John Butler will buy out Mike Nelson and continue as the sole manager of Bloomington’s U.S Cellular Coliseum.John Butler will buy out Mike Nelson and continue as the sole manager of Bloomington’s U.S Cellular Coliseum.
The management of the arena has been an issue since it launched; the Bloomington Prairie Thunder (USHL) has changed hands once, and the city has subsidized it to the tune of $300,000 annually since it opened. The new deal will not change the terms of the management arrangement, but it should be a step toward the facility being more self-sufficient.
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