City, U of M working to finish stadium transfer
As part of a deal agreed to last year, FedEx founder Fred Smith and his family will donate $50 million to the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations and the University of Memphis must find another $50 million to match. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
It has been more than a month since the Memphis City Council voted to give the University of Memphis Auxiliary Services Foundation ownership of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and $120 million in cash. The stadium still belongs to the City of Memphis.
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Memphis City Council University of Memphis Auxiliary Services Foundation Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium city of MemphisSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and 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 Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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