The former Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City is now T-Mobile Center, as a telecom merger yields a new name and branding for the popular venue. (more…)
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Sale for Kemper Arena Project Moves Forward
The proposal to overhaul Kemper Arena took a major step forward on Thursday, when the Kansas City City Council voted to permit a key real estate sale. (more…)
Kemper Arena Tax Abatement Approved
A tax abatement for a proposed Kemper Arena renovation have been approved, allowing the plan to overhaul the venue to move forward. (more…)
Kemper Arena Developer Backed by Analysis
Foutch Brothers has the proper expertise and capital needed to carry out an extensive renovation of Kemper Arena, according to a report. (more…)
Sprint Center Still Eyed for Major Tenant
The Sprint Center has proven to be effective in drawing major events to downtown Kansas City, but some are sill wondering it the arena should host a major sports tenant. (more…)
Mosaic Purchases Kemper Arena Naming Rights
Naming rights to Kemper Arena have been purchased by Mosaic Life Care, a move developers hope will jump start efforts to revamp the venerable venue. (more…)
The numbers add up: KC’s Sprint Center doing just fine
Though there are no NBA or NHL teams playing in Sprint Center, the arena is doing just fine by one important measure: it’s generating economic activity in downtown Kansas City. (more…)
R. Crosby Kemper Jr.: Tear down Kemper Arena
{jathumbnail off} R. Crosby Kemper Jr. and his family are saying what many in Kansas City have been arguing: tear down Kemper Arena and replace it with a facility more suited for the American Royal show. It’s especially telling when Kemper makes the argument: he donated the land and money way back in 1974 to […]
Voters overwhelmingly reject new Nassau County arena
In the end, it wasn’t even close: by a margin of 57 against and 43 percent for, Nassau County voters overwhelmingly rejected a bond referendum providing $350 million for a new New York Islanders arena. The vote would have borrowed $400 million for a new arena and a $50-million minor-league ballpark. There certainly was a […]
Final days for Kemper Arena? Probably not
With American Royal Rodeo moving to downtown’s Sprint Center, the future of Kemper Arena suddenly becomes very much in doubt after losing its biggest event. When Sprint Center opened, the argument by city officials was that the market was big enough for two arenas, especially with American Royal anchoring the Kemper Arena schedule. It’s a […]
Sacramento arena-funding plan expected this week
Developer David Taylor is expected to present a downtown-Sacramento arena funding plan this week, but don’t expect any resolution soon to the nagging problem of how to keep the Sacramento Kings (NBA) in town. Sacramento Bee columnist Marcus Breton expects a lot of opposition to any plan presented by Taylor on Thursday: Budgets in the […]
New Orleans ownership group emerging
A potential Louisiana-based ownership group for the New Orleans Hornets is emerging, as locals work to keep the NBA franchise in New Orleans Arena despite interest from other cities. The group could include local attoney Morris Bart and current minority owner Gary Chouest, who now says he could up his stake in the team from […]
