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A.G. GancarskiJune 29, 2017

On Thursday, the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took its annual romp through budgets of venues managed by SMG. SMG, which saw its contract renewed for five more years this week via the Jacksonville City Council, manages Jacksonville sports and entertainment facilities. Highlights? For masochists and budget obsessives, they are below. The struggle, as ever, […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 17, 2015

With capital improvement deals such as Jacksonville’s $90 million package of Capital Improvements for EverBank Field, the devil is in the details. Even as the legislation is passed, a few questions remained (at least from this writer) about certain language in the bill. To that end, we reached out to the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2015

In two Jacksonville City Council committees, Danny Becton was the sole no vote against the EverBank Field upgrades. Yet when it came time to vote for the measure in front of the full Council, he went with the other 18 votes on what one Councilman called a “legacy for this Council.” The question those who watched […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2015

The news media has raised questions lately about the Lenny Curry administration’s ambitious $90 million capital improvement plan for EverBank Field, which includes a covered practice facility and an amphitheater. Shad Khan would pay $45 million as the private half of the public-private partnership and $45 million would be paid by the city, financed and […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2015

When dealing with Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, some things are bargains. For example, the appraised value of attending a party on his yacht is great value at $63.20. However, other Khan-related expenses come with a more significant price tag. Consider Jacksonville City Council Bull 2015-781, “amendment #14 to the Jacksonville Jaguars lease agreement,” which […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2015

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Jacksonville’s First Coast News ran a segment earlier this week that gave an unprecedented look at Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry doing one of his favorite things: coaching his son Boyd’s football team. The segment offered a “look at Jacksonville’s main man like you’ve never seen him before,” balancing football and family. For those who look […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2015

Florida lawmakers last year approved a plan to set aside $7 million in sales-tax revenue to help pay for building or renovating sports stadiums. Last month, though, the Joint Legislative Budget Commission punted on the decision on whether or not to fund the four stadium projects before them: EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Daytona International Speedway, Sun […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 17, 2015

After overnighting the application packet to Tallahassee, the City of Jacksonville and the NFL Jaguars learned their request for state funds for stadium upgrades is ready to consideration. Out of four petitioners in the running for part of a $7 million state fund, the Jaguars are the last to have its proposal judged complete. The […]

Tag: EverBank Field

Event management highlights review of Jacksonville venues budgets

One final look at the Jacksonville Sports Complex improvements legislation

Why Danny Becton flipped on the amphitheater vote

For Lenny Curry administration, amphitheater is “quality of life” issue

Amphitheater proposed for EverBank Field in $90M upgrade deal

What Coach Lenny Curry teaches us about Mayor Lenny Curry

Obama budget would bar tax-exempt bonds to finance stadiums

After delays, Jaguars application for state stadium money deemed complete