New Arrowhead?
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Betta have that sweet owner's suite at the new Arrowhead....
I know Arrowhead is not THAT new but it's not that old either. I'm shocked they and Royals are looking elsewhere. I thought they had a real nice setup there.
It is a nice setup considering how much parking they have available. But when other pro sport teams are getting new stadiums, I am sure the Chiefs and Royal's are feeling left out.
I think the goal is to host a Super Bowl. They won't get one with Arrowhead.
Twitter rumors say they'll move out by Kansas Speedway.
Alternately, they're floating this out there to maximize how much money they can pull from Kansas City and the state of Missouri to keep them there.
This would be dumb. They've made so many upgrades to the concourse and other aspects recently. The new seats are garbage but we stand the entire game so who cares. The setup is great for tailgating, helps boost Royals ticket sales and the stadium is practical. Signed a Chiefs season ticket holder.
I'd be interested to see what kind of return, or benefit these cities and states get by having these sport teams? Like, with all the incentives they throw out, do they get a return on professional sport stadiums?
I think studies have shown they don't have much of a ROI. But what local politician wants to be blamed for "losing" the popular local team?
Makes me wonder if Cerner, company I work for is trying to sell their campus up there to Chiefs ownership. Been on the market for a year, right across from the speedway and Great Wolf Lodge. One of our founders also has a large stake in Sporting KC whose stadium is right there. Would suck for the Royals tho IMO. Oracle is also in the process of acquiring us so Larry Ellison might be involved.
Royals have been flirting with downtown for years.
Can we have the press tower off of Arrowhead and move it on top JTS
Yeah, that's where I was kinda going. They throw the states money at this kind of stuff due to the emotional connection that people have for sport teams so the politicians can get reelected.
Aren't those buildings only like, no more than 10 years old? Your talking about the continuous campus right?
Yes. Interned in them in 2014 when they first opened. Cerner has a fire sale going on. 3 KC campuses for sale https://fox4kc.com/business/cerner-...-3-office-properties-across-kansas-city-area/
Johnson County (Kansas) is where the big money lives in the KC metro and they have been complaining for years that they are getting ripped off by the city of Kansas City (Missouri) and the state of Missouri for years on the Truman Sportrs Complex financials. Overland Park keeps getting bigger and bigger as the metro moves south and west. The locals call KU "Johnson County West" btw. The access to Truman off the interstate is not good and that might have a small impact on relocation.
Man the money train never ends. I am guessing for the Chiefs they want a GB title town equivalent. KC has such a good step up now. But maybe the Chiefs can get all that property if the Royals move downtown.
