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DNC fundraising epic fail
Goal: $36.6 million, later reduced to $31.3 million. Amount actually raised: $24.1 million. Question the UPoR article on this obviously avoids: Who exactly will make up the difference? To make…
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London Nanny-Staters Want To Ban Coke and McDonald’s From the Olympics
Ah yes, the elite of London know so much more about what you should eat and how you should live your life. How long before NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg signs…
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NASCAR HOF: Rock or Hard Place?
Somebody send the muni bond ratings folks this quote from Charlotte assistant manager Ron Kimble on the tide of red ink washing over the $200m. France Family Convention Center Annex:…
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The NASCAR Hall Debacle
In a front-page story that has been mysteriously dumped into the Thatsracin.com ghetto, Kerry Singe explodes the notion that all with well with the $200m. France Family Expo Center. Attendance…
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BB&T Ballpark
BB&T has purchased the naming rights for Winston-Salem’s taxpayer-financed downtown stadium, which is due to open April 13: Tony Plath, a finance professor at UNC Charlotte, said that BB&T’s motivation…
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Lowe's Dumps Bruton For France Family Hall
According to a dispatch from SportsBusiness Journal, Lowe’s has signed on to be a sponsor of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The $195m. venue is slated to open in May…
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No Danica for NASCAR
Aww, ain’t that too bad? Whatever will NASCAR do for drama now? Stiff the city of Charlotte on the $160m. Hall of Fame deal? Nah, that could never happen. I…
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More CMS Bumbling; Bad Reporting
As noted journalist Ed Anger used to say, I’m pig bitin’ mad. Today the Uptown paper of record splashes a front-page spread on the woeful facility conditions that the Independence…
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University of Phoenix Stadium announced
The University of Phoenix announced plans today in Arizona that it purchased the naming rights of the new Cardinals Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals and this year’s BCS national…
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Naming Rights in the City
From the Chicago Tribune: Even as the Daley administration seeks a company willing to pay big bucks to put its corporate logo on the Southeast Side toll road, City Hall…
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Irony of ironies
An NPR tribute to civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was followed this afternoon by an announcement that “support for this program comes from EBSCO.” EBSCO is an acronym for the…
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Sirius Radio Deal Worth $107 million to NASCAR
NASCAR’s phenomenal success continues with the announcement of a five-year, $107 million deal with Sirius Satellite Radio. Why North Carolina lawmakers shelled out $4 million in state dollars last year…