Categories: Indiana News

IU Indianapolis breaking ground on new arena

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis will break ground Wednesday on a new arena honoring a longtime Indianapolis civic and business leader.

The $110 million James T. Morris Arena will be located on the IU Indianapolis campus immediately south of Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hall. It’ll house a basketball/volleyball court with 4,500 seats in addition to an auxiliary gym, community gathering places and office space.

The seating will be retractable to meet the needs of various sports and activities.

The IU Board of Trustees voted in November to name the venue after Morris, a longtime business and civics leader who served in various roles with the IU Board of Trustees, Pacers Sports and Entertainment and the Lilly Endowment. He was also chief of staff for Mayor Richard Lugar.

Construction on the arena is expected to wrap up late next year.

IU Indianapolis will celebrate the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony and reception featuring university officials, city leaders and various sports industry leaders.

rssfeeds-admin

Share
Published by
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

A Petition Calling on Sony to Greenlight Destiny 3 Has Over 120,000 Signatures Already — and It’s Rising Fast

An online petition calling on Sony to greenlight the development of Destiny 3 has seen…

4 minutes ago

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege.

Community members protest ahead of a special Box Elder County Commission meeting to discuss the…

58 minutes ago

Rocket League Devs Explain How Unreal Engine Powers the Paris Major

IGN is on the ground in Paris all weekend, capturing all of the breaking news…

1 hour ago

Rocket League Devs Explain How Unreal Engine Powers the Paris Major

IGN is on the ground in Paris all weekend, capturing all of the breaking news…

1 hour ago

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 23)

Future These Companies Say AI Is Reviving Entry-Level Jobs, Not Killing ThemLindsay Ellis | The…

4 hours ago

Where AI Fits in Modern Marketing Workflows

Marketing has always been about timing, relevance, and consistency. The challenge is that most teams…

4 hours ago

This website uses cookies.