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High Point makes the big time
NYT parachutes into High Point to take a look at the new taxpayer-funded baseball stadium, which city leaders hope will revitalize downotwn: On a recent evening, the Rockers were getting…
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High-powered developer pulls out of High Point stadium hotel project
Greensboro developer Roy Carroll has announced he is pulling out of a proposed hotel project near High Point’s $35 million taxpayer-funded downtown baseball stadium. In a statement, Carroll said: “The…
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Meanwhile in High Point: City vs. visitors bureau over stadium funds
As construction continues on High Point’s taxpayer-funded downtown stadium— with April 2019 as the opening date—the High Point Enterprise reports on the “spat” between city officials and the Convention and…
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Will Panthers try to keep up with ‘cruise ship’ stadiums?
For starters, I recently took a trip up to Minneapolis and got a look at U.S. Bank Stadium and it does look like a big cruise ship. So it’s the…
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Tax Break for Charlotte Panthers Proposed Again
The Carolina Panthers may have a new owner, but at least one thing remains constant, a provision tucked away in an otherwise unnoticed bill to provide a special tax break…
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High Point’s ‘BB&T Point’ downtown stadium
In case you missed it, earlier this week High Point broke ground on its $36 million downtown baseball stadium, which will bear the name “BB&T Point.” In addition to the…
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‘Mortgage on a $35 million stadium’
Plans for High Point’s $35 million downtown baseball stadium are in full throttle, especially now since the city had a successful bond offering: High Point Assistant City Manager Randy Hemann…
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High Point still wants Guilford County support for downtown stadium…
High Point Enterprise reports: City representatives say they haven’t withdrawn their request to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners for assistance in funding the downtown stadium. Commissioner Skip Alston said…
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New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest step forward in High Point’s plan to build a taxpayer-funded downtown baseball stadium. Becki Gray’s Daily Journal compares North Caolina’s…
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Local government commission signs off on High Point stadium
High Point Enterprise reports: The city received unanimous approval Tuesday from the North Carolina Government Commission to borrow $35 million to construct the downtown stadium. “It’s the final hurdle,” Mayor…
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Will High Point election change Guilford commissioners’ mind on the stadium?
Probably not. Boosters for the proposed $50 million downtown stadium triumphed in High Point’s municipal election, but what could they possibly say to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners to…
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Subsidy for sports stadiums ends in federal tax plan
The tax plan is out and all of the moving pieces in it will need to be analyzed, but among the key provisions is one that Julie Tisdale will appreciate: “Tax-exempt…