Larry H. Miller Renames the Home of the Utah Jazz: EnergySolutions Arena.SALT LAKE CITY -- Larry H. Miller Lawrence Horne "Larry H." Miller (born April 26, 1944) is a Utah businessman and philanthropist. He is well known as the owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz. Miller is also the owner of an automotive dealership, and a variety of other business ventures including Prestige Financial, Jordan announced today a new partnership and naming rights Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. Institutions like schools, places of worship and hospitals have a tradition of granting donors the right to name facilities in for the home of the Utah Jazz. In agreement with EnergySolutions, a national energy services company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , the home of the Utah Jazz is now renamed the EnergySolutions Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference . The sponsorship deal reached today is a ten-year agreement which includes exclusive sponsorship and advertising rights and prominent signage on the exterior and interior of the building. "As we were looking at companies to approach, EnergySolutions quickly rose to the top of the list as an ideal partner," said Larry H. Miller. "It is a national company headquartered in Salt Lake City, with a bright future and values shared by the Utah Jazz. For our arena, EnergySolutions was the right choice. This partnership strengthens our organization which provides the best in professional sports as well as the most entertaining family shows and concerts in Utah." Early in the season, this year's Utah Jazz has emerged as a young and progressive team in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= . EnergySolutions has also emerged this year as an industry leader making for an ideal partnership between the two organizations. "I have long admired Larry Miller and his commitment to this community," said Steve Creamer, the president and chief executive officer of EnergySolutions. "No one has done more to make our community an attractive place to live. We share a common goal of making Salt Lake City and the State of Utah one of the most desirable and livable places in America. When the Larry H. Miller Group asked if we would be interested in a partnership, we were delighted with the opportunity." Larry H. Miller built the arena in 1991 as the multi-purpose home of the Utah Jazz. Since that time the arena has entertained millions of Jazz fans, hosted the NBA Finals, 2002 Olympic Winter Games, hundreds of concerts, the circus and ice shows as the entertainment center of Salt Lake City. EnergySolutions, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah since 2004, provides a full range of waste management solutions, including decommissioning Decommissioning is a general term for a formal process to remove something from operational status. Some specific instances include:
de·con·tam·i·na·tion n. , site closure, nuclear materials management and the safe, secure disposition of nuclear waste. EnergySolutions' customers include government, utilities, universities, medical laboratories and pharmaceutical firms. It employs more than 2,000 people with over 500 based in Utah, comprised of scientists, nuclear engineers, technicians and support teams. EnergySolutions is owned principally by Lindsay, Goldberg & Bessemer of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. as well as the Utah investment firms of Peterson Partners and Creamer Investments. Delta Air Lines will continue its relationship with the Utah Jazz as a sponsor and advertiser. |
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