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49ers stadium: Gold and Blue05 / 13 / 13Players 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... Tags: Facilities |
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ATLANTA North Face series coming to town For the first time in its four-year history, The North Face Endurance Challenge is coming to Atlanta. The two-day event, scheduled for Oct. 16-17, will feature 50-mile, 50-kilometer, half-marathon and 10-kilometer race distances. It also will feature a ...
Tags: Coast to Coast, And 1, Baltimore Orioles, Southwest Airlines, PGA Tour, Champion, Buffalo Bills, TES, Hardee's, Football, Fleet, TRAC, NASCAR, Sprint, Bank of America, Wachovia, Chicago Bears, NTRA, Honda, Fox, Basketball, Cleveland Indians, Media, Rado, USOC, Detroit Pistons, NBA, Houston Rockets, Reliant Energy, Toyota, NFL, Houston Astros, Facilities, AHL, SMG, Audi, Jacksonville Jaguars, DC, ECHL, CHL, New York Islanders, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, IBL, Nashville Predators, International, International Speedway Corp., Madison Square Garden, New York Liberty, WNBA, Phoenix Coyotes, NHL, Portland Timbers, Soccer, MLS, Tops Friendly Markets, New York Yankees
Global Spectrum to operate fast-tracked Wizards stadium
The Kansas City Wizards have hired Global Spectrum to operate their new stadium, scheduled to open sometime next summer. Global Spectrum signed a five-year deal to manage the $160 million facility, which will have 33 suites, two premium clubs and a 60,000-square-foot entertainment plaza ...
Tags: TRAC, TES, Populous, MLS, Sprint, Soccer, New Era, Comcast-Spectacor, Naming Rights, Daktronics, Dallas Cowboys, NFL, Ping, Facilities, Don Muret
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Baseball The Arizona Diamondbacks promoted Steve Mullins to senior director of corporate partnerships and Kerri White to director of corporate partnership services. The Texas Rangers named Jay Miller senior vice president. Miller was president and chief operating offi ...
Tags: Baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Basketball, Portland Trail Blazers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Atlanta Hawks, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Media, Champion, DC, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, SNY, TRAC, NTRA, Facilities, SMG, Finance, Bank of New York, Football, Golf, Hockey, Edmonton Oilers, AHL, CHL, Phoenix Coyotes, TES, Nashville Predators, ECHL, Octagon, Marketing and Sponsorship, Cialis, International, Pittsburgh Pirates, ESPN, Cleveland Browns, Tennis, Fox, Soccer, TSN, Detroit Pistons, Puma, New Balance
Editorial changes add depth to our coverage
We have made some changes in our editorial department and wanted to share details with you. First, SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily welcome Fred Dreier as a reporter in our New York City office. Dreier is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and ...
Tags: Fred Dreier, Hockey, Soccer, Tripp Mickle, Motorsports, Michael Smith, Action Sports, Golf, Bill King, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Olympics, Eric Fisher, Baseball, Media, Liz Mullen, Horse Racing, Daniel Kaplan, Finance, Football, NFL, Tennis, Don Muret, Facilities, John Ourand, Terry Lefton, Colleges, John Lombardo, Basketball, AFL
Todd Goldstein
At a time when many new sports facilities have struggled to find corporate sponsors, Todd Goldstein, the president of AEG Global Partnerships, was able late last year to secure the ...
Tags: Facilities, NBA, Mercedes-Benz, Naming Rights, Rado, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, TES
Dan Beckerman
Age: 39 Title: Chief operating officer and chief financial officer ...
Tags: Arthur Andersen, Finance, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings, TES, Forty Under 40, Audi, Facilities, NTRA, TRAC, Media, MLS, NBA, Ping
Brian Rolapp
Age: 36 Title: Senior vice president, digital media and media strategy Organization: NFL Education: B.A., Brigham Young University, 1996; MBA, Harvard University, 2000 Family: Wife, Cindy; children Drew, 11, Will, 8, Cath ...
Tags: Media, NFL, IBC, NBC, TES, DC, New York Jets, Facilities, Ping, Yahoo!, Ticketmaster, Sprint, NTRA, TRAC, Audi, Olympics
Michael Levine
Several years ago, Michael Levine was offered a chance to head up sales for all of Europe for his then employer, the formerly mighty SFX Sports. It was a big job for a 27-year-old, but Levine turned it down in favor of taking a chance on a new startup ...
Tags: SFX, TES, Sports Group, ESPN, Baseball, NHL, NBA, Facilities, Fox, Advantage, UPS, New York Yankees, NASCAR, Media, IBL, WNBA, Forty Under 40
Brian Rolapp
Taking the NFL's digital operations, most notably the flagship NFL.com, in-house seemed on paper like a no-brainer when the league opted to do so in 2006. Brian Rolapp ...
Tags: NFL, Media, IBC, NBC, TES, DC, New York Jets, MLB, Ping, Facilities, Football, Audi, Baseball, Forty Under 40
Todd Goldstein
Todd Goldstein has three items that appear every day on his list of things to think about. Two of them — L.A. Live and The Home Depot Center — are in his backyard. The other could hardly be farther away. ...
Tags: Home Depot, Rado, Denver Nuggets, TES, NBA, Basketball, Facilities, NTRA, TRAC, Forty Under 40
