| Chicago Olympic bid: What’s at stake for Rockford?
Local leaders in several areas agreed and said a boon to the airport, greater priority for road and other public works projects, area-wide recognition for the community, increased business for motels and restaurants, support for a much-needed new building at the Indoor Sports Center and possible impetus for a kayaking and extreme sports center on the river are among items at stake for Rockford in todays USOC decision.
OBrien said he envisions Rockford handling large numbers of corporate aircraft and charter jets carrying up to 300 to 400 passengers for a Chicago-based Olympiad.
In conjunction with the Olympics and the buildup to it, Rockford airport would be on a par of like when the Experimental Aircraft Association is in Oshkosh, Wis. We would be the worlds busiest airport for that period.
Recreational Sports Center Clears First Hurdle
The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has unanimously approved a set of zoning rule changes requested by a development group, which will allow the group to submit a P&Z application for a proposed major indoor/outdoor private recreational sports club complex, known as Newtown Sports Center, at 90 Mt Pleasant Road, west of Whippoorwill Hill Road. The projected overall value of the multiphase complex would be approximately $30 million, of which the first development phase would represent approximately $19 million. P&Z members on April 5 unanimously approved the zoning rule changes requested by P.W. Scott Engineering and Architecture, PC, which expand the land uses allowed in a M-2A (Industrial) zone. The P&Z approval is a preliminary step toward the construction of a recreational sports center.
Action sports tour landing in town July 19-22
Tickets for this summer's AST Dew Tour will go on sale for the general public on Monday. Cleveland is the second of five stops on the 2007 national action sports tour. As many as 250 athletes from 18 countries are expected to compete July 19-22 at North Coast Harbor. Four-day passes cost $35 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under, and one-day tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under, plus ticketing fees. The tour typically sets up in arenas, but will be outdoors in Cleveland. Crews will dump truckloads of dirt on Dock 32 behind the Great Lakes Science Center for freestyle motocross and BMX bike courses. Crews will also erect an 80-foot skateboarding ramp at Voinovich Park behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
CBS To Build New High-Def Hub
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ CBS arrives at this year's gathering of the National Association of Broadcasters with a mission: to finalize equipment plans for the new 32,000-square-foot, multimillion-dollar origination facility the network is building in its New York broadcast headquarters. More than three years in the planning, the new Media Distribution Center (MDC) will be a file-based, high-definition program-playout facility designed to carry CBS and its various distribution platforms into the digital-Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblanktelevision');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>television future. The facility will handle program playout for the East Coast, West Coast and regional-network feeds. It will also link, via fiber and satellite, to CBS Click for the lowest price on dmnobieblanktelevision');" onMouseOut="hideAd();" class=Hotlink>Television City in Los Angeles, as well as the network's live-news and sports operations in New York.
Hawaii Tourism Authority looking at use of sports logo
Hawkeye Sports & Entertainment, the Hawaii Tourism Authority's first sports marketing contractor, is advocating the use of an "Active Hawaii" logo to improve Hawaii's global sports image. The logo, which is the letter H formed with two swirling lines that suggest motion, is meant to establish Hawaii as a haven where outdoor adventurers, urban escapists, endurance participants and warm-weather enthusiasts can find the active lifestyle that they crave. If approved by the HTA, the logo would be leveraged to form the centerpiece of corporate and media partnerships, event platforms and licensing programs. There's tremendous competition for dollars and play in the burgeoning sports tourism industry, said Mike Story, the Hawaii Tourism Authority's sports events manager. "We believe that this strategy will help position us to capture more active-lifestyle tourists," Story said.
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