Ending a "standoff" with MD Gov. Parris Glendening, the
Redskins have agreed to pay prevailing wages for state-funded
highway construction near the team's new stadium in Prince
George's County, MD. The deal reached yesterday allows the state
to release about $27M toward the project. In an effort to speed
up construction, the state is allowing the Redskins to manage the
work (Baltimore SUN, 11/14). ...The NHL Panthers will start
construction of their $214.5M arena in Sunrise with an exclusive
"ice-breaking" ceremony Friday at which an ice rink will be set
up at the 135-acre site (MIAMI HERALD, 11/14).....The Atlanta
City Council's Executive and Human Resources committees approved
the proposed $213M downtown sports arena yesterday. The deal
must pass the Fulton County Commission, which is scheduled to
discuss next week (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 11/14)....In Houston,
columnist Ed Fowler, on Rockets Owner Leslie Alexander's dispute
with Aeros Owner Chuck Watson, to get the Rockets out of their
lease at The Summit: "From a strictly business standpoint, he
[Alexander] has no leverage in his dealings with Watson ... He
might have misread his cards" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 11/14).
