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Panthers have new owner, but stadium issue looms
Surely by now you’ve heard that billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper will buy the Carolina Panthers for a record $2.2 billion. Of course the major question looming is what…
Bank of America Stadium
football stadium in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina
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Panthers sale update….
For starters, WCNC reports NASCAR hear Brian France is part of a group that wants to buy the Carolina Panthers. Both France– via Twitter… I am not buying the #Panthers…
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Re: Jerry Richardson selling the Panthers
Unless you’ve been in a coma for the last 24 hours, you’ve certainly heard that Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson plans to sell the team at the end of the…
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Charlotte’s Major League Soccer dream is officially dead
Funny how issues get put on the back burner in today’s 24/7 warp-speed news cycle. One of those was Charlotte’s bid for a Major League Soccer franchise, complete with a…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Re: Panthers Tax
A blog post yesterday explained the special tax break for the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Knights that is back again before the General Assembly, this time buried in a bill that would do…
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Charlotte council MLS stadium discussion goes sideways
The Charlotte City Council held a public meeting to discuss possible funding for a Major League Soccer franchise, and the discussion went a little sideways, considering the anniversary of the…
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Charlotte council still skeptical over MLS stadium funding
Following up its story on Mecklenburg County Commissioners issuing the Charlotte City Council a deadline on funding for the proposed Major League Soccer Stadium, the Charlotte Observer reports the council…
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Meck County capital funds for Charlotte MLS stadium
Charlotte Observer reports on the fledgling debate over Mecklenburg County using capital funds for the proposed Major League Soccer stadium—-should the Queen City be awarded and expansion franchise, that is:…
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Mecklenburg commissioners sign off MLS stadium funding
Charlotte Observer reports the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to provide funding for a proposed $175 million Major League Soccer stadium. The stadium proposal is part of Charlotte’s bid –headed…
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Another $1 billion+ stadium proposal that includes public money
This time in Oakland, in an attempt to keep the Raiders in town. Per the San Francisco Chronicle: With the clock ticking, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is betting big that…
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Panthers should have stayed in bed?
With protesters and police in riot gear outside Bank of America Stadium, the Carolina Panthers laid an egg against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Covering the game for the Greensboro…
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Charlotte soccer update
Per the UPoR: “Soccer is big business, and the exposure of events like that and other matches that have been held like that in previous summers are helping to put…