Compass Group Buys Into AEG Facilities

Compass Group North America, part of the world’s largest food service provider, has purchased a 49% interest in AEG Facilities, a subsidiary of AEG and an operator of arenas and stadiums. The deal expands a 12-year partnership between Compass-owned Levy Restaurants and AEG that began in '99 at ...

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Chesney/McGraw Tour To Include 17 NFL Venues

Country artists Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw today officially announced a tour of 19 stadiums in '12. Dates include the first-ever concert at Target Field and the first show in 15 years at Bank of America Stadium. The “Brothers of the Sun” tour starts June 2 at Raymond James Stadium ...

White Sox Plan High-Tech Retail Store

The White Sox today will announce that the new Chicago Sports Depot retail store will open Nov. 19 across the street from U.S. Cellular Field, the team’s ballpark. The 12,000-square-foot store is full of new technology. A digital staircase showcasing images of players, highlights and merchandi ...

Crowd Seats Selling Discounted Seats To Army-Rutgers

Crowd Seats, the sports daily deals site, has a deal with the Yankees for discounted tickets to the Army-Rutgers football game Nov. 12 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees provided 150 end zone seats for the two-day offer running today and Thursday. Fans go to crowdseats.com to buy vouchers to exchange fo ...

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Delaware North Reports Record WS Sales

Delaware North Sportservice reported a record $12M in gross food and retail sales for the seven World Series games at Busch Stadium and Rangers Ballpark, according to Sportservice President Rick Abramson. The concessionaire’s per caps reached a high-water mark of $50 for Games Six and Seven in ...

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Stadiums Could Host Waters' "The Wall" Tour

Unofficial dates for Roger Waters ’ '12 tour of “The Wall” appeared online over the weekend, leading to speculation that the route will be made official this week. Concert promoter Live Nation has scheduled press conferences tomorrow at Citizens Bank Park and Wrigley Field to anno ...

NFL Venues To Feature Handheld Metal Detectors

NFL teams will start using handheld metal detectors in November to upgrade the screening process at all 31 stadiums, according to an e-mail issued by NFL Chief Security Officer Jeffrey Miller. In the Oct. 14 e-mail obtained by SportsBusiness Journal, Miller informed stadium managers that the league ...

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NFL Teams Will Start Using Handheld Metal Detectors

NFL teams will start using handheld metal detectors in November to upgrade the screening process at all 31 stadiums, according to an email issued by NFL Chief Security Officer Jeffrey Miller . In the Oct. 14 e-mail obtained by SportsBusiness Journal, Miller informed stadium managers that the league ...

Populous To Plan Panthers' Stadium Upgrades

The NFL Panthers have selected Populous to design a master plan tied to upgrades at Bank of America Stadium over the next 10 years, according to sources familiar with the process. The K.C.-based architect originally designed the stadium when the firm was known as HOK Sport. Sports design firms AECOM ...

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Populous Chosen For BofA Stadium Upgrade Plan

The NFL Panthers have selected Populous to design a master plan tied to upgrades at Bank of America Stadium over the next 10 years, according to sources familiar with the process. The K.C.-based architect originally designed the stadium when the firm was known as HOK Sport. Sports design firms AECOM ...