Tag: funding

Kansas City commits £600 million to new Royals ballpark

Article posted by Coliseum, August 21^st, 2026

Kansas City is formally proposing to offer $600 million in funding to help pay for a new Kansas City Royals ballpark and team offices in the Crown Center area. That includes $90 million in infrastructure funding, with the rest to be paid through “legally available” sources, including... » Read more

Funding boost for MLB Royals stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, April 22^nd, 2026

A plan to build a new downtown ballpark for the Kansas City Royals in Washington Square Park has been boosted after the City approved up to $600 million in public funding. Front Office Sports said the city council voted to advance the $1.9 billion ballpark project, putting the Royals in their... » Read more

$70m boost for New Zealand events drive

Article posted by Coliseum, September 26^th, 2025

New Zealand’s government is rolling out a NZ$70 million ($40m) package to “energise” the events sector and attract big-name artists to the country. IQ said the funding, which will be distributed over the next two years, includes NZ$40 million to secure large-scale international... » Read more

Funding in place for Las Vegas ballpark

Article posted by Coliseum, September 5^th, 2025

Full funding is in place to cover the costs of building the A’s Las Vegas ballpark which look set to push past the $2 billion mark. The Las Vegas Review Journal said team owner John Fisher and his family have the funding in place to pay for whatever the final cost might be, according to team... » Read more

Browns make a case for Brook Park dome stadium

Article posted by Coliseum, February 24^th, 2025

The National Football League (NFL) team Cleveland Browns ownership recently presented its most detailed vision yet for funding a $2.4 billion dome stadium in Brook Park in Ohio (US) relying in part on taxing the stadium users while insisting it won’t draw from the existing City, County, or State... » Read more

Grand Rapids amphitheater-soccer venue funding

Article posted by Coliseum, August 14^th, 2024

The group that pushed forward the plan for Grand Rapids’ (Michigan, US) new amphitheater will soon submit a request to the Kent County and the City asking for funding after the voters recently okayed increasing the county hotel excise tax. ‘woodtv.com’ stated that the ballot proposal allowing... » Read more

Nod for Capital One Arena revamp funding

Article posted by Coliseum, April 12^th, 2024

Washington D.C. Council has voted to approve a bill for $515 million in funding to improve Capital One Arena and the surrounding area. WJLA said the agreement is part of a larger deal to keep the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals playing their home games in the city for... » Read more