Sport

Type of facility
Verizon Center is an ultra modern sports complex for entertainment that is equipped with all types of modern facilities and mechanics so as to make individuals and families have pleasurable and enjoyable moments. These facilities and equipments are used to hold sporting events, family shows and concerts.

Is the facility tax supported, private, public, profit, or non-profit
Verizon centre is a public facility that is non-profit making and depends on tax for its day to day operations.

Include website address, date opened, and architect
httpwww.verizoncenter.com is the website for the arena. The architect of the Center was Rafael Violy. Rafael Violy was born in Argentina and moved to America in 1978. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and a member of the Japan Institute of Architects as well as the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos (Verizon website).

What economic impact does the facility have on the community
Verizon Center has increased the productive potential of Americas economy. The arena has helped in lifting Chinatown from its inability to pay their debts through revenues arising both directly and indirectly to a booming economy thereafter. A lot of money is raised from the arena which includes money from sold tickets during sporting activities and concerts and selling of bonds. Verizon Center has created hundreds of job positions hence improving the living standards of the community surrounding it. The current numbers stands at 234,971 employees at the arena. Employment opportunities are created by the several businesses in the arena and numerous events that are held in the facility annually.

The area surrounding the facility has also developed significantly in terms of infrastructure and service therefore boosting the standards of living too. Many new hotels, restaurants, businesses and apartments have been built around Verizon Center since it was started. This has over the years uplifted the neighboring residents income. The use of the Metro rail system has increased by several million riders this is an increase in revenue of the rail system with an estimated 60 percent of patrons using the rail system when attending events at the arena.

What is the mission statement of the facility
To fully realize the potential of the vast audience our brand has acquired in Maryland over the past 17 years, WNST.net willbe the dominant, honest voice in Maryland media by providing the real content of whats happening in sports in our area.

We will deal with all of our listeners and sponsors with charity, benevolence, dignity and in the effort to educate and help sports fans in Baltimore better understand the big picture of sports so they can enjoy it even more.

We will be an advocate of all things Baltimore and Baltimore sports while keeping a keen 21stCentury-oriented approach to build a bridge between sports and its fans through our website, broadcasts and community activism.

Integrity and accuracy will be our calling card.

What type of budget is used for the facility
The budget used was a bit high, about 200 million US dollars was engaged. Most of the finances for the building came from Private loans. The District of Columbia provided around 60 million US dollars in order to build infrastructure (Strover  Mun, 2006).

Include some of the negative and positive attributes the facility has
The facility has enough space for cheering and it can be very attractive when it is filled to the capacity hence attracting people to attend the events regularly. Sometimes it becomes congested causing noise pollution and disturbing the people living around. This has in the ast led to complaints from the local community.

Where does the funding for the facility come from
Tax and selling of tickets during various activities held at the arena raise funds for the facility. The arena also receives grants from Verizon wireless which is the main sponsor of Verizon Center (Seifert, 2002).

What kinds of programs does the facility offer
 There are various events that are conducted in the arena. The facility provides sporting activities. It has an entertainment complex with seating facilities in the style of a stadium and an electronic scoreboard to aid the programs. The galleries provide a clear view of the events even from far off to aid concerts.

What are some of the facility promotions and who develops those
Promotions of the facility include, giving free tickets to a certain number of ticket purchased, reduced prices of tickets to students sometimes free drinks for those who attend events by buying tickets. The promotions are developed by the managing board in conjunction with owners of various businesses in the arena.

What types of advertising does the facility use to promote it
The facility is advertised using many ways. One of them is through internet where they post information about the arena and is accessed by all people world wide using their web. The arenas notice boards are regularly used to post information and adverts especially when there are major events. Also, use of fixed visual displays adds to the arenas advertising methods of promotion.

Include safety operational procedures.
Safety at the arena is ensured by efficient and effective control of the day to day operations and service of the centre, security, general cleanliness, fans supervision and equipment checks are maintained. There are always people from Americas Red Cross to offer first aid during events, enough security personnel are used to guard the centre and ample parking space for vehicles is provided.