The new Highmark Stadium for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills is still on target for a June 2026 opening, but its projected costs have hemorrhaged to $2.1 billion – more than $560 million over its initial estimate. The Associated Press reports taxpayers funding for the project...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Last week, a pair of football teams were in the news for trying to lure taxpayer funding for their respective efforts to construct new domed stadiums. Earlier this year, the Chicago Bears raised the specter of a new $4.6 billion domed stadium, with...
A former NFL player who became a real estate developer was indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzling loan proceeds intended for the development and construction of two commercial real estate projects. According to the indictment, Christopher A. Harrison,...
The NFL’s Cleveland Browns are planning to leave their hometown to play at a new domed stadium in neighboring suburb of Brook Park. “Last night, I had a meeting with Jimmy and Dee Haslam, principals of the Haslam Sports Group (HSG), in which they expressed their...
The efforts by the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium with the help of public funding has received a thumbs down in a new poll of Illinois voters, but the team is reportedly shifting gears to pursue a stadium in a Chicago suburb. A new survey commissioned by Crain’s...
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