Deal Is Struck on Financing for Washington Stadium
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The city&#39;s top two political leaders cleared the way tonight for Major League Baseball in the nation&#39;s capital, after daylong negotiations to guarantee the construction
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A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation&#39;s capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.
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A rugby club is given the backing for a housing development to pay for a move to new stadium.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Just two weeks after the Washington Nationals shut down business and promotional operations over a ballpark financing dispute, mayor Anthony A. Williams signed a funding bill Tuesday that officially brings major league
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A new stadium for Major League Baseball in Washington D.C. will cost around &#36;90 million more than the mayor expects, the city's independent chief financial officer told the City Council Thursday.
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Major League Baseball team owners have approved the Montreal Expos&#39; move to Washington next year, but the deal is still subject to a stadium agreement.
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A new stadium for Major League  Baseball in Washington D.C. will cost around $90 million more  than the mayor expects, the city's independent chief financial  officer told the City Council Thursday.
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When they negotiated to build a new stadium, the Yankees and elected officials agreed the team would give roughly $1.2 million a year to the local groups. Theyâre building it, but no money has been distributed yet.
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District of Columbia leaders announced an agreement Monday night that they said would bring the deal to move the Montreal Expos to Washington back from the brink of collapse.
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Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams will try to get financing for a Major League Baseball stadium back on the city council agenda next week after the council
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WASHINGTON -- Local businesses won&#39;t be alone in helping to pay for DC&#39;s new baseball stadium. The Washington Post reported a utilities tax paid by the federal government will contribute about $6 million per year to cover the stadium bonds.
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The District of Columbia Council approved financing a ballpark for the Washington-bound Expos after voting Tuesday to cap funding at &#36;630 million.
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The Washington, D.C., City Council  will debate stadium funding again on Tuesday after the mayor,  the council chair and Major League Baseball officials reached  agreement on a new financing strategy.
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Washington, D.C., plans to sell $410  million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds by the end of 2005 to  finance a stadium for professional baseball, city officials  said on Thursday.
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The Washington, D.C., City Council  on Tuesday removed a deal-breaking provision of a stadium  financing package and passed the $1 billion project, clearing  the way for baseball's return to the U.S. capital.
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The Washington Nationals are back in business. A week after the deal to move the Montreal Expos to the nation's capital appeared dead, it was revived Tuesday when the District of Columbia Council voted 7-6 to approve stadium funding legislation.
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If the Washington Nationals never win a pennant, they have no reason to ever doubt that DC loves them. Yesterday, the District City Council tentatively approved a tab for a publicly financed ballpark that could amount to as much as $630 million.