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Fans watching Las Vegas Lights soccer before the pandemic. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell.

Las Vegas City Council Green Lights Another Six Months To Negotiate With Soccer Stadium/Downtown Redevelopment Investor

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart, Michelle Fiore, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They’re going to talk about big-league soccer, redevelopment around Cashman Center and stadiums in downtown

Golden Knights Raiders Team

City of Henderson Outdueling City of Las Vegas For Major League Team Presence, But Playing In Big Leagues Carries Public Price

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Alan Snel Derek Stevens, Floyd Kephart, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Poor city of Las Vegas. For so many years, Mayor Oscar and Carolyn Goodman

Las Vegas City Coucnilman Cedric Crear at isolation and quarantine homeless center at Cashman Center,

COVID-19

COVID-19 and Sports: Cashman Soccer Redevelopment Talks Pushed To September; Development Group Working On Including New Investor For Soccer Stadium Deal In Downtown LV; Tour Of New Isolation/Quarantine Center At Cashman

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Alan Snel Cedric Crear, Floyd Kephart, Scott Adams

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell These are trying times for the Cashman Center and

Lights fans hope the team moves to the MLS one day.

Lights

Las Vegas Officials Scrub MLS Stadium and Cashman Redevelopment Plan From Feb. 19 City Council Agenda; Private Developers Working On ‘Timing Issues’

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Don’t start saving up your money for Major League Soccer games in downtown Las Vegas

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)

Lights Stadiums/Arenas (General)

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

Column

Year in Review: LVSportsBiz.com’s Top 10 Sports-Business Stories of 2019

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Dana White, Derek Stevens, Desiree Reed-Francois, Floyd Kephart, Garry Bettman, Jim Murren, Kerry Bubolz, Kevin Camper, Marcus Arroyo, Seth Klarman, T.J. Otzelberger, Tony Sanchez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas is the frontier for sports business development in the U.S. It was difficult

Las Vegas Lights FC soccer team owner Brett Lashbrook watches Las Vegas City Council meeting in June. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell.

Golden Knights Lights

LVSportsBiz.com Analysis: Las Vegas Deploying Different Strategy In Quest For New Downtown Soccer Stadium

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart, Seth Klarman

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com This time, Las Vegas’ quest for a new downtown soccer stadium and a Major League Soccer

Proposed downtown Las Vegas soccer stadium.

Lights

180-Day Negotiation Period For Downtown Soccer Stadium Gets Green Light From Las Vegas City Council; Meanwhile Golden Knights Confirm ‘Exploring The Possibility Of Bringing A Major League Soccer Franchise To Las Vegas’

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Alan Snel Arthur Blank, Bob Coffin, Brett Lashbrook, Candice Rauter, Cedric Crear, Floyd Kephart, Lois Tarkanian

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell City vs. County. Downtown Las Vegas vs.

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

Raiders stadium under construction in Las Vegas. A construction project adviser who wants to build a soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas was once involved in talking with the Raiders about a stadium project at the Coliseum City site in Oakland/Alameda County four years ago.

Lights Raiders Stadium

It’s A Small World: Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Stadium Development Adviser Had Talked With Raiders About New NFL Stadium In Oakland In 2015

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas and Oakland. Oakland and Las Vegas. Two cities joined at the sports

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