Wisconsin Center to host volleyball, 1st non-governmental event since DNC
By Sam Kraemer and FOX6 News Digital Team
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There will be volleyball played at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee this coming weekend.
MILWAUKEE - There will be volleyball played at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee this coming weekend. This, after the Milwaukee Health Department approved a safety plan to allow the event the first non-governmental client in the building since the Democratic National Convention.
On March 6 and 7, the Wisconsin Juniors Volleyball Club will have two days of volleyball tournaments in the exhibit hall. Subsequent tournaments will take place the following three weekends of March hosted by the Badger Region Volleyball Association.
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The signage at Milwaukee’s convention center has changed plenty of times since the facility opened in 1998 to reflect a series of corporate sponsors and mergers, but since 2013 the building has operated without a sponsor.
With a $420 million expansion on tap, the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) sees an opportunity for revenue on the horizon. The state-controlled entity has retained Denver-based Impression Sports & Entertainment to sell the expanded building’s naming rights.
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City and county officials have been pursuing option for over a year. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 12th, 2021 01:26 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee Center from City Hall. Photo taken September 23rd, 2012 by Erik Ljung.
With state shared revenue declining and property taxes capped, Mayor
Tom Barrett has been advocating for a sales tax to bail out Milwaukee’s budget for more than a decade.
Governor
Tony Evers‘ budget proposal would give him his wish, and possibly a path forward for the cash-strapped city.
Evers announced Friday that his budget, due to be released next week, would include an option for communities to enact a new 0.5% sales tax via referendum.