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Don Muret

Staff Writer

Design firms take look at Indy

Public officials in Indianapolis are working with three designers to study the feasibility of building a new NFL facility for the Indianapolis Colts to replace the 20-year-old RCA Dome. Ellerbe Becket, HKS and HOK Sport are interested in planning a new stadium after responding to a request...

Desire for arena events trips up Dallas stadium talks

When is a stadium also an arena? That’s the $654 million question for Dallas officials as they work around American Airlines Center’s non-compete clause while negotiating with the Cowboys to build a new stadium. American Airlines Center supports the Cowboys “1,000 percent” in their effort...

Boston Concessions changes its name

Boston Concessions is now Boston Culinary Group. The Cambridge, Mass.-based food service firm changed the company name to reflect the variety of clients it serves, said Sal Ferrulo, regional vice president based in south Florida. In addition, Joe Armstrong, formerly executive vice president, was named president...

Premium-seating officials maintain ‘delicate balance’

The possibility of a work stoppage in the NHL was on the minds of attendees at last week’s Association of Luxury Suite Directors conference in Houston. Rick Campbell, vice president of premium seating, sales and services for Comcast-Spectacor at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, where the company’s Flyers...

Portland creditors pick Global

Global Spectrum was negotiating a contract last week to manage the Rose Garden in Portland that would take effect once the primary creditors of the arena take possession of the facility. “We were selected and will manage the building on behalf of the bondholders,” said Dean Dennis,...

Venue adjusts to loss of Padres

Qualcomm Stadium, operating without baseball for the first time in 35 years, is better off financially without the San Diego Padres as a primary tenant, according to the stadium’s manager. The publicly owned and operated stadium lost $2 million in annual revenue after the Padres this spring...