At the track — and the table
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Rossetti and Barton Malow executives principally involved in the design and construction of the $400 million Daytona Rising track renovation: Len Moser, Matt Rossetti, Jason McFadden, Jim Renne and Matt Taylor.
Photo by: DON MURET / STAFF
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Speedway Motorsports Inc. CEO Marcus Smith and Mike Burch, SMI’s vice president of national sales and marketing, attend the Daytona 500 on Feb. 22.
Photo by: DON MURET / STAFF
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Penske Racing executives celebrate driver Joey Logano’s Daytona 500 win at a Steak & Shake: owner Roger Penske; President Tim Cindric; Vice Chair Walt Czarnecki; Penske Corp. SVP Bud Denker; VP of marketing and communications Jonathan Gibson; VP of operations Mike Nelson; and Kathy Penske.
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Marking launch of The Players Tribune
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A roundtable discussion at the launch party for The Players Tribune on Feb. 14 at Canoe Studios in New York City: chief correspondent Ben Lyons, editorial director Gary Hoenig and founder Derek Jeter.
Photo by: LEON BENNET / GETTY IMAGES FOR THE PLAYERS TRIBUNE
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MAC keeps tournament home in Cleveland
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The Mid-American Conference and Quicken Loans Arena last month announced a six-year contract extension to host the MAC men’s and women’s basketball tournament at the arena through 2023: David Gilbert, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission president and CEO; Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson; MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher; Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish; and Len Komoroski, Cleveland Cavaliers/Quicken Loans Arena president and CEO.
Photo by: PHIL BURWELL / MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
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Doing the deal in Vegas
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Las Vegas Arena last month announced its first founding partnership, with Schneider Electric: Tony Wells, SVP of marketing of Schneider Electric, North America; Michael Neuman, Scout Sports and Entertainment managing partner; Chris Hummel, Schneider Electric CMO; Emmanuel Lagarrique, SVP of buildings and partnerships, Schneider Electric; Dan Parise, Scout Sports and Entertainment managing director; Nick Baker, SVP of global partnership sales, AEG; Todd Goldstein, chief revenue officer, AEG.
Photo by: TONY GOOD
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Bach visits USOC headquarters
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U.S. Fencing Association athletes and staff greet International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center Fencing Hall during Bach’s visit to the training center and U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters last month. USOC Chairman Larry Probst and CEO Scott Blackmun joined Bach for the tour.
Photo by: BILL BAUM
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Kings of Leon at SI Swimsuit launch
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At Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center last month to celebrate the launch of the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit franchise: SI assistant managing editor M.J. Day, musical performers Kings of Leon, SI Publisher Brendan Ripp and Butch Spyridon, president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.
Photo by: RICK DIAMOND / GETTY IMAGES FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
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