Among the plans for the three-year expansion by Disney in
Orlando is the opening of a 200-acre international sports
complex, to be completed in '97. The complex will hold a 7,500
seat baseball stadium and 5,000 seat fieldhouse
(Disney)....Kohl's Corp., a department store chain founded by the
family of Bucks Owner and U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, is planning on
building stores in seven new locations in Northeast OH. Also,
Pittsburgh-based Dick's Clothing and Sporting Goods plans its
first five Ohio stores later this year (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL,
6/21)....United Airlines is offering to paint the names of 10 of
its best customers on the side of its jets. Frequent fliers can
use their bonus points to bid for the chance to use their name or
the name of their choice for a year (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
6/21).... Coors Brewing Co. has signed a sponsorship deal with
middleweight boxer Skipper "Saigon" Kelp. Kelp wears the Coors
name on his shorts and his trainer and cornerman both wear the
logo on event shirts (Coors)....Two sponsorship opportunities:
the Pathmark Tennis Classic in Mahway, NJ, seeks sponsors ranging
from $5,000-100,000. The women's event is held August 21-27 and
serves as a warmup to the U.S. Open. The L.A. Invitational
Indoor Track Meet, set for February 17, is looking for a title
sponsor for $250,000 and others from $15,000-125,000 (AD AGE,
6/21)....Former Nugget Alex English, the NBPA's Dir of Player
Services, has been named spokesperson for Air South Airlines (Air
South).
