NFL Owners Approve Falcons' G-4 Funding Cowboys HQs Could Leave Valley Ranch Redskins' Training Camp Facility Nearly Complete Butler Approves $34M For Hinkle Upgrades Giants, Jets At Odds With Developer Facility Notes Development Proposed For TD Garden Front DePaul, Emanuel Unveil $173M Arena Minnesota Trying To Close Stadium Funding Gap Facility Notes
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NFL Owners Approve Falcons' Stadium Funding; Team Granted Maximum $200M05 / 21 / 13NFL owners this morning at their spring meetings in Boston approved the Falcons for $200M in G-4 financing toward construction of a new stadium. The Falcons are the third team, following the 49ers and Vikings, to tap into the full amount that is available to teams through the league's current stadi... Tags: Facilities, Atlanta Falcons, NFL |
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Dolphins Still Hope For Public Funding
Dolphins CEO Mike Dee yesterday said that the Dolphins "are 'absolutely not' closing the door on pursuing tax dollars again" for renovations to Sun Life Stadium after their bid for public funding died in the Florida House on Friday , according to Douglas Hanks of the MIAMI HERALD. Dee said, "We&rsq ...
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Edmonton Council Continues Arena Debate
A recently launched campaign in support of the Oilers' proposed downtown Edmonton arena is "raising the heat in a high-stakes fight by sending some councillors more emails than they’ve received on any other issue," according to Gordon Kent of the EDMONTON JOURNAL. As the Edmonton City Council ...
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Aramark To Take Over Soldier Field Concessions
The Chicago Park District BOD's agenda for today's meeting implies that Aramark is “in line to win a new 10-year contract as the exclusive concessions provider at Soldier Field," according to Danny Ecker of CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS. The contract, which is contingent on the BOD’s approv ...
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Orlando Seeking Alternate MLS Stadium Plan
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando City Soccer Club Owner & President Phil Rawlins are "frantically searching for a Plan B” in their efforts to build a $110M soccer stadium after the Florida Legislature last week failed to vote on a measure to provide state funding for st ...
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In Phoenix, Kent Somers notes construction is under way at the NFL Cardinals’ Tempe HQs on a 78,000-square feet indoor practice facility, and "completion is targeted for late this summer.” The Cardinals are paying the entire $4.2M "cost of building the facility.” The team is &ldquo ...
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Citrus Bowl Renovation To Overhaul 80% Of Facility
Upcoming work on the Citrus Bowl is “technically a renovation, but when the dust settles in just less than two years, about 80 percent of the stadium will be brand new,” according to Mark Schlueb of the ORLANDO SENTINEL. The entire lower seating bowl “will be demolished, leaving on ...
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Glendale Arena Costs Lower Than What City Paid
The "true cost to operate Jobing.com Arena ranges" from $5.1-5.5M per year, which is about $10-20M a year "less than the Glendale City Council has agreed to pay hockey-related interests to manage the facility in recent years," according to Paul Giblin of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The net management cost ...
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In Edmonton, Gordon Kent reports two days before a City Council meeting on the proposed Oilers arena, booster group Downtown Vibrancy Coalition last night “kicked off its arena counteroffensive” by “urging the city, the province and Oilers owner Daryl Katz to get the project built. ...
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Dolphins Vow No Stadium Investment
Dolphins CEO Mike Dee yesterday said that team Owner Stephen Ross "would not invest any money" into Sun Life Stadium after the Florida legislature rejected a referendum bill to provide taxpayer support for $350M in renovations, according to Jim DeFede of WFOR-CBS. Dee said, “We canno ...
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Warriors Revise S.F. Arena Plans
The Warriors’ proposed 18,000-seat, waterfront arena in S.F. would feature “more views, more glass and less parking,” according to Matier & Ross of the S.F. CHRONICLE. Revised designs for the arena at Piers 30-32 “appear to be aimed" at making the $1B-plus proje ...
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