory media session in Indianapolis.
- Democrat wants Daniels to defend interest in pipeline
- Gov. Mitch Daniels has estimated 100 Indiana companies would be customers using oil from the proposed pipeline.
- Indianapolis journalist will speak to One Southern Indiana
- Gerry Dick, a journalist and television and radio host, will be the keynote speaker at One Southern Indiana's annual meeting, Feb.
- Drugmakers singing same song: 2012 will be tough
- For drugmakers, the golden era of the 1990s and early part of the last decade, when they seemed to effortlessly churn out new multibillion-dollar pills for the masses along with double-digit quarterly profit increases, is not even in the rearview mirror any more.
External links
- Official website
- Indianapolis newspaper
- Indianapolis business journal
- Indianapolis business Chamber of Commerce
- Downtown Indianapolis
- Property locator
- Indianapolis partnership
- Indianapolis FOCUS Initiative
