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This committee will allow Cincinnati to become a more attractive city for events.
The Cincinnati Regional Sports Commission is a new initiative aimed at helping the Queen City bid for major future sporting events.
Cincinnati has always been a moderately sized, popular city with decent sports. You can’t and won’t compare this city to New York, Boston, Chicago, L.A., etc.
Until the last half-decade.
Once Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins were drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals, the Reds got Elly De La Cruz, while FC Cincinnati has had stars like Acosta, Evander, and Denkey. This city has become a real sports town.
The Cincinnati Regional Sports Committee will also help boost that.
Cincinnati’s WCPO Channel 9 News reported this new committee was created with the sole intention of bringing “Cincinnati in the spotlight.”
Ben Huffman, executive director, has his sights set on three major events for the Queen City in the next six years, including the 2028 NFL Draft, the 2031 Rugby World Cup, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
This city has had the opportunity to join a few other expansion leagues, but hasn’t been selected. Hopefully, this committee will make them a real possibility for such opportunities in the near future.
If you ask any fans, and most likely a few city leaders, they will ultimately need to decide to move on from the Heritage Bank Center, formerly known as the U.S. Bank Arena, and relocate to a new arena or coliseum in a different location.
According to Channel 9’s article, a feasibility report was released last year regarding a new venue, which would cost approximately $800 million.
There were a couple of key contributions to form the committee, including $150,000 from the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners and $250,000 from the City Council.
On the commission’s website, their vision is, “To transform the Cincinnati region through sports and healthy lifestyles.”
Ultimately, the committee’s plan is to attract sporting events for all ages that will be economically positive and promote healthy lifestyles.
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