Seriously? How lucky did we get having a guy like Jeff Vinik come in and take us under his wing? Tampa hit the Powerball.
Bettman is a genius for finding this guy and pointing him in our direction, too. If only he could do that for the other troubled markets.
Good owners are emerging. Terry Pegula for Buffalo, Vinny Viola for the Panthers, etc.
Nice
Downtown Tampa is as close as it's ever been to having a grocery store, Mayor Bob Buckhorn said — and city records indicate that the long-rumored site of a Publix Super Markets Inc. store could be moving toward ground breaking.
...the most likely site — and long-rumored location — is the vacant block between East Twiggs and Madison streets in the Channel district, where a one-story retail building and high-rise apartment tower are proposed.
Through ParkHub.com, customers can buy parking spots in advance, like booking a hotel room or airline tickets. The company says the Prime software will "maximize efficiency" of parking operations, as parking operators can view parking inventory, transactions and traffic flow from a cloud-based dashboard updated in real time. This allows them to manage employee placement and adjust prices based on supply and demand.
The annual Forbes magazine list of NHL franchise values was released on Tuesday and the Tampa Bay Lightning are near the bottom of the rankings.
Forbes placed the franchise value at $260 million, 25th highest in the 30-team league, while reporting the team had an operating loss of $1.4 million despite Tampa Bay reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in franchise history.
The highest valued team is the New York Rangers at $1.2 billion followed closely by the Montreal Canadiens at $1.18 billion. The average value of an NHL franchise rose 3 percent to $505 million.
Forbes does not receive any information from teams in terms of revenues or costs when putting together the values, instead using industry sources and media reports as the main sources while compiling the numbers and values.
Tampa Bay’s franchise value did rise from last year, gaining 15 percent in value compared to the previous year, tied with the St. Louis Blues for the largest gain from the previous rankings. The Lightning showed an increase of 3,000 addition season-ticket members from last season while average attendance rose to 18,823, an increase of over 3,000 more per game than when Jeff Vinik purchased the team in 2010.
“While we can’t comment specifically on the Forbes valuations, we have worked very hard over the past five years to transform the Lightning organization,’’ Lightning senior vice president of communications Bill Wickett said. “Our primary goal remains focused on delivering at the highest levels for our fans on and off the ice. Hopefully we can continue to do that, further building upon the momentum we enjoyed last season.”
Operating loss of 1.4 million is not bad, especially when you consider a chunk of that is paying Vinny Lecavalier.
Edit: And anyway - this is a process. Yearly valuations aren't really the point - it's long term profitability and viability. If we can be a cap team and be profitable with awesome fan support long term, that's good news.
Operating loss of 1.4 million is not bad, especially when you consider a chunk of that is paying Vinny Lecavalier.
Edit: And anyway - this is a process. Yearly valuations aren't really the point - it's long term profitability and viability. If we can be a cap team and be profitable with awesome fan support long term, that's good news.
http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/mosi-board-votes-to-modernize-by-moving-downtown-20160419/
museum of finance and industry moving to vinikville