Stadium board member Ken Evans, president of the Urban Chamber of Commerce, wants diversity and inclusion in the companies that are awarded work jobs for the Raiders' $1.9 billion stadium project.

Raiders Stadium Board Member Wants ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ in the Companies Awarded Contracts to Build Stadium

By ALAN SNEL It's not often a stadium authority board member leaves his seat on the dais and addresses his fellow committee members from the audience microphone designated for the public to use. But at a recent Las Vegas stadium board meeting, member Ken Evans wanted to make a point to his fellow authority panel members who are overseeing the construction of the $1.9 billion Raiders stadium along Polaris Avenue on the west side of I-15 at Russell Road. Evans' message from the public microphone instead of his board seat mic was clear -- make sure the local Las Vegas community, especially small businesses, benefits from the millions of dollars in contracts that will be awarded to subcontractors, companies and professionals who will help build the Raiders stadium scheduled to open in 2020. And make sure the process of awarding the contracts is fair and transparent, Evans advised. In an interview this week with LVSportsBiz.com at the Urban Chamber of Commerce, Evans said he
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Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.