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Don Muret
Staff writer Don Muret covers facilities.
Three trends from the upfront season Kroenke comfortable wearing 2nd hat From the Field of Risk Management Plaintiff seeks documents from FSG Demos key to Microsoft’s MLS deal People: Executive transactions Reinsdorf values people he knows, trusts Racetracks attract music festivals For the WNBA, time for a clutch 3 Super Bowl’s numerals: Still a classic
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What does $1.7B buy in NYC market? Two stadiums in one09 / 20 / 10Early in the New York Giants’ regular-season opener at New Meadowlands Stadium, the boo birds re-emerged after a winter of discontent to voice their displeasure with poor special teams performance by the Men in Blue. The next night, the same chorus could be heard over the Jets’ struggling offense. ... Tags: Facilities |
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Racetracks attract music festivals
Concert promoters are booking more music festivals at racetracks, finding those venues to be the right fit for multiday events. The Electric Daisy Carnival, an electronic music festival, this year added Chicagoland Speedway to its list of sites after its success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the pa ...
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The ever-evolving menu
Concessionaires continue to seek innovative ways to serve consumers at sports venues, but they do so with the familiar pressures on pricing. The successful strategy is one that balances that desire to improve the service and product mix while still paying close attention to price sensitivities. Spo ...
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Concessionaire snapshots
Aramark Sports and Entertainment Headquarters: Philadelphia Recent wins: Soldier Field (Chicago); FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland, premium only); Prudential Center (Newark, including merchandise); Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, including retail). Other: 11 MLB, 11 NFL and 12 NBA/NHL ...
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49ers stadium: Gold and Blue
Players joined team and Levi’s execs to celebrate the deal last week. Photo by: TERRELL LLOYD / 49ERS The San Francisco 49ers received fair value for selling naming rights to Le ...
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Chefs spice things up
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. Sports concession deals with celebrity chefs are hotter than ever as teams, vendors and fans recognize the upgraded quality and brand recognition those deals bring to stadiums and arenas. The trend dates to 2000 when Levy Restaur ...
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Barclays to use USC football for entertainment push
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. Get ready for another Brooklyn-to-Los Angeles connection, but without the emotional scars over a team bolting for the West Coast. Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, has signed a three-year deal with USC Sports Propert ...
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Cal looks to bundle lab, naming rights
The University of California, Berkeley, seeking new ways to generate revenue for the school and its athletic department, is developing a naming-rights package for Memorial Stadium’s football field that could extend to an “innovation lab” at the stadium and other assets on campus. ...
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Legends lands deal for Redskins’ suites
Legends, co-owned by the Dallas Cowboys and New York Yankees, has signed a multiyear deal with the Washington Redskins to cater the 280 suites at FedEx Field, its biggest food account beyond Cowboys Stadium and Yankee Stadium. Officials with the Redskins and Legends Hospitality, the company&rsquo ...
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Budget squeezes Vikings' plans
The Minnesota Vikings’ stadium development, already facing issues over public financing for the project, has another challenge to overcome: meeting a fixed construction budget of $690 million to build the 65,454-seat facility. The tight budget has forced project officials to make adjustment ...
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Sunrise to seek naming-rights for FAU
Florida Atlantic University has turned to Sunrise Sports & Entertainment to sell naming rights for its football stadium after the school’s much-criticized deal with a prison operator fell apart last week. In February, Geo Group, a private manager of prison facilities, signed an agreemen ...
