Holy sh*t; this is sounding impressive
Don't take if from me; take it from Magic Johnson.
"NBA legend Magic Johnson is star attraction in pitch for DIA deal"
Aug 17, 2016 by Cathy Proctor - Denver Business Journal
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Chris Butler, Ferrovial’s project director for the Great Hall project, said the Great Hall’s existing chaotic traffic patterns are “a fantastic opportunity to make sure that the interior of the building is reflective of the quality of the exterior of the building.”
Butler said the team’s plans include “a stunning new plaza” and “world-class shopping.”
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What is Magic Johnson's role?
It appears he made the majority of the presentation.
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NBA superstar Earvin “Magic” Johnson — in Denver on Wednesday to talk to city council members about the proposed overhaul of the main terminal at Denver International Airport — outlined his more than 30 years of business experience in the city.
He remembered coming to the city with his Los Angeles Lakers to play in the old McNichols Sports Arena and “now I’m here in a suit and tie."
Johnson played 13 years with the Lakers, netting five NBA championships, before retiring in the 1990s to be a businessman.
He recalled the team staying at the Brown Palace hotel downtown, and “after 8 or 9 p.m., you couldn’t get a meal in downtown — now it’s booming.”
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Who is the international consortium?
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The international consortium is led by the airports division of Spain’s Ferrovial SA, which operates London’s Heathrow Airport and three others in the United Kingdom, and its equity partners: Denver-based Saunders Construction, one of Colorado’s biggest construction companies; and JLC Loop Capital Partners,
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What role does Magic Johnson Enterprises have?
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Executives from Ferrovial and Saunders also spoke to council members, outlining their experience and commitment to the project, but attention focused on Johnson as he explained what his company will bring to the project.
The basketball legend spoke as an equity member of the team selected by DIA in June to start negotiations on a public-private partnership to do the overhaul.
JLC Loop Capital Partners is an infrastructure fund Johnson and partners created “to take advantage of the development opportunities nationally,” he said in a May 9 resignation letter to the CEO of Square Inc.
Johnson was a board member at the mobile payments company, but said he needed to resign the seat in order to concentrate on JLC Loop Capital, which raised $1.3 billion during the first quarter 2016.
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This is clearly along the lines of what Kim Day has envisioned. I like the potential synergies with Gaylord Rockies Resort which has already booked a good amount of business for 2019. What a nice dinner and shopping opportunity for those guests if this DIA renovation happens.