Dive Summary:
- The Atlanta Falcons, a National Football League (NFL) franchise, have reportedly selected Arizona-based Hunt Construction and Atlanta-based Holder Construction to build their new $1B stadium.
- Atlanta Falcons Chief Financial Officer Greg Beadles said, "We have not finalized negotiations yet. We expect that to be [this] week."
- Hunt Construction's previous projects include Nationals Park, University of Phoenix Stadium, Busch Stadium, Citi Field, Lucas Oil Stadium and Marlins Park while Holder Construction's previous projects include the new World of Coca-Cola, The Mansion on Peachtree, Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center at Technology Square and Cox Enterprises’ corporate headquarters.
From the article:
When the Atlanta Falcons pick a design for a new roost, an Atlanta firm will be one of the builders.
Pending a signed contract, the Falcons picked the team of Arizona-based Hunt Construction and Atlanta-based Holder Construction to build a planned new $1 billion stadium in Atlanta, according to Atlanta Business Chronicle sister publication Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily. The decision was made Friday, the publication reported Monday.
