The Oakland Raiders submitted a proposed stadium lease agreement to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Thursday that calls for the team to pay rent of $1 per year.
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Negotiations between Clark County and The Howard Hughes Corp., which has an ownership stake in the Las Vegas 51s, had stalled last year.
Steve Sisolak answered the phone and a shiver ran down his spine. At about 8 a.m. Thursday, after 19 months and countless hours spent trying bring an NFL franchise to the Las Vegas Valley, the Clark County commissioner got the news.
Oakland civic leaders and deep-pocketed investors fighting to keep the Raiders from moving insist they are still in the game despite team owner Mark Davis formally applying to the NFL to relocate to Las Vegas.
A look at all the steps that took place before the Raiders filed to move to Las Vegas on Thursday.
With the Oakland Raiders announcing Thursday that they have formally applied for relocation to Las Vegas, things will move fast as the nine-member board puts agreements in place to build a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium for the team.
There are plenty of fascinating stories on the horizon for 2017. Here are some of the things you’ll be reading about in the next 12 months, with a touch of prognostication.
A 65,000-seat stadium that could be home to the Raiders of the National Football League easily emerged as the No. 1 story in Business for 2016.
The city of Las Vegas’ bid for a Major League Soccer franchise was shot down last year, but some city officials are ready to take another shot.