Racing to build Vegas' next venue

Race is on to build Las Vegas’ next big crowd pleaser

July 15, 2012

By Joe Schoenmann

Developers on four fronts are maneuvering to start construction on what will be Las Vegas’ next big crowd pleaser. It may be a sports arena downtown. It may be an arena rising alongside the Strip behind Harrah’s and Imperial Palace. It could well be a 50,000-seat, enclosed stadium at UNLV. Or it could be an arena in Henderson.
Mayor hangs onto her NBA dream: If you build it, they will come

July 15, 2012

By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has a perfect view of Las Vegas’ future. A balcony adjacent to Goodman’s seventh-floor office at City Hall yields a panoramic view of Symphony Park, where a proposed downtown arena could be constructed to highlight the 61-acre city neighborhood.
Las Vegas’ history filled with failed stadium, arena projects

July 15, 2012

By Case Keefer

Arena and stadium proposals being promoted for the Las Vegas Valley must overcome a long history and a barren wasteland littered with failed projects.
Operators of existing venues say they welcome new competition

July 15, 2012

By Case Keefer

A Clark County study released two years ago found that the five arenas operating in Las Vegas were underutilized.
Rebels AD envisions transformed game days with on-campus stadium

July 15, 2012

By Ray Brewer

The prospects of an on-campus, domed football stadium at UNLV have created an buzz throughout the community since plans were announced about 18 months ago.
At Minnesota, new on-campus stadium proves a ‘game-changer’

July 15, 2012

By Conor Shine

For 25 years, students at the University of Minnesota boarded shuttle buses on football game days.
Expert says look for final cost of new stadium or arena to exceed sticker price

July 15, 2012

By Conor Shine

With price tags ranging from hundreds of millions of dollars to upwards of $2 billion, the costs of building any of several proposed stadium projects in the Las Vegas Valley will be staggering. But even the high sticker prices aren’t likely to account for all the costs of building a such a facility, said Daniel Rascher, president of the consulting firm SportsEconomics.
Ticket holders, tourists, taxpayers all play part in paying for new arenas

July 15, 2012

By Taylor Bern

When it comes to sports facilities, it’s easy to say you want a new one. Whether it’s an arena, stadium or something in between, as soon as the latest and greatest venue opens in some other town, you begin to see the flaws in what you have and dream of the potential in something sparkling new. That’s where Las Vegas currently sits, on the cusp of building a new facility to potentially broaden the city’s horizons. And there are plenty of options from which to choose.
At a glance: UNLV Now

July 15, 2012

The heart of the UNLV Now plan is a 50,000-seat domed stadium (or “mega-event center”), expandable to 55,000 seats, on the campus of UNLV. Also included in the project would be thousands of living units — described once as mini resorts — for UNLV students and faculty, and a retail area.
At a glance: Las Vegas Arena Foundation

July 15, 2012

The Las Vegas Arena Foundation (LVAF) is proposing a 20,000-seat indoor arena to be built on the Strip on land owned by Caesars Entertainment behind Imperial Palace. The facility would be suitable for an NBA or NHL franchise, as well as other events such as concerts or the National Finals Rodeo, which has been at the Thomas & Mack Center since 1985. LVAF is planning to fund the $500 million project by implementing a 0.9 percent sales tax for specified businesses within a three-mile radius of the proposed location.
At a glance: Las Vegas National Sports Complex (Henderson)

July 15, 2012

The Las Vegas National Sports Complex is a proposed multibillion-dollar, four-stadium project that would be built on 485 acres east of Interstate 15, just northeast of M Resort, in Henderson. Developers envision the project growing to include a 17,500-seat indoor arena, a 25,000-seat open-air stadium, a 63,500-seat domed stadium and a baseball stadium, but they are currently focusing on building only the indoor arena, at a cost of $650 million.
At a glance: Downtown arena

July 15, 2012

Las Vegas officials envision a $400 million downtown arena with about 20,000 seats, large enough to house an NBA team, with additional retail throughout. It would go on the northeastern edge of Symphony Park, close to the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
UNLV president: On-campus stadium looking like a reality, could be filled with more events than UNLV football

July 8, 2012

By Taylor Bern

UNLV President Neal Smatresk is happy to point out that he’s a scientist by trade, not a stadium builder. This is new territory for him, something he’s had to learn on the fly as the UNLV Now project — a mega-events center including a stadium and retail district — moves forward with haste.
For a new stadium

July 15, 2012

There are four proposals in the works for major sports venues in the Las Vegas Valley, and for long-time residents, this may induce a sense of deja vu — or a visceral reaction.

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