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CONTACT:
Lisa
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561-297-3022,
lmetcalf@fau.edu
FAU Stadium to Generate Estimated $1.8
Million in Revenue on Game Day
Overall Stadium Project Created 2,000
Jobs
BOCA RATON, FL (May 9, 2011)
–
Florida Atlantic University’s new 30,000-seat on-campus
football stadium could generate an estimated $1.8 million to FAU
and the local economy on each game day, according to the Palm
Beach County Sports Commission, a private, not-for-profit
organization contracted by Palm Beach County to promote and
market the County as a sports and sports tourism destination.
The FAU stadium project has already made an important impact, as
it contributed to the creation of 2,000 jobs, including all work
done onsite and offsite since the official planning stages began
in 2008.
“Florida Atlantic University’s stadium has already
begun to positively impact the University and local community as
a whole,” said Tom Donaudy, vice president for facilities
at FAU. “Once it opens, it will positively impact the
economic portfolio of South Florida.”
The stadium is the centerpiece of FAU’s Innovation Village,
located in the north central area of campus. Home of the Owl
football team, the open-air stadium, a $70 million project funded
through a direct bank loan and private donations, is slated to
feature 6,000 premium seats, including 24 suites, 26 loge boxes,
1,000 premier club seats and 4,000 priority club seats, and the
latest, state-of-the-art amenities. FAU will play all home
football games in the new stadium in fall 2011.
The stadium project is a design joint-venture between architects
HKS Architects and INC/Schenkel Schultz, as well as a construction
joint-venture by Cummings General Contractors and Balfour Beatty
Construction.
For more information on the stadium, visit
http://www.faustadium.com
.
To observe the progress on the construction of the stadium online,
visit
http://www.fau.edu/stadium/multimedia.html
.
To purchase season tickets, contact Scott Erdmann at
561-297-0579or
serdmann@fau.edu
.
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About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. In commemoration of its origin, FAU is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2011. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. FAU’s world-class teaching and research faculty serves students through 10 colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. FAU is ranked as a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
