AEG- the outfit that runs both of Kansas City-MO's arenas: Sprint Center and Kemper Arena- laid-off 4 Kemper workers.
AEG claims this isn't bad news for the 35-year-old West Bottoms facility. I'll bet it's not bad news like those Wall Street firms and banks who said they were fine 4 months ago.
I always thought it a little strange that the city hired THE SAME company to run BOTH arenas.
One would think the city might have hired SEPARATE firms to compete with one another for events and such.
Or closed Kemper Arena- as KC-MO councilman Russ Johnson proposes. This city doesn't NEED 2 large arenas- the subsidies for which takes away city money from stuff we actually need.
For too long- Kansas City's leaders have concentrated on glitz projects rater than basic infrastructure.
Now's the time to "get real."
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