The MLB Giants have signed a $60M deal, the team's
"largest corporate deal to date," for Enron Energy Services
to provide electricity and facilities management services
for its new downtown ballpark. Part of the sponsorship's
proceeds will go toward funding the $306M Pac Bell Park, and
an "undisclosed" portion is capital to purchase equipment
for heating, cooling and venting (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL,
12/14 issue)....Aurora, CO, city officials are "talking to"
Penske Motorsports about annexing 640 acres in Adams County
for a "super speedway" (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 12/14)....In
Toronto, Marty York reports that "an unprecedented black
market has already developed for tickets" to the Maple
Leafs' final game at Maple Leaf Gardens. Seats that cost
C$24-100 are "reportedly being sold for as much as" C$3,500
(GLOBE & MAIL, 12/16)....The Carefree (AZ) Town Council
"unanimously agreed" Tuesday to join a stadium district with
Scottsdale, "supplying a crucial element to plans" to build
a new hockey arena at Los Arcos Mall. Scottsdale will vote
on Thursday whether to form a funding district and take the
issue to the voters (AZ REPUBLIC, 12/16).
