INDIANAPOLIS — City leaders and Indiana Fever officials broke ground Thursday on a new sports performance center in downtown Indianapolis. The facility will sit on the former Marion County Jail site near East Maryland and Delaware streets, just a short walk from Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Mayor Joe Hogsett kicked off the event, calling the project part of a broader push to make Indianapolis “the capital of women’s basketball.” He pointed to nearby developments like a new hotel and expanded convention center as signs the city is continuing to invest in its downtown.

“I think this is the beginning of an incredible transformation,” Hogsett said. “Not only in this area of our downtown, but also in how we present ourselves nationally.”

Fever President and CEO Mel Raines said the new facility wil

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