Facilities

Constructor Odebrecht Says Sao Paulo Stadium 98% Complete After Roof Replacement

Global - 03/12/2014

Brazilian constructors said that "they have installed the giant roofing structure that collapsed after a crane failure at the stadium hosting the World Cup's opening match in three months," according to the AP. The accident late last year "killed two workers and caused significant damage to the Itaquerao stadium."...

Formula E Organizers Target Battersea Park For London Race In 2015

Global - 03/12/2014

Battersea Park "is the latest site earmarked to host the London round of the Formula E Championship" in June '15, according to Gary Watkins of AUTOSPORT. The organizers of the one-make series for electric single-seaters "are known to be working on plans" to run the final event of the...

Nürburgring Sold To Motorsport Industry Supplier Capricorn Group For $139M

Global - 03/12/2014

Germany's Nürburgring "has been sold" to motorsport industry supplier Capricorn Group for more than €100M ($139M), ending a months-long search to find new owners for the world's longest racetrack, according to Alexander Hübner of REUTERS. Capricorn's offer "beat out a rival bid" from buyout firm H.I.G Capital. Nürburgring Administrator...

VCU To Build $25M Basketball Practice Facility With Private Funds, Student Fees

Daily - 03/11/2014

VCU AD Ed McLaughlin said that the school's $25M basketball practice facility "will be paid for" with $14.5M in private donations and $10.5M from "reallocating part of student fees that are being used to pay off part of the debt on the Siegel Center," according to a front-page piece...

Lambeau Field Expansion Project Costing $25M More Than Planned

Daily - 03/11/2014

The Packers’ Lambeau Field expansion project will cost $25M "more than initially planned," according to Richard Ryman of the GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE. Packers Dir of Public Affairs Aaron Popkey yesterday told the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District BOD that “new equipment and more extensive construction would drive...

Louisville Arena Authority Looking To Increase Sponsorships Inside KFC Yum! Center

Daily - 03/11/2014

The Louisville Arena Authority has "approved hiring of a local design and marketing consultant, Solid Light Inc., to see if it can increase sponsorships at the KFC Yum! Center," according to Sheldon Shafer of the Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL. The consulting firm will be "paid an initial $25,000 to drum up...

Facility Notes

Daily - 03/11/2014

The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Andrew Tangel notes neither the NFL nor New Jersey Transit yesterday "showed up to testify" before a New Jersey Assembly committee's first hearing "into transportation problems" associated with Super Bowl XLVIII. Assembly member John Wisniewski "took particular aim" at the NFL, which "orchestrated the logistics."...

Who's The Ross? Dolphins Owner Offers To Pay For Sun Life Stadium Renovations

Daily - 03/11/2014

The Dolphins "want to stop paying property taxes for Sun Life Stadium in exchange for privately funding" a $350M renovation, a deal that would "put South Florida in the running again for Super Bowls," according to sources cited in a front-page piece by Douglas Hanks of the MIAMI HERALD....

Canberra's Manuka Oval To Host Sheffield Shield Final If NSW Finishes Top Of The Ladder

Global - 03/11/2014

Canberra's Manuka Oval is "on the verge of hosting the Sheffield Shield final -- the historic Canberra ground" just needs Cricket New South Wales to beat Western Australia and finish top of the ladder, according to David Polkingthorne of the CANBERRA TIMES. NSW is "currently in a three-way tie...

League One Side Coventry City Still Waiting On Stadium Answers From Owners

Global - 03/11/2014

The Football League has called on the owners of League One side Coventry City "to reveal their plans for a new stadium as the club nears the end of its first season playing more than 30 miles outside Coventry," according to Simon Gilbert of the COVENTRY TELEGRAPH. League bosses...

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Constructor Odebrecht Says Sao Paulo Stadium 98% Complete After Roof Replacement

Formula E Organizers Target Battersea Park For London Race In 2015

Nürburgring Sold To Motorsport Industry Supplier Capricorn Group For $139M

VCU To Build $25M Basketball Practice Facility With Private Funds, Student Fees

Lambeau Field Expansion Project Costing $25M More Than Planned

Louisville Arena Authority Looking To Increase Sponsorships Inside KFC Yum! Center

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Who's The Ross? Dolphins Owner Offers To Pay For Sun Life Stadium Renovations

Canberra's Manuka Oval To Host Sheffield Shield Final If NSW Finishes Top Of The Ladder

League One Side Coventry City Still Waiting On Stadium Answers From Owners

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