District May Fund Arena Upgrades
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Three D.C. Council members introduced a bill yesterday that would provide $50 million in public funding for improvements at Verizon Center, a move that supporters said would spur more economic development near the Chinatown arena.
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The District government has achieved a budget surplus of more than $300 million for the third year in a row, thanks to higher-than-expected revenues and lower-than-expected spending last year, city officials announced this morning.
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By Richard Mize, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--Land-office business is in the offing just west of Deer Creek High School.   Developers are jockeying to draw up what state officials envision as possibly -- but not necessarily -- an equestrian-oriented housing addition.
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The Penguins reached a deal with city, county and state officials on financing for a new arena that will keep them in Pittsburgh, Gov. Ed Rendell says Tuesday.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Booster clubs for high school marching bands that have made it to the state finals have spent more than $12 million the past four years for props, music and other necessities that help make the bands successful.
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By Tiffany Erickson Deseret Morning News  Davis School District leaders want students to get the most out of the district's computers and taxpayers' money by refurbishing older computers and giving them to students.
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The coaches of high-performance athletes will benefit the most from the federal government&#39;s announcement yesterday of how it will divide up $19.
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NBA commissioner David Stern believes the Sacramento Kings will secure funding for a new arena in plenty of time to prevent the team from leaving Northern California.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--A few years ago when the city started looking at the possibility of annexing portions of the West Park neighborhood, the city had to face the question of how to pay to extend city services into the area.
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A LONG-awaited refurbishment to a play area in
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City school officials are expected to announce a five (m) million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will help pay for the district&#39;s secondary school redesign plan, and create new partnerships with colleges in the area.
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By Hurst Laviana, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 31--By nearly a 2-to-1 margin, the majority of Sedgwick County residents think a revote should be held to determine whether to build a downtown arena in Wichita, an automated telephone poll of 500 adults showed Wednesday.
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If playing for one of college hockey's most storied programs wasn't enticing enough for potential recruits, Boston University's new $97 million Harry Agganis Arena should do the trick.
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By Randy Kraft, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Dec. 19--Members of the Emmaus High School skateboarding club, and East Penn's top administrator, wish one of the five municipalities in the school district would create a public skateboard park.
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By Adam C. Hartmann, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Feb. 7--Two county committees on school district organization may need  more time before making a recommendation that could change the future of the  Yucaipa-Calimesa and Beaumont school districts.
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A utilities tax paid by the federal government will end up contributing about $6 million a year to finance a new baseball stadium in the District, offsetting some of the burden on local businesses.
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By Seattle Times  Feb. 3--PORTLAND -- Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen plans to repurchase the Rose Garden Arena, three years after he gave it up in bankruptcy proceedings.