In today’s Must Read, the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER’s Harrison & Rothacker write the deal for banks to erase $17.6M in NASCAR HOF debt has “left some homeowners angry after they said they struggled to restructure their loans and fight foreclosure” (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/7).
New Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will attend Monday’s CFP title game at AT&T Stadium “as a confirmed guest on ESPN’s coverage of the event.” Harbaugh’s role is “not yet defined on the network” (FREEP.com, 1/6).
Stars Owner Tom Gaglardi is "finalizing the lease agreement" to bring his Moxie's restaurant chain "into a prime restaurant spot" in Dallas' Crescent Court development. The chain is a subsidiary of Gaglardi's Vancouver-based Northland Properties (BIZJOURNALS.com, 1/6).
German broadcaster ARD has “agreed to show the Tour de France live this year, ending a three-year hiatus it had blamed on doping scandals.” ARD suspended coverage during the ’07 Tour de France, “when there were five doping cases in three weeks,” and pulled live coverage in ’12 (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 1/7).
