Daktronics' sales to sports venues jumped 20% in 2005 but barely budged in 2004.
Security was also tightened at sports venues nationwide, though most events were held as planned.
The consumer appetite for muni bonds and taxpayer subsidies in support of sports venues may take awhile to bounce back.
Category two is the budget for sports venues and small transportation systems for cities that lack the basics in those areas.
It's the middle category--building new sports venues--that can lead to trouble when demand for their use is limited following the games.
Guards with assault rifles and German shepherds patrolled the sports venues in groups, although they seemed to try to keep a low profile.
Soon prison owners like Corrections Corp. of America may go REIT, as will energy-related property owners, owners of sports venues and solar farms.
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Anchored by massive new development, the once gritty and forgotten downtown core is coming alive with new hotels, offices, restaurants, entertainment and sports venues.
Like Anfield, Boston's Fenway Park is one of the best-known sports venues in the world, while both cities have a strong expatriate affinity with Ireland.
Fans turned off by Detroit's crime and dilapidated sports venues embraced the dome for its climate-controlled atmosphere, unobstructed views and convenient location at the junction of two freeways.
Legacy for the sports venues -- making sure they won't be white elephants after the Games -- will differentiate London from last year's Olympics in Beijing, Hula said.
As many as 160 "counterterrorism advisers" will work with theaters, restaurants, hotels, sports venues, hospitals, schools, and places of worship to train civilian staff to identify suspicious behavior, Brown said.
At least four (Sydney, Montreal, Barcelona and Athens) are still paying off debt taken on to finance the games, due mainly to splurging on sports venues that don't have much after life.
With sports events taking place from east London's Olympic Park and Greenwich, through the city centre, and out to Wimbledon and Wembley, there are restrictions around 10 sports venues in the city.
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Within ten years, the council hopes that what is now a derelict wasteland surrounded by crumbling, half-empty housing estates, will be transformed into a thriving area based around a complex of sports venues and businesses employing about 3, 000 people.
From the World Trade Center and Times Square in New York to the White House and sports venues across the country, police patrolled in packs and deployed counterterrorism teams Monday as security was stepped up after explosions at the Boston Marathon.
There is no chef with more celebrity than Wolfgang Puck, a one man empire of over 100 restaurants, from fine dining to airport fast casual, dozens of exclusive catering facilities in top cultural and sports venues, cookbooks, supermarket foods, wines, cookware and frequent TV appearances.
Athletes from more than 50 countries are due to take part in 57 different sports at 42 venues across Northern Ireland.
So, how can sports facilities and associated venues try to prepare for the unspeakable probabilities of the future?
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The Olympic Park will be home to venues for sports including athletics, water polo, cycling, basketball and hockey.
The whole country got behind the British team in all sports, giving all the venues an amazing atmosphere and one that will forever live in my memory.
One of the buzzwords of London 2012 has been "legacy" and just as the venues and the sports they support are hoping to inspire a generation to come, so the technology will have life beyond 2012.
While domesticated robots are becoming a ( frighteningly) common inclusion in techno-friendly homes, Korean 'bot manufacturer ED has a home-ready robot that sports a plethora of communication venues including ZigBee and RFID.
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The Ahoy Center is a massive modern sports complex, with so many venues and arenas that one person could never get to even half the music.
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe insisted Olympics venues were "stuffed" with sports fans, after a row about empty seats on Saturday.
This year, the Indian Sports Ministry banned all visits to non-regular venues such as Sharjah, Toronto and Singapore.
The operation will "run for 66 days and cover over 1, 000 venues, including those hosting Olympic and Paralympic sports, cultural events and 2012-themed celebrations taking place across the capital, " the website says.
The operation will "run for 66 days and cover over 1, 000 venues, including those hosting Olympic and Paralympic sports, cultural events and 2012-themed celebrations taking place across the capital, " the Met website says.
The station lies close to the athletes' village and key venues such as Celtic Park, the National Indoor Sports Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
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