Eleven days after an accident killed three construction
workers, it is "increasingly clear" that having Miller Park
completed by its scheduled opening next April "will be
nearly an impossible task," according to Kenneth Lamke of
the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. Lamke: "While there may be
some way to assemble the material and manpower needed to
open the $400 million project on time, the severity of the
coming winter looms as a big unknown factor." Stadium Board
Chair Robert Trunzo: "We're weeks away from any definitive
schedule." But whatever the schedule is, Trunzo said, "We
will not be rushed. We're going to do it right." One local
PR exec said it would be a PR "disaster if they open on
time. It would be construed as a rush job. I would not
feel safe" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/25).
AD TAG DROPPED: The team and its ad agency, Kohnke
Hanneken have dropped the tag line for its '99 marketing
campaign, "Bringing Down The House," and won't replace it on
ads and promos. Agency Partner Rich Kohnke: "Bringing down
the house, which was meant for County Stadium, is not the
best language now" (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 7/26 issue).
