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Don Muret
Staff writer Don Muret covers facilities.
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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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Giants upgrade wireless, suites at AT&T
The San Francisco Giants are boosting AT&T Park’s technology again to stay ahead of demands by users of mobile devices. Fresh off winning their second World Series title in three years, the Giants are also renovating 60 suites, building two new Dugout Store retail locations, squeezing i ...
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Florida Atlantic turns to Sunrise
Florida Atlantic University has signed a short-term marketing deal with Sunrise Sports & Entertainment to book events at newly renamed Geo Group Stadium, the school’s 30,000-seat football facility. The deal includes providing Sunrise Sports, parent company of the Florida Panthers, the o ...
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Panthers take refurb cues from K.C.
The Carolina Panthers are using Arrowhead Stadium’s face-lift as the primary model for proposed upgrades to Bank of America Stadium. Arrowhead is 24 years older than the Panthers’ home, but both venues have the infrastructure in place to accommodate a major retrofit without demolishin ...
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Cisco’s StadiumVision Mobile debuts
Aiming to improve the in-venue experience for fans, Cisco has introduced technology that provides exclusive video feeds via mobile devices at live events. StadiumVision Mobile, an extension of Cisco’s digital concourse display system, was unveiled earlier this month at Barclays Center, with ...
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Rockies upgrading Coors Field
The Colorado Rockies are consolidating 12 skyboxes at Coors Field into four super suites and turning most of the press box into a new club. The super suites and press box retrofit top the list of several upgrades to the 18-year-old ballpark for the 2013 season. All together, the projects total se ...
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Transforming the Garden
Hank Ratner walks the main concourse at Madison Square Garden, looking up at a display of great moments in the arena’s rich history, one for every day of the calendar year. The Garden 366 exhibit includes four arena sites over 133 years, and it is Ratner’s favorite part of the massive ...
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Cubs outline $300M renovation
The Chicago Cubs have announced plans for a $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field, a project covering dramatic changes to the ballpark including three new premium clubs and restaurants, two outfield fan decks and an enclosed suite level. The design concepts are just a few of the upgrades the C ...
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FirstEnergy gave Browns green light
FirstEnergy was always interested in buying naming rights to Cleveland Browns Stadium, said Jim Ross, the team’s senior vice president of business development. Last week, the longtime Browns sponsor made it official, signing a long-term deal to rename the facility FirstEnergy Stadium. ...
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The latest video boards
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Photo by: Indiana Pacers Provider: ANC Sports The Indiana Pacers spent $15 million for a new center-hung video board, sound system upgrades and new televisions in the arena. F ...
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Super Bowl party in the parking garage
The Super Bowl’s return to New Orleans for the first time since 2002 has brought major changes in event programming, including the conversion of a parking garage near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome into a hospitality spot for the NFL Tailgate Party, the pregame bash thrown for the league’s ...
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