Kathy hokel's husband is the general council of delaware north companies, which handles concessions at high mark stadium. North companies is one of the largest concession air companies in the entire nation. Hokel: I have the coolest job in the world because i work for del Delaware north companies. However, that contract for the concessions doesn't carry over to a new stadium, ok?
The Buffalo Bills are set to receive a record-breaking $850 million in public funds to build a new stadium — even though they’re owned by a fracking billionaire. An economist explains whether publicly funded stadiums ever work out in the public’s favor.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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