City, U of M ink deal as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations loom
Unless Memphis comes up with another funding stream, the city would pay for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations with the $350 million in cash. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The city is still debating how to fund renovations to both Simmons Bank Liberty Bowl and FedExForum.
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium FedExForum city of MemphisSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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