And that would be —who else could it be—–High Point University president Nido Qubein. Anyone who knows anything about HP knows Nido can sell just about anything. That’s how he…
Winston-Salem City Council member James Taylor is backing off his suggestion that the name of the upcoming Dixie Classic Fair be changed because, well, you know: Taylor said during Monday’s…
Outgoing UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady has appointed a 12-member committee to study a possible name change for Aycock Auditorium, the 1,600- venue that has anchored the campus on the corner…
Surprised this isn’t bigger news –read about it first in N&R columnist Ed Hardin’s blog post but haven’t seen widely reported elsewhere —the Atlantic Coast Conference has sold naming rights…
At last night’s city council meeting, there was a big brouhaha over whether or not a building should sell naming rights. The Asheville Art Museum is in a lot of…
As the UPoR reports, it gets complicated. In this case, Nationwide Insurance is thinking about whether to renew as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s second-tier series. A key consideration: Which…
Asheville City Council voted to approve a deal whereby US Cellular would pay the city $1.3 million to have the Civic Center renamed after the corporation. To assuage dissenting voices,…
But let’s not let it be called the Bud Light Amphitheater!
The City of Raleigh will soon open its Downtown Amphitheatre. To help defray costs, the City is looking for naming rights opportunities–one such opportunity may be from a beer company…
Finally, the Charlotte Bobcats may have a taker in a naming right saga three years in the making. The Charlotte Business Journal is reporting that the Bobcats and Time Warner…
George, My latest Arizona State Alumni Magazine notes the appointment of a new head of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education. So named for the wife of Ira Fulton…
Things aren’t any more clear today over at A&T than they were yesterday, when N.C. A&T’s Board of Trustees rescinded its decision to name the new School of Education after…