Stadiums/Arenas (General) Archives - Page 33 of 34

New Henderson Silver Knights Arena Will Be Called Dollar Loan Center Under 22-Year Naming Rights Deal (Hey, At Least It’s Better Than UpickTrade Arena)

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Chuck Brennan, Kerry Bubolz

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Henderson Silver Knights’ new arena off Green Valley Parkway in Henderson has

Here's Floyd Kephart, representing a development group, discussing a request in front of Las Vegas City Council last year to negotiate with the city on a Cashman redevelopment proposal that includes a new soccer stadium in downtown. (LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell)

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Las Vegas City Attorney Asks For Up To $150,000 In Legal Costs Connected To Cashman Redevelopment Proposal/Downtown Soccer Stadium Negotiations; Council Will Discuss Proposed Stadium and MLS Deals Feb. 19

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas City Council members expect on Feb. 19 to discuss proposed deals with a

Raiders Stadium Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Raiders Release Eighth Allegiant Stadium Construction Video Report

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Alan Snel Tim Brown

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Tom Donoghue The Raiders are using a series of video reports entitled,

Coors Field looked wonderful after all these years.

Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Road Trip Reveals Bicycle Ride Back in Denver History, and Scenic Pit Stops Along the Way

August 10, 2019August 11, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com I remember the final weeks of construction of Coors Field in Denver’s Lower Downtown in

Cashman Field at the Cashman Center site. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Lights Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Stadium and Mile-Long Corridor Redevelopment Plan Includes Concussion Research Center, Esports Facility

June 4, 2019 Alan Snel Candice Rauter, Floyd Kephart

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s an audacious urban redevelopment proposal that comes before the Las Vegas City Council Wednesday

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LVSportsBiz Bicycle Tour of Las Vegas Stadiums and Arenas

June 15, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Every few weeks I would take a bicycle ride from Summerlin to the Raiders stadium

Austin, Texas developer Chris Milam, who tried to build an arena complex in the city of Henderson, was accused by Austin police of indecent exposure. He denied the charges. Photo credit: Austin Business Journal

Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Former Henderson Stadium Developer Chris Milam Accused Of Indecency With A Child In Texas

February 20, 2018 Alan Snel Chris Milam

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Chris Milam, the fast-talking Texas developer who told Henderson officials he would build a pro

Austin, Texas developer Chris Milam has sued a city outside Austin over a stalled development project. He ran into problems with the city of Henderson when he failed to develop an arena project in the city. Photo credit: Austin Business Journal

Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Remember ‘Arena Developer’ Chris Milam in Henderson? He’s Suing a Texas City Over a Stalled Project

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Goodwin, Bob Abbey, Chris Milam, John Paul DeJoria, Kara King, Mike Ford, Monty Parker, Travis Askey

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com He’s back. And he’s involved in another lawsuit with another town. Developer Chris

Clark County approves expanded Jackie Robinson arena/hotel project on north end of Strip.

Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Jackie Robinson’s Arena Project Grows In Scope After Clark County Approves Permit for $2.7 Billion Plan

October 18, 2017October 19, 2017 Alan Snel Jackie Robinson, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL Jackie Robinson knows there are skeptics and doubters out there. But the former UNLV and NBA

51s Aviators Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Las Vegas 51s and Howard Hughes Corp Score $80 Million Naming Rights Payment From LVCVA For Triple A Ballpark In Summerlin

October 10, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan, John Lee, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL There was a dearth of public info on this Las Vegas ballpark subsidy deal before the

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

BRIEFS

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.