“Salt Lake County gives the Utah Jazz $500,000 to help pay for the NBA All-Star Game.
Salt Lake County is paying $500,000 to help the Utah Jazz stage the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.
Proponents say the $500K investment will more than pay for itself by bringing millions into the market.(Rick Bowmer | AP) A registered nurse prepares a dose of monkeypox vaccine at the Salt Lake County Health Department Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Salt Lake City.SALT LAKE CITY — The new Salt Lake City International Airport is approaching its second birthday and it is still growing.SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple buildings at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City are being impacted by a”major” water leak and water outage that officials say they are working to repair.
(Brynn Anderson | AP )Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James smiles during the first half of the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta in 2021.Salt Lake City will host the 2023 game.9, 2022, 11:17 p.| Sep.Four new gates will open on Concourse A in May of 2023 with 18 more scheduled to debut in time for the holiday rush in November 2023.10, 2022, 12:00 p.There have been 119 monkeypox cases documented in Utah as of Friday, with 73% of infections concentrated in Salt Lake County, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.m.Leaders with the hospital say they are working to complete repairs and restore water pressure as soon as possible.
The Utah Jazz will get a half-million-dollar helping hand in hosting the 2023 NBA All-Star Game after Salt Lake County officials redirected public money to the effort.The county now accounts for 87 of the state’s cases, followed by Utah County with 12 cases.” The numbers show just how much the new airport is allowing air travel in SLC to grow.In return for the contribution, approved last month in a 5-3 County Council vote, the county will get an ensemble of community engagement events associated with this assemblage of the league’s brightest stars.“This is an opportunity to inspire the youth of our community,” Mayor Jenny Wilson said in an interview.Summit County reported two cases, followed by one case each in Tooele County and in the Tri-County area.“It’s an opportunity to showcase our state.In 2021, despite COVID-19 impacting the travel habits of many Americans, nearly 22.” Proponents say the spending is a safe bet for the county because the revenue from the All-Star Game at Vivint Arena and related events the weekend of Feb.Any sexually active man — or transgender or nonbinary person — who has sex with men is eligible to be vaccinated against monkeypox in Salt Lake County, according to the county health department’s website.
18 and 19 will far outweigh the investment.Opponents, however, soured on the idea of funding a wealthy business’s private venture, and said the money would be better spent elsewhere.So far, more than 2,000 doses have been distributed in Salt Lake County.“And that’s looking at 35 million passengers a year.The $500,000 county officials are reallocating was collected through a room tax that visitors pay when they stay in hotels.The money was originally pegged for a Salt Lake Community College hospitality program but became available after the program proved unpopular and the school returned the unspent funds.Following the county’s initial push for vaccination, officials are now targeting “under-resourced” communities — such as Spanish-speakers and Pacific Islanders — for vaccine access, “to make sure that they’re taken care of too,” Rupp said.Wilson said the Jazz approached the county for the cash.A runway that allows planes to take off and land in the east and west directions will open later this year.
What could the county get? (Charles Krupa | AP) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry shoots for three as Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant defends during the NBA All-Star Game in 2022 in Cleveland.A list of places throughout the state where the monkeypox vaccine doses are available can be found at.Salt Lake City will stage the 2023 game.The mayor told council members that the investment would help those who can’t afford a pricey All-Star Game ticket participate in the festivities.County officials have discussed hosting a reading program — complete with appearances from NBA mascots — that could give kids opportunities to win prizes like stickers, merchandise or tickets to smaller events during All-Star weekend.The county also hopes to put money into youth basketball games at the Salt Palace Convention Center, pay former NBA players to appear at a county-owned recreation center, and create art installations that would be free for the public to experience.
Team President Jim Olson told council members that community engagement programs would eat up $165,000 of the county’s contribution.The remaining $335,000 would be the team’s to use for the overall tab for hosting the game.It’s unclear if the $165,000 Olson noted includes the cost of an “exclusive All-Star hospitality experience” for County Council members and leadership.That possible event was the only idea listed in agenda backup materials that was not discussed during the meeting.Wilson said none of the community engagement ideas has been finalized.
“Nothing at this stage,” she said, “is set in stone.” Wilson said the proposed hospitality event wouldn’t be an opportunity for the parties to wine and dine with elected officials and that such an event would be inappropriate.But part of being in a leadership role, she said, is hosting.“There will be people coming into the county that are part of the games that we would want to engage with,” she said.“
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Soggynapkiinz
You couldn’t just post the relevant story?
betweenTheMountains
That’s way less than I thought the city was contributing. Seems like a good deal.
BIG-BUSSIN-ON-GANG
500k is nothing at that scale. People will easily spend a cumulative 500k on hotels ALONE
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“Salt Lake County gives the Utah Jazz $500,000 to help pay for the NBA All-Star Game.
Salt Lake County is paying $500,000 to help the Utah Jazz stage the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.
Proponents say the $500K investment will more than pay for itself by bringing millions into the market.(Rick Bowmer | AP) A registered nurse prepares a dose of monkeypox vaccine at the Salt Lake County Health Department Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Salt Lake City.SALT LAKE CITY — The new Salt Lake City International Airport is approaching its second birthday and it is still growing.SALT LAKE CITY — Multiple buildings at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City are being impacted by a”major” water leak and water outage that officials say they are working to repair.
(Brynn Anderson | AP )Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James smiles during the first half of the NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta in 2021.Salt Lake City will host the 2023 game.9, 2022, 11:17 p.| Sep.Four new gates will open on Concourse A in May of 2023 with 18 more scheduled to debut in time for the holiday rush in November 2023.10, 2022, 12:00 p.There have been 119 monkeypox cases documented in Utah as of Friday, with 73% of infections concentrated in Salt Lake County, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.m.Leaders with the hospital say they are working to complete repairs and restore water pressure as soon as possible.
The Utah Jazz will get a half-million-dollar helping hand in hosting the 2023 NBA All-Star Game after Salt Lake County officials redirected public money to the effort.The county now accounts for 87 of the state’s cases, followed by Utah County with 12 cases.” The numbers show just how much the new airport is allowing air travel in SLC to grow.In return for the contribution, approved last month in a 5-3 County Council vote, the county will get an ensemble of community engagement events associated with this assemblage of the league’s brightest stars.“This is an opportunity to inspire the youth of our community,” Mayor Jenny Wilson said in an interview.Summit County reported two cases, followed by one case each in Tooele County and in the Tri-County area.“It’s an opportunity to showcase our state.In 2021, despite COVID-19 impacting the travel habits of many Americans, nearly 22.” Proponents say the spending is a safe bet for the county because the revenue from the All-Star Game at Vivint Arena and related events the weekend of Feb.Any sexually active man — or transgender or nonbinary person — who has sex with men is eligible to be vaccinated against monkeypox in Salt Lake County, according to the county health department’s website.
18 and 19 will far outweigh the investment.Opponents, however, soured on the idea of funding a wealthy business’s private venture, and said the money would be better spent elsewhere.So far, more than 2,000 doses have been distributed in Salt Lake County.“And that’s looking at 35 million passengers a year.The $500,000 county officials are reallocating was collected through a room tax that visitors pay when they stay in hotels.The money was originally pegged for a Salt Lake Community College hospitality program but became available after the program proved unpopular and the school returned the unspent funds.Following the county’s initial push for vaccination, officials are now targeting “under-resourced” communities — such as Spanish-speakers and Pacific Islanders — for vaccine access, “to make sure that they’re taken care of too,” Rupp said.Wilson said the Jazz approached the county for the cash.A runway that allows planes to take off and land in the east and west directions will open later this year.
What could the county get? (Charles Krupa | AP) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry shoots for three as Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant defends during the NBA All-Star Game in 2022 in Cleveland.A list of places throughout the state where the monkeypox vaccine doses are available can be found at.Salt Lake City will stage the 2023 game.The mayor told council members that the investment would help those who can’t afford a pricey All-Star Game ticket participate in the festivities.County officials have discussed hosting a reading program — complete with appearances from NBA mascots — that could give kids opportunities to win prizes like stickers, merchandise or tickets to smaller events during All-Star weekend.The county also hopes to put money into youth basketball games at the Salt Palace Convention Center, pay former NBA players to appear at a county-owned recreation center, and create art installations that would be free for the public to experience.
Team President Jim Olson told council members that community engagement programs would eat up $165,000 of the county’s contribution.The remaining $335,000 would be the team’s to use for the overall tab for hosting the game.It’s unclear if the $165,000 Olson noted includes the cost of an “exclusive All-Star hospitality experience” for County Council members and leadership.That possible event was the only idea listed in agenda backup materials that was not discussed during the meeting.Wilson said none of the community engagement ideas has been finalized.
“Nothing at this stage,” she said, “is set in stone.” Wilson said the proposed hospitality event wouldn’t be an opportunity for the parties to wine and dine with elected officials and that such an event would be inappropriate.But part of being in a leadership role, she said, is hosting.“There will be people coming into the county that are part of the games that we would want to engage with,” she said.“
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You couldn’t just post the relevant story?
That’s way less than I thought the city was contributing. Seems like a good deal.
500k is nothing at that scale. People will easily spend a cumulative 500k on hotels ALONE