- Red Wings select architects
- Vikings’ process provided practice
- Indy gets aggressive
- Dynamo redefines ‘close to the action’
- Suite tax to play part in Vikings deal
- Sounders using smart cards
- AAC launches new suite program
- K-State sells out all-inclusive suites
- Players Championship gets hip
- It's all about mingling
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Red Wings closer to new arena with pair of architects05 / 21 / 12The Detroit Red Wings have selected an architect to design a new NHL arena in downtown Detroit, a sign the team is moving ahead with the project. Signs point to the Red Wings replacing Joe Louis Arena. GETTY IMAGES ... Tags: Facilities |
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Vikings’ process provided practice
Expect the competition to design a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings to be a three-horse race between AECOM , HKS and Populous . Over the past 10 years, those three architects have done the most design work on a new stadium for the Vikin ...
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Indy gets aggressive
A combination of new assets and new sales packages has put Indianapolis Motor Speedway on track to deliver its strongest revenue in four years, according to speedway executives. NTB’s sign at Turn 1 is among the new inventor ...
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Dynamo redefines ‘close to the action’
Minutes before NBC opened the broadcast of the Houston Dynamo’s first game at its new stadium, an errant soccer ball flew past the anchor desk in the south end zone’s Heineken Terrace. The wild kick during pregame warmups didn’ ...
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Suite tax to play part in Vikings deal
Minnesota lawmakers’ tax on suite holders to help finance a new Vikings stadium would be a first in the NFL, and represents another option for teams and officials facing the increasingly complex task of funding a new facility. A bill to build a $975 million facility to replace the Metrodome ...
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Sounders using smart cards
T he Seattle Sounders are using smart cards for season tickets at CenturyLink Field , new technology that the Seahawks plan to adopt next year, according to officials representing both teams. The Sounders and Seahawks are owned by Paul Allen , co-founder of Mi ...
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AAC launches new suite program
American Airlines Center has started marketing one-year suite deals for sports fans, the product of a yearlong effort to find out what Dallas residents want to see in premium seating. Twenty of the arena’s 142 suites are par ...
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K-State sells out all-inclusive suites
K ansas State University has sold all 40 suites tied to a $75 million renovation of Bill Snyder Family Stadium . The new suites are part of the West Stadium Center, a new 250,000-square-foot, four-story expansion with premium seats, retail spa ...
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Players Championship gets hip
Matt Rapp, The Players Championship’s executive director, wants the new concession space near the famous 17th hole to remind fans of a New York-style lounge. One obvious missing element will be the loud, thumping music. “Well, think New York lounge … on a golf course,” Ra ...
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It's all about mingling
Safeco Field has become a singles hot spot in Seattle due in large part to its new outfield concessions layout. The ’Pen, a renovated space in center field, opened last year at the Mariners’ ballpark, bringing new life to what previously was called the Bullpen Market, a dimly lit, cra ...
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Waste reduction pays off
Concessionaires and teams at every major league venue have in recent years instituted programs to reduce their waste, ranging from placing recycling cans next to trash cans in public areas to using compostable plates, cups, cup carriers and straws. Now with a few years of data under their belts, ...
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